Quantity Surveyor

Evara Limited; Dublin; Remote; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Evara Limited in Dublin is seeking a Quantity Surveyor with solid experience in residential house building. You will manage procurement, subcontract packages, monthly valuations, cashflows, and cost reporting to drive value across projects.

The ideal candidate will hold a BSc/MSc in Surveying and be Chartered or working towards it, with IT proficiency in Buildsoft, CostX and Excel, plus strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills, and the ability to coordinate multiple projects.

Qualifications

• BSc/MSc in Surveying preferred or working towards.
• Chartered status or pursuit preferred.
• Minimum 3+ years’ experience in QS roles, especially residential construction.
• IT proficient with Cubit/CostX and related tools advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Procurement of subcontract packages and advising best procurement options to drive added value.
• Managing subcontract packages and overseeing payments to subcontractors and suppliers.
• Undertaking monthly valuations, cost reports and project-specific cashflows.
• Reporting on budgets, variations and cashflows.
• Maintaining cost databases/benchmarks for estimates and cost plans based on real-time information.
• Maintaining subcontractor and supplier contractual details.
• Other duties as may reasonably be required.

Skills

Time management

IT skills

Communication

Analytical thinking

Self-motivation

Team player

Attention to detail

Multi-project coordination

Education

BSc/MSc Surveying

Chartered status or pursuing

Minimum 3+ years’ experience

Tools

Cubit

CostX

Buildsoft

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

We are delighted to be looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our team, experience relating to residential house building is essential.

Role and Responsibilities

• Procurement of subcontract packages and advising of best procurement options to drive added value.

• Managing subcontract packages and overseeing payments to subcontractors and suppliers along with normal QS duties.

• Undertaking monthly internal valuations, production of monthly cost reports, and production of project specific cashflows.

• Reporting on budgets, variations, and cashflows.

• Compiling and maintaining cost databases/benchmarks based on real time information to assist in the production of estimates/cost plans for future projects.

• Maintaining subcontractor and supplier contractual details.

• Other duties as may reasonably be required.

Our dream candidate will possess the following qualities;

• An ability to achieve demanding time and quality targets.

• Good IT skills with competency at Buildsoft, Cost-ex or equivalent, Microsoft Word and Excel

• A willingness to attend training and to develop relevant knowledge, techniques, and skills.

• To have strong analytical skills and ability to present findings.

• To have good spoken and written communication skills

• To be methodical, pay attention to detail, and be accurate.

• To be good at working with people at all levels and willing to work in a team.

• To be self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiative.

• To be able to co-ordinate several different projects at the same time.

• To be willing to accept responsibility for completing designated tasks.

Qualifications and Experience:

• BSc/MSc Surveying (ideally or working towards same on a part-time basis)

• Preferably Chartered or seeking to become Chartered

• Minimum 3 + years’ working experience

• IT Efficient, Cubit/CostX experience (advantageous)