Senior Quantity Surveyor

Turner & Townsend; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

23 days annual leave

Career development opportunities

Impactful projects

Job summary

Turner & Townsend seeks an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead cost control on high-value railway infrastructure projects. You will manage a team of intermediate quantity surveyors, drive cost estimation and ensure payments align with contracts and budgets, delivering value for the contracting entity.

Key responsibilities include feasibility and final design cost estimates, evaluating on/off-site materials, monthly payment certificates, and final accounts, as well as developing cost

Qualifications

• 10 years’ experience, at least 3+ years within the transport infrastructure industry with a focus on multidisciplinary railway projects.
• Clear understanding of construction contracts, commercial documents, drawings and specifications.
• Experience delivering technically complex and high value infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation of feasibility, preliminary design and final design cost estimates for multidisciplinary railway projects.
• Assess on-site materials, monthly payment certificates and package final accounts, and monitor anticipated final project costs and contractual entitlement.
• Undertake or review measurement of designs and on-site works completed.
• Develop the schedule of rates or Bills of Quantities.

Education

C Eng / BEng / BA / BSc cost management, quantity surveying, estimating management or related discipline

Job description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative, and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

The SQS is responsible for cost control on behalf of the Contracting Entity, managing a team of Intermediate Quantity Surveyors in ensuring effective cost estimation and control of spend, and ensuring payments are compliant with the contracting reimbursement principles (schedules of rates, bills of quantity, materials on and off site payments, etc.), as well as monitoring the anticipated final project costs. In doing so, the SQS will provide cost management and cost advice to the Claims, Contract Management and Project Management team, and ensure that the Contracting Entity achieves the project’s budgetary goals and objectives.

Principle Accountabilities:

• Lead preparation of feasibility, preliminary design and final design cost estimates, for multidisciplinary railway projects.
• Assess on and off site materials, monthly payment certificates and package final accounts, as well as monitoring the anticipate final project costs and making recommendations for monthly payments or final accounts due ensuring Contractual Entitlement.
• Undertake or review measurement of designs and on-site works completed.
• Develop the schedule of rates or Bill of Quantities.

Experience:

• Must have a clear understanding of, and ability to work with, construction contract
• commercial documents, drawings and specifications.
• Strong experience of delivering technically complex and high value infrastructure projects
• Experience of working in a comparable consultancy environment, or with a client or
• contractor organisation
• Knowledge of cost management principles, methods, techniques and tools, including the
• standard method of measurement
• Knowledge of policy and procedure implementation

Qualifications

• 10 years’ experience, at least 3+ years within the transport infrastructure industry with a focus on multidisciplinary railway projects.
• C Eng / BEng / BA / BSc cost management, quantity surveying, estimating management or in a related discipline.

Additional Information

What we offer you:

• Full time
• Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
• 23days Annual leave
• Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
• Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
• Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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