Senior Quantity Surveyor

Turner & Townsend; Ireland; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

8% pension contribution

23 days annual leave (+2 company days)

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Turner & Townsend seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor (SQS) in Ireland to manage cost control for multidisciplinary railway projects. The role involves leading cost estimation, overseeing project costs, and ensuring payment compliance with contract standards. Candidates should have 10 years of experience in cost management, with a focus on infrastructure, and relevant qualifications. This full-time position offers competitive remuneration, 23 days of annual leave, and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience, with 3+ years focused on multidisciplinary railway projects.
• Ability to work with cost management techniques and tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation of feasibility and design cost estimates.
• Monitor anticipated final project costs and recommend payments.
• Review measurement of designs and on-site works.
• Develop schedule of rates or Bill of Quantities.

Skills

Understanding of construction contract commercial documents

Experience in delivering technically complex and high-value projects

Knowledge of cost management principles

Implementation of policy and procedures

Education

C Eng / BEng / BA / BSc in cost management or related discipline

Job description

Job Description

The SQS is responsible for cost control on behalf of the Contracting Entity, managing a team of Intermediate Quantity Surveyors to ensure 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, and monitor the anticipated final project costs, making recommendations for monthly payments or final accounts due to ensure 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 delivering technically complex and high‑value infrastructure projects.
• Experience working in a comparable consultancy environment, or with a client or contractor organization.
• 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 in cost management, quantity surveying, estimating management or a related discipline.

What We Offer You

• Full‑time position.
• Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits.
• 8% pension contribution.
• 23 days annual leave (+2 company days).
• 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.

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.