Graduate Quantity Surveyor: Launch Fire Protection Career

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

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.