Senior Quantity Surveyor, Consultancy

Design Build Search; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

DesignBuild Search, a leading firm in South Dublin, is looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management across commercial, residential, hospitality and retail projects. The successful applicant will progress toward an Associate Director position as the pipeline remains strong.

The role requires a degree in construction economics or quantity surveying and a minimum of 7 years PQS experience, with strong interpersonal and communication skills to liaise with clients and teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in construction economics or quantity surveying.
• 7+ years PQS experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyse blueprints and documentation to prepare time, cost, materials and labour costs vs estimates.
• Carry out quantity surveying duties including measurements, valuations and agreement of work sections.
• Experience in project management.
• Competent in estimating packages, Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Consult with clients, vendors, and managers to discuss cost.
• Monitor costs from vendors or subcontractors and address variances.
• Prepare cost and expenditure statements for the project duration.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

MS Excel

MS Word

Project management

Education

Degree in construction economics or quantity surveying

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

DesignBuild Search are working with a leading independent project and Cost Management Consultancy in South Dublin. Due to ongoing work and a strong pipeline of work they have an opening for a Senior QS. The successful applicant will be involved in a mix of projects. This position will offer the opportunity to progress into an Associate Director position.

Scope of Projects:

Commercial

Residential

Hospitality

Retail

Minimum:

Degree qualified in construction Economics or Quantity Surveying.

7+ years’ PQS experience

Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills

Roles and responsibilities:

• Analyse blue prints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials and labour costs vs estimates.
• All quantity surveying duties including measurements, valuation and agreement of work sections
• Experience in project management
• Competent in all forms of estimating packages, Microsoft excel and word
• Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments or construction manager/supervisors to discuss cost.
• Monitor cost from vendors or subcontractors, explores variances, managing issues in conjunction with manager, deals with cost overseas and recovery.
• Reports on actual costs and examines estimates used by management for purpose such as planning, organising and schedule work.
• Prepare cost and expenditure statements and other necessary documentation at regular intervals for the duration of the project manager.
• Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops.
• Set up cost monitoring and reporting system and procedures.
• Conduct special studies to develop and establish standard hour and related cost date to be effective on cost reduction.