Quantity Surveyor - Piping

Sccsinternational; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend, a global project cost management firm, is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead cost control for major infrastructure and utilities programs in Ireland. You will review designs, develop rates/Bill of Quantities, assess on- and off-site materials, and monitor costs to ensure contractual entitlement and timely payments.

You will work with cost consultants, contractors and clients to prepare budgets, final accounts, and monthly cost forecasts, while maintaining

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in a QS/Cost Management role within Infrastructure/Utilities/Oil & Gas.
• Must have a technical understanding of piping works.
• Clear understanding of construction contracts, commercial documents, drawings and specifications.
• Experience delivering technically complex and high-value projects.
• Experience in a comparable consultancy environment, or with a client or contractor organisation.
• Knowledge of cost management principles, methods, techniques and tools, including standard method of measurement.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and ability to foster relationships.

Responsibilities

• Support development of cost control processes, procedures and policies.
• Prepare cost estimates for piping installation (materials, labour, equipment).
• Develop and maintain processes and administrative procedures to support timely, accurate cost reporting.
• Foster relationships with supply chain and industry partners.
• Provide advice on claims and disputes arising on construction and consultancy contracts.
• Review cost consultants’ SOR/QoM schedules for pre-tender estimates against designs.
• Review monthly valuations for post-contract costs, valuations, variations and final accounts.
• Cost control and reporting: monitor costs vs budget and produce financial reports and forecasts.

Skills

Piping works understanding

Cost management

Stakeholder engagement

High-value project delivery

Contractual documents knowledge

Construction drawings & specs

Industry standards knowledge

Job description

• Department: Energy and natural resources

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, Turner & Townsend specialises in major programmes, project, cost and commercial management, project controls and performance, net zero and digital solutions, in markets around the world.

Job Description

The SQS willundertakeor review measurement of designs and on-site works completed, develop the scheduleofratesorBillofQuantities,providetheirassessmentofonandoffsitematerials,monthlypaymentcertificates and package final accounts, as well as monitoring the anticipate final project costs and making recommendations for monthly payments or final accounts due ensuring Contractual Entitlement.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of the process,proceduresand policies for the Contracting Entity’s cost controlstandards,ensuringthosestandardstakeaccountofindustrystandardsandanycontractualtermsandconditions.
• Preparing cost estimates for piping installation ((materials, labour, equipment).
• Developandmaintaintheprocesses,systemsandadministrativeproceduresnecessarytosupport thetimelyandaccuratedissemination of cost reports.
• Fosterrelationshipswiththesupplychainandwiderindustryincludingcontractors,consultants,suppliersand professional bodies.
• Provideadviceandexpertiseinrelationtoclaimsanddisputesthatmayariseonconstructionandconsultancycontracts.
• ReviewthescheduleofratesorBillofQuantitiespreparedbythecostconsultantsforthepurposeofpreparinga pre-tender estimate (budget) against the designs, commenting asrequired
• Reviewthemonthlyvaluationforpost-contractcosts,valuations,variationorders,andfinalaccountsofpackages.
• Cost control & reporting:Monitoring project costs vs budget & producing financial reports and forecasts.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years’experience,in a QS/Cost Management role within the Infrastructure/Utilities/Oil & Gas sector.
• Must have a technical understanding of piping works.
• Musthaveaclearunderstandingof,andabilitytoworkwith,constructioncontractcommercialdocuments,drawingsand specifications.
• Strongexperienceofdeliveringtechnicallycomplexandhighvalueprojects.
• Experienceofworkinginacomparableconsultancyenvironment,orwithaclientorcontractororganisation.
• Knowledgeofcostmanagementprinciples,methods,techniquesandtools,includingthestandardmethodofmeasurement.
• Must have excellent stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to foster relationships.

Additional Information

Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world.

We champion our people to succeed in both work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

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