Senior Quantity Surveyor

Rent a Recruiter; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Rent a Recruiter is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a major project in Ireland. You will manage commercial performance across multiple live workstreams, own budgets, and guide cost control in collaboration with project teams.

The role demands strong experience in large-scale construction, procurement, variations, valuations and final accounts, with excellent communication and stakeholder management in a fast-paced environment. Permanent and contract options available.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor, ideally Senior QS.
• Experience on large-scale or complex construction projects.
• Ability to manage a portfolio of live projects simultaneously.
• Strong budget management and cost control expertise.
• Experience managing trade/subcontractor submissions and spend.
• Strong understanding of cost forecasting and projected spend.
• Experience across procurement, variations, valuations and final accounts.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Able to work in a fast-paced project environment with multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage the commercial performance of multiple live projects.
• Take ownership of project budgets and cost control.
• Review trade and subcontractor submissions against budgets.
• Monitor actual expenditure, committed costs and remaining budgets.
• Identify cost variances and commercial risks early.
• Prepare cost reports and provide commercial updates.
• Forecast future spend and final costs across the portfolio.
• Manage variations, valuations, payment applications and subcontractor accounts.
• Support procurement and commercial management of trade packages.
• Collaborate with project and site teams on scope, programme and costs.
• Manage commercial risks and opportunities throughout the project.
• Support successful completion and final accounts.

Skills

Quantity Surveying

Cost forecasting

Budget management

Cost control

Subcontractor submissions

Procurement

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project portfolio management

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Major Project

We are currently recruiting Senior Quantity Surveyors to join a major, high-value project in Ireland, with opportunities available on both a permanent and contract basis.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a large-scale project environment with multiple workstreams running concurrently. We are looking for commercially strong Quantity Surveyors who are comfortable managing multiple live projects and can take ownership of budgets, costs and forecasting.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for the commercial management of a number of live projects/workstreams, working closely with project, construction and procurement teams to ensure costs are effectively controlled throughout the project lifecycle.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing the commercial performance of multiple live projects/workstreams at the same time.
• Taking ownership of project budgets and ensuring costs remain controlled.
• Reviewing trade and subcontractor submissions against agreed budgets and scope.
• Monitoring actual expenditure, committed costs and remaining budgets.
• Identifying cost variances and potential commercial risks at an early stage.
• Preparing regular cost reports and providing clear commercial updates.
• Forecasting future spend and projected final costs across your portfolio.
• Managing variations, valuations, payment applications and subcontractor accounts.
• Supporting procurement and the commercial management of trade packages.
• Working closely with project and site teams to understand changes in scope, programme and costs.
• Managing commercial risks and opportunities throughout the project.
• Supporting the successful completion and final account of projects.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor, ideally at Senior QS level.
• Experience working on large-scale or complex construction projects.
• The ability to manage a portfolio of live projects simultaneously.
• Strong experience in budget management and cost control.
• Experience managing trade/subcontractor submissions and ensuring spend remains within budget.
• Strong understanding of cost forecasting and projected spend.
• Experience across procurement, variations, valuations and final accounts.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced project environment and manage multiple priorities.

We are currently considering candidates for both permanent and contract positions, providing opportunities for experienced Quantity Surveyors looking for their next long-term career move as well as those seeking a contract opportunity on a major project.

This is a significant project with a strong pipeline of work, offering the opportunity to work within a large and complex project environment alongside experienced construction and commercial teams.