Quantity Surveyor

Flex; Dundalk; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Life Insurance

Private Health Insurance

Enhanced leave

Cycle to Work scheme

Volunteer days

Job summary

Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into Axiom, with the spin planned for Q1 2027. The Quantity Surveyor position is based in Dundalk, Ireland, reporting to the Director PMO – EMEA and supporting PMs across major product lines in the EMEA region.

The role focuses on margin protection, commercial governance, forecasting and contract administration, with opportunities to influence delivery controls and cross-functional collaboration across Sales, Estimating,

Qualifications

• Hold a degree in Quantity Surveying or similar.
• Strong experience in contract formation and administration.
• Ideally from a Legal or QS background with a commercial focus.
• Sector experience within critical power would be advantageous, engineering or construction would also be beneficial.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Highly organised and an effective communicator.

Responsibilities

• Margin protection and recovery: identify entitlement early and capture valid additional cost.
• Commercial governance: apply change, notice, evidence and recovery controls.
• Forecasting and decisions: improve visibility of cost, recovery probability and margin risk.
• Contract administration: support notices, variations, compensation events, EOT and final accounts.
• Bid-to-delivery handover: translate assumptions and risks into delivery controls.
• PM capacity: remove substantiation and claims activity from PMs.
• Cross-functional alignment: connect Sales, Estimating, Finance, Legal, Planning, Procurement and delivery.
• Portfolio learning: use recurring issues to improve estimating, contracts, templates and delivery.
• Scalability: create repeatable controls across product lines, countries and customers.

Skills

Negotiation

Organisation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying or similar

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don’t meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job Summary

Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new, independent publicly traded company, Axiom, with the spin planned for Q1 2027. If the intended spin occurs, this role will support Axiom, a company focused on critical digital infrastructure and delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission-critical applications.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Quantity Surveyor located in Dundalk, Ireland.

Reporting to the Director PMO – EMEA, the Quantity Surveyor will support a team of Project Managers across each major product line in the EMEA region.

What a typical day looks like:

• Margin protection and recovery: Identify entitlement early, track evidence and capture valid additional cost before recovery becomes difficult.
• Commercial governance: Apply common change, notice, evidence and recovery controls across customers and projects.
• Forecasting and decisions: Improve visibility of cost, recovery probability, commercial exposure and margin risk.
• Contract administration: Support notices, variations, compensation events, EOT and final account obligations.
• Bid-to-delivery handover: Convert assumptions, exclusions and contract risks into practical delivery controls.
• PM capacity: Remove specialist substantiation and claims activity from PMs.
• Cross-functional alignment: Connect Sales, Estimating, Finance, Legal, Planning, Procurement and delivery.
• Portfolio learning: Use recurring issues to improve estimating, contracts, templates and delivery.
• Scalability: Create repeatable controls across product lines, countries and customers.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Hold a degree in Quantity Surveying or similar
• Strong experience in contract formation and administration
• Ideally from a Legal or QS background with a commercial focus
• Sector experience within critical power would be advantageous, engineering or construction would also be beneficial
• Strong negotiation skills
• Highly organised and an effective communicator

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• An environment where you will feel fulfilled by your work, valued for your contribution, and celebrated for your success;
• Opportunities to learn new skills in a fast-paced industry;
• A competitive salary and benefits package that includes:
  • A merit-based annual pay review
  • Enhanced annual leave
  • Employee recognition scheme and long service awards
  • Referral bonus
  • Volunteer days
  • Group Life Insurance, including a death-in-service payment and access to a virtual GP service 24/7 365 days a year
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Sick pay scheme
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Flexible/Remote/HybridWork based on your Job Function;
• Travel opportunities (role dependent);
• Support your well-being by access to:
  • Employee Assistance Programme through VHI offering free access to qualified counsellors and expert advice.
  • VHI Private Health Insurance
  • On-site trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Access to various discount programs (including food, activities, gym memberships etc.).

Job Category

Operations

Required Skills:

Optional Skills:

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