Senior Quantity Surveyor / Development Cost Manager - Developer

Lumen Search; Bray; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Bonus

Pension

Healthcare

Allowance

Job summary

Lumen Search is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor / Development Cost Manager to join its team in Bray. This role involves managing budgets, procurement strategy, and financial control across housing and apartment developments.

The successful candidate will work closely with various teams to ensure financial viability and effective delivery of projects. Requirements include 7-15 years of relevant experience, strong understanding of cost planning, and residential development background. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• 7–15+ years' experience in PQS/Cost Consultancy or Quantity Surveying.
• Residential experience, particularly with apartments, is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage project budgets and cost plans throughout the development lifecycle.
• Provide commercial input during feasibility and pre-construction stages.
• Support financial forecasting and cashflow analysis.
• Develop procurement strategies and support tender processes.
• Monitor project budgets and expenditure against approved cost plans.

Skills

Cost planning and estimating

Financial reporting and forecasting

Construction costs and market rates

Value engineering and risk analysis

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor / Development Cost Manager

Location: Bray, Co. Wicklow

Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Package: Competitive Salary + Bonus + Pension + Healthcare + Allowance

Role Overview

A leading residential developer is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor / Development Cost Manager to join its growing development and construction team based in Bray.

This is a developer-side commercial role focused on cost planning, budgeting, procurement strategy, financial control, and development appraisal across a substantial pipeline of housing and apartment developments.

Working closely with Development, Design, Commercial, and Construction teams, the successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring projects are financially viable, commercially robust, and efficiently delivered from feasibility through to completion.

This opportunity would suit someone currently working within a PQS consultancy, cost consultancy, estimating environment, developer, or contractor commercial team who is looking to become more involved in the broader development lifecycle rather than purely project-based quantity surveying.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage project budgets, development appraisals, and cost plans throughout the development lifecycle.
• Provide commercial input during feasibility, acquisition, planning, and pre-construction stages.
• Assist in financial forecasting, cashflow analysis, and investment reporting.
• Support business planning and project viability assessments.
• Develop procurement strategies aligned with programme, risk, and cost objectives.
• Support tender processes and subcontractor procurement activities.
• Review package returns and provide commercial recommendations.
• Assist in establishing benchmark rates and cost databases for future developments.

Design & Development Coordination

• Work closely with Development Managers, Design Teams, and Construction Teams during project planning and delivery.
• Review design proposals and provide cost advice on buildability, specification, and value engineering opportunities.
• Support the assessment of design changes and their commercial implications.
• Monitor project budgets and expenditure against approved cost plans.
• Prepare monthly commercial and financial reports for senior management.
• Review valuations, variations, and cost forecasts.
• Support financial governance and reporting across multiple developments.

Stakeholder Management

• Liaise with consultants, contractors, design teams, and internal stakeholders.
• Participate in design team meetings and project reviews.
• Provide commercial input into key project decisions.

Candidate Requirements

Experience

• 7–15+ years' experience within:
• PQS / Cost Consultancy
• Quantity Surveying
• Cost Planning
• Residential experience highly desirable, particularly:
• Apartments

Technical Skills

Strong understanding of:

• Cost planning and estimating
• Financial reporting and forecasting
• Construction costs and market rates
• Value engineering and risk analysis