Quantity Surveyor - DCS Whitespace - Dublin

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS); Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) is seeking a Quantity Surveyor for the DCS Whitespace programme in Dublin and other European cities. You will oversee commercial activities on large Data Centre Solutions projects and lead a team of QS professionals across EMEA, collaborating closely with procurement to ensure competitive pricing and quality.

You will manage pre-contract and post-contract duties, from take-offs and tendering to cost planning, variations, interim valuations, and final

Qualifications

• Experience as a Quantity Surveyor on large projects (>€500k).
• Proven ability to lead QS teams and collaborate with procurement.
• Strong involvement in pre-tender and post-tender activities including cost planning and value management.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial oversight on large projects across EMEA (>€500k).
• Manage and develop a team of Quantity Surveyors across BU's in EMEA.
• Coordinate with Procurement to build reliable supply chains and vet quality and pricing.
• Carry out pre-contract duties: take-offs, tender documents, sub-contract and material enquiries, cost plans, risk registers.
• Carry out post-contract duties: contract documentation, variations, interim valuations, final accounts, site measurements.
• Prepare regular bi-monthly and monthly commercial reports for senior management.
• Maintain client relationships and act as main QS contact for project costs.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Team leadership

Tender management

Commercial oversight

Job description

Job Title: Quantity Surveyor - DCS Whitespace

Business Sector: Data Centre Solutions

Location: Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon

COMPANY PROFILE

CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and leverages the industry's most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clients worldwide.

Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globally capable real estate service firm.

Globally, we employ over 70,000 employees and operate in 48 countries.

Purpose of the Job

The purpose of the role is to;

• Commercial Oversight on all large Projects across all BU's in EMEA > 500k.
• Manage team of Quantity Surveyors to support Projects in the different BU'S in EMEA.
• Work with Procurement to build up quality, reliable Supply Chain in each country, for each discipline.
• This requires several meetings, to vet for both quality and pricing, in order to keep CBRE competitive for our clients.
• Maintain working relationships with our clients, to ensure CBRE are there first point of contact, when required.
• Manage and deliver all commercial aspects of large tender project opportunities across EMEA.
• Monthly commercial reviews of all large Project being delivered across EMEA.
• Complete review and Analysis of current position and forecast of project revenue and margin across EMEA, on a BI-Weekly Basis.
• Assist all Project Personnel as a QS function for commercial oversight on Project Costs.
• Carryout all Pre-Contract and Post Contract duties outlined in detail below.

Pre-Contract

• Assess tender documents to ensure enough information available to prepare tender
• Take off quantities
• Prepare and issue sub-contract enquiries and assessment of quotations upon receipt
• Prepare and issue material supply enquiries and assessment of quotations upon receipt
• Complete tender documents for submission
• Prepare specifications and / or Contractors proposals
• Submit tenders and follow up
• Post tender negotiations
• Cost planning and value management
• Set Up Project Cost Plan for the Project
• Review and Prepare commercial risk register for each project.

Post Contract

• Maintain contract documentation and advise on pre-tender and post contract matters
• Preparation and issue of contractual letters to clients and / or sub-contractors
• Post contract liaison with clients
• Post contract liaison with design team
• Carry out take offs for material procurement
• Sub-contract negotiation and letting
• Full review of Construction Package, and complete IFT Vs IFT exercise, complying a cost analysis for variations and potential savings for the project.
• Preparation and submission of interim valuations
• Site measurement
• Manage and value variations
• Agreement and certification of sub-contractor's interim valuations and final accounts
• Preparation and submission of several works final account
• Agreement of final accounts

Financial Reporting

• Compile Bi-Monthly Commercial reports for Senior Management Team
• Completion of Monthly Project Reviews with Commercial Team
• Compile Cashflow for Projects Department for Senior Management Team

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.