Senior Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Lead - Meath

Lumen Search; Leinster; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumen Search in Meath, Ireland, seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Lead to drive commercial delivery on earthworks, plant hire and bulk haulage projects. You will work directly with senior management to manage pricing, tendering, site cost control and final accounts.

The role offers broad autonomy, reporting to the MD and collaboration with operational teams, clients and main contractors in a fast-paced owner-led environment.

Qualifications

• Senior QS level experience with civil engineering, earthworks, or infrastructure.
• Strong valuation, variation, measurement, pricing and final accounts skills.
• Commercially astute with the confidence to negotiate with clients and main contractors.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-moving owner-led business.
• Experience tendering and pricing earthworks/civil packages is a major advantage.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage monthly valuations and payment applications.
• Review payments received and identify outstanding commercial issues.
• Identify, price, submit and negotiate variations and additional works.
• Ensure on-site works are captured and commercially recovered.
• Prepare cost reports, forecasts and project commercial reviews.
• Monitor project costs, margins and profitability.
• Liaise with Project Managers, Site Managers and teams to understand progress and exposure.
• Review drawings, specifications, programmes and contract documents.
• Prepare tenders, quotations and pricing for new projects.
• Assist the Managing Director with winning and negotiating new work.
• Carry out measurement and preparation of bills/rates.
• Assess subcontractor and supplier quotations and manage accounts.
• Manage commercial correspondence and contractual notifications.
• Negotiate and agree final accounts with clients and main contractors.
• Develop and improve commercial systems, reporting and controls.
• Build strong relationships with existing Tier 1 contractor clients and develop repeat business.

Skills

Valuations

Pricing

Final accounts

Cost control

Negotiation

Earthworks

Civil engineering

Job description

Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Lead

Location: Meath

Summary

An established and growing earthworks, plant hire and bulk haulage contractor is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to work closely with the Managing Director and take a senior role within the commercial side of the business.

This is a broad commercial position suited to somebody who is comfortable looking after projects from initial pricing and tender stage through valuations, variations, cost control and final account.

The successful candidate will have considerable autonomy and will work directly with senior management, operational teams, clients and main contractors.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage monthly valuations and payment applications.


• Review payments received and identify any outstanding commercial issues.


• Identify, price, submit and negotiate variations and additional works.


• Ensure all works completed on site are properly captured and commercially recovered.


• Prepare cost reports, forecasts and project commercial reviews.


• Monitor project costs, margins and profitability.


• Work closely with Project Managers, Site Managers and operational teams to understand progress and commercial exposure.


• Review drawings, specifications, programmes and contract documentation.


• Prepare tenders, quotations and pricing for new projects.


• Assist the Managing Director with winning and negotiating new work.


• Carry out measurement and preparation of bills/rates where required.


• Assess subcontractor and supplier quotations and manage associated accounts.


• Manage commercial correspondence and contractual notifications.


• Negotiate and agree final accounts with clients and main contractors.


• Develop and improve commercial systems, reporting and controls across the business.


• Build strong relationships with existing Tier 1 contractor clients and assist in developing repeat business.

Experience Required

• Experienced Quantity Surveyor, ideally at Senior QS level.


• Background in civil engineering, earthworks, groundworks, infrastructure or main contracting would be particularly suitable.


• Strong understanding of valuations, variations, measurement, pricing and final accounts.


• Commercially astute with the confidence to negotiate directly with clients and main contractors.


• Comfortable working within a fast-moving, owner-led business rather than a heavily corporate environment.


• Able to work independently and take ownership of the commercial function.


• Experience tendering and pricing earthworks/civil engineering packages would be a major advantage.