Quantity Surveyor Grade I

Office of Public Works; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Office of Public Works (OPW) is seeking Chartered Quantity Surveyors Grade I to manage a portfolio of new-build, refurbishment and conservation projects. You will lead cost-planning, advise multi-disciplinary teams and support project options appraisals to deliver value for public assets.

OPW invites suitably qualified applicants to apply; you will contribute to cost control, carbon measurement and feasibility studies across diverse government projects. Closing date: 12 November 2026.

Qualifications

• Chartered Quantity Surveyor with Grade I status on OPW projects.
• Experience across new-build, refurbishment and conservation schemes.

Responsibilities

• Provide full quantity surveying services on a portfolio of projects.
• Advise multi-disciplinary teams on cost planning, carbon measurement, feasibility studies and options appraisals.

Job description

The Office of Public Works (OPW) is a key service provider to the Government and is responsible for managing a significant proportion of the approximately 1,800 State owned and leased properties. It also supports and contributes to the government’s National Development Plan by delivering projects including new offices, public buildings and infrastructure.

OPW are now seeking applications from suitably qualified and experienced Chartered Quantity Surveyors for its Quantity Surveying Services Section.

Quantity Surveyors Grade I will provide full quantity surveying services on a portfolio of new-build, refurbishment and conservation projects. They will also advise OPW’s multi-disciplinary teams on larger projects and will take the lead on providing cost-planning, carbon measurement, feasibility studies and options appraisals services on a portfolio of projects.

Full details of the role, including specific eligibility requirements, is available on www.publicjobs.ie.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm on Thursday, 12th November 2026.

We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Acts.