Senior Cost Manager & QS Leader – Growth Path

Design Build Search; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DesignBuild Search are partnering with a leading Cost Management and project consultancy in South Dublin to recruit a Senior Quantity Surveyor. The role offers exposure to a mix of commercial, residential, hospitality, and retail projects, with a clear progression path to Associate Director.

The successful candidate will lead cost analysis, procurements, and cost control across projects, leveraging strong PQS experience and excellent client communication.

Qualifications

• Degree in construction economics or quantity surveying.
• 7+ years PQS experience.
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency in estimating packages and MS Excel/Word.

Responsibilities

• Analyse blue prints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials and labour costs vs estimates.
• All quantity surveying duties including measurements, valuation and agreement of work sections.
• Experience in project management.
• Competent in all forms of estimating packages, Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments or construction manager/supervisors to discuss cost.
• Monitor cost from vendors or subcontractors, explores variances, managing issues in conjunction with manager, deals with cost overseas and recovery.
• Reports on actual costs and examines estimates used by management for purpose such as planning, organising and schedule work.
• Prepare cost and expenditure statements and other necessary documentation at regular intervals for the duration of the project manager.
• Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops.
• Set up cost monitoring and reporting system and procedures.
• Conduct special studies to develop and establish standard hour and related cost date to be effective on cost reduction.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Education

Degree in Construction Economics or Quantity Surveying

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

DesignBuild Search are partnering with a leading Cost Management and project consultancy in South Dublin to recruit a Senior Quantity Surveyor. The role offers exposure to a mix of commercial, residential, hospitality, and retail projects, with a clear progression path to Associate Director.

The successful candidate will lead cost analysis, procurements, and cost control across projects, leveraging strong PQS experience and excellent client communication.