Senior Quantity Surveyor (Campus) [CW285]

Turner & Townsend; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

25 days annual leave

Career development (global)

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for campus/infrastructure projects in Ireland. You will lead a team of Intermediate Quantity Surveyors, manage cost control, prepare measurements, and advise on payments, with a strong focus on value for money and contract compliance.

The role requires extensive experience in large-scale infrastructure, knowledge of cost management principles and policy implementation, and a track record in consultancy or client/contractor environments.

Qualifications

• 15+ years’ experience in cost management of large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Minimum 3+ years in aviation/transport infrastructure.
• Clear understanding of construction contract documents, drawings and specs.
• Experience in consultancy environment or client/contractor setting.
• Knowledge of cost management principles, methods and tools including standard method of measurement.
• Knowledge of policy and procedure implementation.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost management for the programme, ensuring budgetary control and optimum value for money.
• Review designs and prepare/advise on Bills of Quantities and schedule of rates.
• Oversee procurement processes, monthly cashflow, variances, and final accounts.
• Support claims, risk assessment and disputes related to contracts.
• Develop and maintain cost management processes, reports and standards.
• Mentor Intermediate Quantity Surveyors and manage project team performance.

Skills

Cost management

Budgeting

Contract management

Cashflow forecasting

Valuation

Risk assessment

Team leadership

Final accounts

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor (Campus) [CW285]

• Full-time


• Department: Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over22,000 peoplein more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure,energyand natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects andprogrammesas we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities includeprogramme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estateservicesand investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premierprogramme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

The SQS is responsible for cost control on behalf of the Contracting Entity, managing a team of Intermediate Quantity Surveyors in ensuring effective management 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.

The SQS will undertake or review measurement of designs and on-site works completed, develop the schedule of rates or Bill of Quantities, provide their assessment of 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.

Team Management

Support the Head of Programme Controls and the Quantity Surveying Manager in leading a team of Intermediate Quantity Surveyors in the Programme, each responsible for the implementation of cost management on their projects

Oversee the day to day activities of the Intermediate Quantity Surveyors ensuring the appropriate implementation of cost management processes on the projects

Develop and maintain a detailed resourcing plan for the delivery of cost management on the projects through the Cost Managers

Provide support to the Intermediate Quantity Surveyors in their day to day delivery functions

Be responsible for reporting on the performance of the projects under their remit

Work with the Programme Director to address any issues that arise in the course of the delivery of the projects

Support the development of the process, procedures and policies for the Contracting Entity’s cost control standards, ensuring those standards take account of industry standards and any contractual terms and conditions.

Monitor and assure compliance with Contracting Entity’s cost control standards, notifying the Programme Director and Project Manager of any non-conformance issues.

Develop the cost management strategy for the programme.

Reviewing the proposed contractor Key Performance Indicators for cost, spend and budget management.

Oversee the management of variations, monthly cashflow forecasting and any amendments / variances, retention, liquidated damages etc.

Oversee the advice provided to the Risk team of the financial impacts of potential risks.

Monitor the anticipated final costs of the programme, reviewing and approving those completed by the Cost Management team.

Provide a route to escalation for cost control, as required.

Support Contracting Entity’s response to contractor claims as required.

Ensure that the Contracting Entity achieves optimum value for money in the procurement and delivery of the programme.

Develop and maintain the processes, systems and administrative procedures necessary to support the timely and accurate dissemination of cost reports, across Contracting Entity.

Foster relationships with the supply chain and wider industry including contractors, consultants, suppliers and professional bodies.

Provide advice and expertise in relation to claims and disputes that may arise on construction and consultancy contracts

Review the schedule of rates or Bill of Quantities prepared by the cost consultants for the purpose of preparing a pre-tender estimate (budget) against the designs, commenting as required

Review the monthly valuation for post-contract costs, valuations, variation orders, and final accounts of packages

15+ years’ experience, at least 3+ years within the aviation / transport infrastructure industry

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

Full time

Competitiveremunerationand attractive range of benefits

25 daysAnnual leave (23 days+ 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

Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world.

We champion our people to succeed in both 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. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.