Senior Quantity Surveyor

ERSG Holdings Ltd; Athlone; On-site; EUR 74,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ERSG Holdings Ltd is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join on a freelance/contract basis in Ireland. The role focuses on leading commercial and contractual activities, managing upstream contracts, and delivering robust cost reporting and forecasts across allocated projects.

You will develop budgets, procure and manage subcontract packages, handle valuations and final accounts, and support governance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor on major construction or engineering projects.
• Strong subcontract management and upstream contract administration experience.
• Excellent knowledge of variations, valuations, payment applications, forecasting and cost control.
• Strong contractual and commercial awareness.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced project environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial and contractual management across allocated projects.
• Manage upstream contracts, notices, variations and commercial compliance.
• Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts and cost reports.
• Procure, negotiate and manage subcontract packages.
• Manage subcontractor accounts, valuations, variations, payments and final accounts.
• Prepare and submit monthly applications and supporting commercial documentation.
• Maintain variation, liability, risk and opportunity registers.
• Identify and mitigate commercial risks while maximising opportunities.
• Work closely with Project Managers, Contracts Managers and delivery teams.
• Support commercial audits, governance and continuous improvement.

Skills

Contract management

Upstream contract administration

Variations & valuations

Cost reporting & forecasting

Commercial awareness

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor - Freelance Location:IrelandContract:Freelance / ContractStart:Immediate / ASAP

Key Responsibilities

• Lead commercial and contractual management across allocated projects.
• Manage upstream contracts, notices, variations and commercial compliance.
• Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts and cost reports.
• Procure, negotiate and manage subcontract packages.
• Manage subcontractor accounts, valuations, variations, payments and final accounts.
• Prepare and submit monthly applications and supporting commercial documentation.
• Maintain variation, liability, risk and opportunity registers.
• Identify and mitigate commercial risks while maximising opportunities.
• Work closely with Project Managers, Contracts Managers and delivery teams.
• Support commercial audits, governance and continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience as aSenior Quantity Surveyoron major construction or engineering projects.
• Strongsubcontract management and upstream contract administrationexperience.
• Excellent knowledge of variations, valuations, payment applications, forecasting and cost control.
• Strong contractual and commercial awareness.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced project environment.
• Highly advantageous: M&E / Mechanical & Electrical experiencePharmaceutical / Life Sciences project experience
• Experience working on complex, high-value engineering or construction projects.

If you're an experienced Freelance SQS looking for your next opportunity and have a strong commercial background, we'd like to hear from you.

ersgare an equal opportunities employer; we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all job applicants.We do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or religious background; all decisions are based on merit.