Cost Manager, Consultancy - Dublin

Design Build Search; Dublin; Remote; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DesignBuild Search is seeking two Quantity Surveyors for a leading independent project and cost management consultancy based in Ireland. The role offers remote working with occasional office meetings across commercial, residential and hospitality sectors.

Minimum requirements include a degree in construction economics or quantity surveying, 5+ years with a leading consultancy, and Chartered or working towards chartership.

Qualifications

• Degree in construction economics or quantity surveying required.
• 5+ years’ experience with a leading consultancy required.
• Chartered or working towards chartership is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Analyse blueprints and documentation to prepare time, cost, materials and labour costs vs estimates.
• Carry out quantity surveying duties including measurements, valuation and agreement of work sections.
• Experience in project management.
• Competent in estimating packages, Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Consult with clients, vendors and other departments to discuss cost.
• Monitor costs from vendors/subcontractors and address variances with management.
• Prepare cost and expenditure statements and other required project documentation.
• Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services as project develops.
• Set up cost monitoring and reporting systems.
• Conduct studies to establish standard hours and related cost data for cost reduction.

Skills

Project management

Cost estimation

Cost control

Client communication

Education

Degree in Construction Economics or Quantity Surveying

Tools

Excel

Word

Estimating packages

Job description

DesignBuild Search are working with a leading independent project and Cost Management Consultancy. Due to successfully securing projects in the commercial and residential sector they are looking to hire two additional Quantity Surveyors to their team. Our client is offering remote working with occasional office meetings.

Scope of Projects:

Commercial

Residential

Hospitality

Minimum:

Degree qualified in construction Economics or Quantity Surveying.

5+ years’ experience with a leading consultancy

Chartered or working towards chartership

Roles and responsibilities:

• Analyse blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials and labour costs vs estimates.
• All quantity surveying duties including measurements, valuation and agreement of work sections
• Experience in project management
• Competent in all forms of estimating packages, Microsoft excel and word
• Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments or construction manager/supervisors to discuss cost.
• Monitor cost from vendors or subcontractors, explores variances, manging issues in conjunction with manager, deals with cost overseas and recovery.
• Reports on actual costs and examines estimates used by management for purpose such as planning, organising and schedule work.
• Prepare cost and expenditure statements and other necessary documentation at regular intervals for the duration of the project manager.
• Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops.
• Set up cost monitoring and reporting system and procedures.
• Conduct special studies to develop and establish standard hour and related cost date to be effective on cost reduction.