Senior Executive Quantity Surveyor

publicjobs; Dublin; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Fingal County Council is seeking a Senior Executive Quantity Surveyor within the Architect's Department in Dublin. This full‑time role focuses on architectural services, quantity surveying, procurement and project delivery across multiple departments.

The role requires leadership of in‑house and external QS teams, preparation of tender and contract documentation, cost management, and coordination with Government departments while supporting social housing and capital works initiatives.

Qualifications

• Hold a professional qualification in Quantity Surveying prescribed under the Building Control Act 2007, or equivalent.
• Eligible for registration as a Quantity Surveyor under the Building Control Act 2007 without further assessment.
• At least seven years of satisfactory, relevant Quantity Surveying experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage in-house quantity surveying staff and external consultants.
• Prepare tender and contract documentation in line with Public Works Forms of Contract and Capital Works Management Framework.
• Set targets and drive progress to complete projects on time.
• Liaise with Government Departments on project matters.
• Possess Project Management responsibilities on projects when required.
• Prepare pricing documents and measurement reports using Cubit or equivalents.
• Report on final accounts and manage procurement competitions per framework.
• Coordinate funding applications under the Capital Works Management Framework.

Job description

Job title: Senior Executive Quantity Surveyor

Location: Dublin

Closing Date: 3pm, Thursday, 8th October 2026

About the Employer:

Fingal is a highly attractive place to live, work, visit and do business. It comprises a geographical area of 450 sq.km stretching from Balbriggan in the north, to Blanchardstown in the west and to Howth in the east. The area is defined by the diversity of its landscape and settlement patterns with rural, urban and suburban locations all rolled into one county. There is 88kms of coastline, three large, protected estuaries and salt marsh habitats and 13 major beaches.

Fingal County Council is one of the county's major local employers and currently employs approximately 1,600 staff. The Council is mandated to deliver a diverse range of functions and services which can be broadly described under the headings of the provision of physical and social infrastructure, housing, economic and tourism development, community development, recreation and amenity services and the management of the planning and environmental regulatory framework. The role of the County Council as provided for in law is to represent, lead and serve the communities of Fingal.

About the Role:

Fingal County Council is seeking to fill a post of Senior Executive Quantity Surveyor. This post is for a full-time position in the Architect's Department, which is responsible for ensuring provision of a high level of Architectural Services consisting of architectural design, conservation, urban design and building procurement and quantity surveying services to all departments of Fingal County Council.

The Department has a varied pattern of work with a renewed emphasis on the provision of new social and affordable housing in line with government policy. In addition, it has a primary role in devising and implementing programmes to best use Fingal County Council's existing housing stock. The department also works on public and community buildings.

The Senior Executive Quantity Surveyor duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Managing, overseeing and directing projects undertaken by in-house quantity surveying staff and consultant quantity surveyors.
• Providing the full range of quantity surveying services from Project Inception to Final Completion on allocated projects in accordance with the requirements of the Public Works Forms of Contract and the Capital Works Management Framework, including preparation of tender and contract documentation.
• Setting targets, goals, timeframes and driving progress to ensure completion of projects in a timely manner.
• Managing and motivating staff by fostering good employee/management relations.
• Liaising with Government Departments and agencies on matters relating to projects.
• Undertaking the role of Project Manager on projects when required.
• Partaking in adjudications, conciliations, arbitrations and dispute resolution in regard to construction projects.
• Preparing Pricing Documents (Bills of Quantities, Pricing Schedules and the like) using Cubit (or equivalent) in accordance with ARM and its supplements (Agreed Rules of Measurement), ICMS or equivalent measurement standards.
• Reporting and advising on final accounts.
• Preparation, coordination and reporting on public procurement competitions in line with the Public Works Contracts, the Capital Works Management Framework and the Public Spending Code.
• Preparation and coordination of funding applications under the Capital Works Management Framework.
• Commercially leading projects; evaluating interim payment applications, assessing Claims of Entitlement and Quantum and estimating Change Orders to be issued to the Supply Chain.
• Participating in ongoing personal and professional development.
• Ensuring that the Quantity Surveying Division carries out its functions and duties in an effective and efficient manner.
• Working within the Part V team in the delivery of social housing stock through the Part V provision of the Planning and Development Act. This involves the interrogation of costs presented by developers in the first instance, engaging with developers and the agreement of total project costs, prior to submission to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for funding.
• Deputising for designated person(s) as required.
• Undertaking any tasks or duties assigned by designated person(s) as required.
• Procurement of works & services contracts, including the establishment of frameworks.

About You:

Candidates shall, on the latest date for receipt of applications:

(a) hold a professional qualification in Quantity Surveying that is prescribed under the Building Control Act 2007, or a qualification in Quantity Surveying, that is equivalent to a qualification so prescribed in Section 29 of the Building Control Act 2007, and

(b) be eligible for registration as a Quantity Surveyor under the Building Control Act 2007 without requiring further assessment. Any appointment by the employing local authority will be subject to registration under the Act.

(c) have at least seven years satisfactory relevant experience in quantity surveying;

(d) possess a high standard of technical training and expertise;

(e) possess a high standard of administrative and management experience;

(f) have satisfactory knowledge of public service organisation or the ability to acquire such knowledge.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm on Thursday, 8th October, 2026.

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