Senior Quantity Surveyor

IPS-Integrated Project Services; Cork; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in technical consulting is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for its office in Cork, Ireland. In this role, you will be responsible for managing project budgets, invoicing, and cost forecasting throughout the engineering and construction lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and over 10 years of experience in Project Delivery and Cost Management. Join a caring team that delivers innovative solutions for pharmaceutical clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• 10+ years relevant industry experience.
• Significant experience in Project Delivery, including Estimating and Cost.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for project budget, invoicing, change control and cost forecasting across project life cycle.
• Collaborate with procurement and project management on project scope coordination.
• Provide financial and cost analysis as well as earned value and cost performance reporting.

Skills

Project Delivery

Estimating

Cost Management

IT Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline

Job description

Overview

At IPS, you will apply your knowledge, skills, and passion to make a difference in the lives of people, solving complex challenges related to pharmaceutical, biotech, and animal health research and manufacturing facilities. We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team at our office located in Cork, Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for project budget, invoicing, change control and cost forecasting for the entire engineering, procurement, construction and qualification (EPCQ) life cycle.
• Work in a highly collaborative and dynamic project environment. Collaborate with estimating, procurement and project management on project scope coordination, work package definition, contract development and bid analysis.
• Develop & evaluate project control budgets with input from partners including clients, estimating, vendors and contractors.
• Work with project team to agree contractor SOVs and certify progress, invoicing & payment. Follow-on with accounting to ensure alignment of project forecast with current funding and billings to client. Ensure appropriate back-up documentation for all phases.
• Actively manage change control process. Monitor cost trends & changes with follow-on validation & agreement of pricing. Process CO’s for approval and incorporation into contracts.
• Responsible for operation of integrated cost reporting platform. Produce detailed cost reports, including budgets, changes, commits (POs), spends, anticipated costs and forecast. Accountable for cost system data integrity as well as accuracy of overall project forecast.
• Ability to produce effective visualisation, graphics & outputs for team communication.
• Collaborate with partners & scheduling on alignment of cost & schedule data.
• Collaborate with team to support constructability and value engineering.
• Develop and continually update projections on cash flows, staffing plans & contingency usage.
• Provide financial and cost analysis as well as earned value and cost performance reporting.
• At project completion, develop and record the project’s historical cost information and “lessons learned”.
• Provide supervision and leadership for more junior department and project personnel.
• Collaborate with all groups to improve company processes, systems and intellectual infrastructure to promote organisational learning and continuous improvement.

Come join a caring, nimble team that delivers world-class designs for our pharmaceutical clients and take your career to new heights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline or an equivalent technical degree.
• Significant experience in Project Delivery, including Estimating and Cost.
• 10+ years relevant industry experience.
• IT skills and the ability to learn sophisticated design and costing IT packages.
• Detailed knowledge of past and current building and construction technology, processes, materials, business, and legal matters.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to MEP and Cost Estimating systems.

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually, with video required.

About Us

IPS, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a global leader in technical consulting, architecture, engineering, procurement, construction management, commissioning, qualification, and validation services for technically complex facilities. Integration is how we think and work. It requires the ability to unite existing and emerging technologies into a process that reliably delivers products and accelerates speed to market. That end-to-end mindset allows us to be agile and anticipate challenges as we move projects toward operational readiness. IPS applies design and delivery expertise, client-side experience, and supplier-side insight to every project. We infuse our curiosity, our passion, and our commitment to partnership in delivering solutions at any scale. We meet our clients where they are and get them to where they need to go. That’s only possible when we care as much as our clients do.

Specialties

Process Architecture, Process Design, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Qualification, LEAN Project Delivery, Strategic Master Planning, Energy Conservation Management, Project Controls, Program/Project Management, Operations/Logistics Strategy and Planning, EPCMV, and Staffing Services.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at IPS without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran, marital, or citizenship status, or any other status protected by law. IPS is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

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