Quantity Surveyor (Light Rail)

Transport Infrastructure Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport Infrastructure Ireland invites applications for a Senior Quantity Surveyor within the Project Services Commercial team. Based in Dublin, the role focuses on commercial management of light rail and civil infrastructure projects, including cost control, risk assessment and procurement.

You will lead tendering, contract negotiations, and provide expert advice to project teams, coordinating with Planning, Risk and Quality sections to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery for major Luas and

Qualifications

• Third level qualification (NFQ Level 8 or equivalent) in quantity surveying or related discipline.
• 5 years' post graduate experience in quantity surveying, ideally mainly in civil engineering and large scale infrastructure.
• Chartered Quantity Surveyor with RICS / SCSI, or be in a position to attain registration within two years from appointment.
• Knowledge of contract forms including GCCC, NEC and FIDIC.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience in cost, risk and time aspects of developing, operating and maintaining infrastructural assets.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholder engagement.
• Good numeracy, critical analysis and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Commercial management of assigned projects/contracts under direction of the Commercial Leads and in accordance with guidelines.
• Provide commercial and contractual advice focusing on programme, risk and cost control, dispute resolution and procurement approaches.
• Manage the performance of assigned staff and support their professional development.
• Commercial management of consultancy and construction projects, including payment valuation, claims & variation management and dispute resolution.
• Participate in tender process through preparation of tender documents, tender evaluation, contract negotiation to award.
• Participate in the risk management process.
• Coordinate outputs of Planning, Risk & Quality into the commercial management and reporting of projects/contracts.
• Ensure input and advice on scheme estimates and maintenance of unit rates data base.
• Coordinate procurement and administration of Framework Contracts as required.
• Undertake tasks and duties as may be required at the grade.
• Collaborate across divisions to meet tight deadlines.

Skills

Commercial management

Cost control

Tendering & contract negotiation

Risk assessment

Team leadership

Education

NFQ Level 8 qualification in Quantity Surveying

Chartered Quantity Surveyor (RICS/SCSI) or eligible

Tools

Planning software

Estimating software

Risk management software

Job description

TII is the Sponsoring Agency responsible for light rail and as such is tasked with the procurement, delivery and operation of light rail services and also design, procurement, management and construction of new light rail projects.

The Project Services Department is responsible for developing and owning the plans, core processes, control systems and business intelligence that enable TII to manage its multi-million portfolio of road and public transport projects and infrastructural assets in an efficient and value-adding manner.

The main functions of this department include:

• Providing authoritative advice and professional expertise in scheduling, estimating and administering all capital projects.
• Creating and programming Time, Cost and Risk data and performance metrics across all project activities and reporting that information concisely at all levels across the organisation.
• Ensuring the commercial management of construction contracts from initial production of (or checking of) contract documentation to agreeing final accounts of contracts post construction, where TII is the client, and providing support and expert advice where TII acts as Approving Authority only.
• Contributing to the development of strategies for project & programme delivery.
• Developing and maintaining a cost estimating capability related to the remit of TII.
• Managing and analysing contractors’ programmes including evaluating extension of time claims. Advise on/set standards, for consultants supervising Local Authority contracts, in the area of constructing as-built programmes for use in claims management and dispute resolution.
• Developing and maintaining risk management procedures.
• Production and maintenance of project & programming risk registers including the use of both cost and schedule quantitative risk analysis.
• Administration of framework agreements and contracts for the division and provide support for the procurements as required by the heads of departments within the organisation.
• Managing and maintaining Corporate and Project quality management system to the ISO 9001 standard.
• Supporting the Corporate Risk Manager as required. The Project Services department is divided into the sections mentioned above namely: Commercial, Planning, Risk and Quality. Each section contains one or more lead personnel who report directly to the Head of Project Services. The Commercial section is divided into Roads, Light Rail and Cost Management / Reporting.

Key areas of responsibilities for this role:

This role will be based in the light rail (Luas) section of Project Services which currently supports new Luas Projects (Luas Finglas, Luas Lucan, Luas Cork, Luas Poolbeg and early development of projects listed in GDA strategy) and the Light Rail Network Management (LRNM) section.

The key areas of responsibilities for this role are:

• The commercial management of assigned projects/contracts under the direction of the Commercial Leads and in accordance with TII & NTA Guidelines including funding applications and NTA project gate approvals.
• Provision of sound commercial and contractual advice to projects with particular focus on programme, risk and cost control, dispute resolution, contractual matters and procurement / contractual approaches.
• To manage the performance of assigned staff and support their professional development.
• Commercial management of consultancy and construction projects, which includes payment valuation, claims & variation management and dispute resolution.
• To participate in tender process through preparation of tender documents, tender evaluation, contract negotiation through to award and also reviews of tender documentation.
• To participate in the risk management process
• Co-ordinating the outputs of other project services departments (Planning, Risk & Quality) into the commercial management and reporting of the project/contracts assigned.
• Ensuring the provision of input and advice on the establishment of scheme estimates and the maintenance of the unit rates data base.
• Coordinating the procurement and administration of Framework Contracts as required.
• Undertaking such tasks, activities or other duties as may be required or assigned as appropriate to the grade.
• All the divisions within TII have inter-dependent responsibilities and close cooperation, collaboration and teamwork are required across the whole organisation to meet tight deadlines

Education & Experience

• A third level qualification (NFQ Level 8 or equivalent) in quantity surveying or other related discipline deemed relevant to the role.
• 5 years' post graduate experience in quantity surveying, ideally mainly in civil engineering and preferably large scale infrastructure projects.
• Be a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with RICS / SCSI, or be professionally registered at an equivalent level with an CICES, or be in a position to attain registration within two years from appointment to the position.
• Demonstrable good working knowledge of different forms of contract including GCCC, NEC and FIDIC.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience and technical knowledge in the cost, risk and time aspects of developing, operating and maintaining infrastructural assets.
• Proven experience in working within a multi-disciplinary team and working with internal and external stakeholder.
• Client and outcome focused.
• Strong numeracy and critical analysis skills.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written). Report writing and presentation skills required.
• Ability to review and interpret complex information and present it in summary form.
• Experience of using planning, estimating and risk software.
• Strong risk, financial, contract dispute and stakeholder engagement experience and skills.
• Motivated and dynamic individual able to work individually, or as part of a team.
• A good understanding of the public sector working environment.

Transport Infrastructure Ireland is committed to a policy of equal opportunity.