Senior Quantity Surveyor & Cost Manager - Galway

Design Build Search; Galway; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

DesignBuild Search is partnering with a leading engineering and construction consultancy to recruit a QS/Cost Manager for their Galway office. The role covers a varied mix of projects across infrastructure, urban, residential and retail sectors.

The successful candidate will have a degree in construction economics or quantity surveying and at least seven years of PQS experience, with strong interpersonal and communication skills and proven cost management capabilities.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Analyse blueprints for time, cost, materials and labour vs estimates.
• Handle all QS duties including measurements, valuations and work-section agreements.
• Experience in project management.
• Competent in estimating packages and MS Excel/Word.
• Consult with clients, vendors and supervisors on cost.
• Monitor costs from vendors/subcontractors and manage variances.
• Prepare cost reports and compare against bids as project progresses.
• Set up cost monitoring and reporting systems.
• Assess cost effectiveness of products and projects.
• Conduct studies to establish standard hours and cost data for reductions.

Skills

Cost management

Budgeting

Project management

Communication skills

Cost estimation

MS Excel

MS Word

Education

Degree in construction economics or quantity surveying

Tools

Estimating software

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

DesignBuild Search is partnering with a leading engineering and construction consultancy to recruit a QS/Cost Manager for their Galway office. The role covers a varied mix of projects across infrastructure, urban, residential and retail sectors.

The successful candidate will have a degree in construction economics or quantity surveying and at least seven years of PQS experience, with strong interpersonal and communication skills and proven cost management capabilities.