Lead Electrical Quantity Surveyor – Pharma Project

Kirby Group Engineering; Galway; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent package on offer

Career Development Programmes

Job summary

Kirby Group Engineering is seeking a Senior Electrical Quantity Surveyor for a major pharma project in Galway. You will take full commercial ownership from tender through final account, working with delivery teams to safeguard margin and cost control.

You will lead subcontractor accounts, valuations and variations in a high-spec pharma environment, ensuring accurate reporting and timely payments. This role demands initiative, excellent stakeholder management and strong contractual understanding.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as an Electrical Quantity Surveyor on large-scale construction or MEP projects.
• Pharma or life sciences project experience is highly advantageous.
• Solid understanding of contracts, cost control and commercial reporting.
• Proven ability to manage subcontractors and stakeholder relationships.
• Experience handling variations, claims and live project change.
• Good understanding of programme and its commercial impact.
• High attention to detail with speed and accuracy.
• Able to work on your own initiative, prioritise effectively, and keep things moving.

Responsibilities

• Take full commercial ownership from tender stage through to final account.
• Prepare and develop BOQs, budgets and profit plans.
• Report clearly on commercial performance to the Project Manager and senior stakeholders.
• Manage subcontractor accounts, interim valuations, and final accounts.
• Ensure payments and certificates are processed in line with subcontract terms, including retentions.
• Lead monthly applications, ensuring all remeasurements, variations, dayworks and claims are captured accurately.
• Identify and manage contract claims, including labour and material escalations.
• Price and agree variations, site changes and dayworks in real time.
• Identify commercial risks early and elevate effectively to senior management.
• Work closely with the Planning Engineer to ensure accurate progress and cost alignment.
• Maintain detailed commercial records to fully support reporting and cost tracking.
• Lead and contribute to commercial meetings with both internal teams and the client.

Skills

Electrical Quantity Surveyor

Commercial awareness

Cost control

Contract management

Subcontractor management

Variations & claims handling

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Job description

Kirby Group Engineering is seeking a Senior Electrical Quantity Surveyor for a major pharma project in Galway. You will take full commercial ownership from tender through final account, working with delivery teams to safeguard margin and cost control.

You will lead subcontractor accounts, valuations and variations in a high-spec pharma environment, ensuring accurate reporting and timely payments. This role demands initiative, excellent stakeholder management and strong contractual understanding.