Senior Quantity Surveyor

Ward Personnel; Cork; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle or car allowance

Pension contribution

Health insurance

Clear path to commercial manager

Professional subscription fees covered

Job summary

Ward Personnel is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for a Cork-based role with a Tier 2 main contractor and an in-house development arm. The role offers exposure to major residential and civil projects across Ireland.

You will take full commercial ownership of allocated projects, work with site teams and the development arm on cost planning and reporting, and mentor junior surveyors while managing subcontractor accounts and final accounts.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years' post-graduate experience with a main contractor.
• Experience on residential/apartment schemes and ideally education-sector projects.
• Strong knowledge of Irish standard forms of contract and measurement.
• Proven track record managing subcontractor accounts and final accounts.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to identify and mitigate risk.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Full clean driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full commercial lifecycle of projects from procurement through to final account.
• Prepare and issue interim valuations, cost reports, and cash flow forecasts.
• Lead subcontractor procurement, negotiation, and contract administration.
• Identify, price, and agree variations and change control with the design team and client.
• Support the development arm with early-stage cost planning and feasibility on future schemes.
• Manage subcontractor accounts, payments, and dispute resolution.
• Mentor and support junior quantity surveyors within the commercial team.
• Attend site and commercial meetings, reporting directly on cost and risk positions.
• Ensure compliance with contract terms (typically PWC/RIAI forms) and company commercial procedures.

Skills

Main contractor

Cost control

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Driving licence

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

MS Excel

Cost reporting software

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location: Cork

About the Company

Our client is a Tier 2 main contractor with an established development arm, delivering major residential and civil/building projects across Ireland. With a live pipeline that includes an 80+ unit apartment scheme and a large-scale school renovation and new-build project, the company is expanding its commercial team to support continued growth. This is a business that self-delivers and develops, giving successful candidates exposure to projects from land and design stage right through to final account.

Key Responsibilities

The Senior Quantity Surveyor will take full commercial ownership of allocated projects, working closely with the Commercial Manager, site teams, and the development arm on cost planning and reporting.

• Manage the full commercial lifecycle of projects from procurement through to final account
• Prepare and issue interim valuations, cost reports, and cash flow forecasts
• Lead subcontractor procurement, negotiation, and contract administration
• Identify, price, and agree variations and change control with the design team and client
• Support the development arm with early-stage cost planning and feasibility on future schemes
• Manage subcontractor accounts, payments, and dispute resolution
• Mentor and support junior quantity surveyors within the commercial team
• Attend site and commercial meetings, reporting directly on cost and risk positions
• Ensure compliance with contract terms (typically PWC/RIAI forms) and company commercial procedures

Requirements

The quantity surveyor we're looking for will have a strong main contractor background and be comfortable running the commercial function on a project independently.

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline
• Minimum 5 years' post-graduate experience with a main contractor
• Experience on residential/apartment schemes and ideally education-sector projects
• Strong knowledge of Irish standard forms of contract and measurement
• Proven track record managing subcontractor accounts and final accounts
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to identify and mitigate risk
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Full clean driving licence

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: €85,000–€95,000 DOE
• Company vehicle or car allowance
• Pension contribution
• Health insurance
• Clear path to commercial manager
• Professional subscription fees covered