Graduate Quantity Surveyor

Perform Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Perform Recruitment is assisting a well-established fire protection and construction company in Ireland to hire a Graduate Quantity Surveyor. You will support estimating, budgeting, cost control, contract variations, and commercial management across diverse projects.

Reporting to the Estimation Manager, you will gain hands-on experience, build your cost-management skills, and work collaboratively with clients, contractors, and internal teams within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• A degree in Quantity Surveying is essential.
• Graduate or recently qualified Quantity Surveyor seeking to develop a career.
• Some experience in construction or fire protection would be an advantage.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Excellent planning, organisational, and time-management abilities.
• High level of computer literacy and confidence with spreadsheets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work with clients, contractors, subcontractors, engineers, and internal teams.
• Full clean driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate and detailed cost estimates for new projects.
• Assist with preparation and management of project budgets, forecasts, and cashflow.
• Monitor and control project costs throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare regular cost reports, forecasts, and cash flow summaries for management.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including cost records, valuations and contractual correspondence.
• Manage and document contract variations, ensuring all cost implications are accurately captured.
• Assist with the identification and assessment of potential commercial risks.
• Review project costs and support cost-control measures.
• Liaise with clients, architects, engineers, project managers, subcontractors, and suppliers on commercial matters.
• Support the estimation team with tenders, pricing, and project-related commercial information.
• Ensure relevant commercial documentation is accurate, up to date, and properly maintained.

Skills

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Planning

Organisational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Driving licence

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Excel

Job description

Graduate Quantity Surveyor-

Perform Recruitment is hiring on behalf of our client, a well-established and growing company operating within the fire protection and construction sector in Ireland. As the business continues to work on a diverse range of projects, they are now looking to add a Graduate Quantity Surveyor to their commercial team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a recent Quantity Surveying graduate looking to build their career in a supportive and collaborative environment, while gaining hands-on experience across estimating, cost control, project budgets, contract variations, and commercial management.

The Role

Reporting to the Estimation Manager, you'll support the commercial and estimating functions across a variety of projects, helping to ensure projects are accurately costed, monitored, and commercially managed from tender stage through to completion.

Your day-to-day could include:

• Preparing accurate and detailed cost estimates for new projects
• Assisting with the preparation and management of project budgets, forecasts, and cashflow projections
• Monitoring and controlling project costs throughout the project lifecycle
• Preparing regular cost reports, forecasts, and cash flow summaries for management
• Maintaining accurate and organised project documentation, including cost records, valuations, and contractual correspondence
• Managing and documenting contract variations, ensuring all cost implications are accurately captured
• Assisting with the identification and assessment of potential commercial risks
• Reviewing project costs and supporting effective cost-control measures
• Liaising with clients, architects, engineers, project managers, subcontractors, and suppliers on commercial matters
• Supporting the estimation team with tenders, pricing, and project-related commercial information
• Ensuring relevant commercial documentation is accurate, up to date, and properly maintained

As you develop within the role, you'll have the opportunity to gain broader exposure to the commercial side of construction and fire protection projects, building your knowledge and experience across estimating, cost management, contracts, and project delivery.

What We're Looking For

• A degree in Quantity Surveying is essential
• Graduate or recently qualified Quantity Surveyor looking to develop a career in the construction/commercial sector
• Some experience or exposure to the construction or fire protection industry would be a advantage
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Excellent planning, organisational, and time-management abilities
• High level of computer literacy and confidence working with spreadsheets and project documentation
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Good problem-solving and commercial awareness
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with clients, contractors, subcontractors, engineers, and internal teams
• Full clean driving licence

What's on Offer

• Full-time, permanent position
• Excellent opportunity for a Quantity Surveying graduate to begin their career
• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Exposure to a broad range of construction and fire protection projects
• Practical experience across estimating, cost control, budgeting, and commercial management
• Opportunity to develop strong commercial and project management skills
• Long-term career development within a growing organisation
• Competitive salary, depending on experience

If you're a Quantity Surveying graduate looking for an opportunity to develop your career within the construction and fire protection sector, we'd love to hear from you.