Senior Quantity Surveyor – Water & Utilities (Dublin)

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

Benefits offered by this job

25 days Annual leave (23 + 2 company)

Competitive remuneration and benefits

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management and estimation for water and utilities infrastructure projects in Dublin. The role involves preparing detailed cost estimates, reviewing documents, and coordinating with engineers and management to keep projects within budget.

You will mentor junior estimators and collaborate with the MetroLink organisation on scope alignment, reporting, and data accuracy.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of cost management and estimation experience.
• 5+ years experience in cost management and estimation on active civil, rail/transit, airport, or commercial construction projects.
• Knowledge of contracting methods (DBB, DB, CMAR, GMP, etc.).
• Experience with estimating software such as Candy or CostX.
• Tangible experience implementing costing frameworks within a PMO function.
• Experience on large civil engineering projects in rail, water or aviation sectors; other large civil projects considered.
• Working knowledge of the NEC form of Contract.

Responsibilities

• Prepare cost estimates to align with available design information.
• Analyse documents, drawings and plans to identify cost drivers.
• Continuously evaluate estimates for risks or opportunities to keep projects on budget.
• Communicate cost deliverables and findings to senior management, contractors and vendors.
• Obtain up-to-date pricing data to support estimates and ensure accuracy.
• Review and finalise estimates to reflect current market conditions and project specifics.
• Coordinate with project management and engineers during the estimate development process.
• Provide training and mentorship to junior estimators.

Skills

Cost management

Estimation

Contract knowledge (NEC)

Mentoring

Tools

Candy

CostX

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management and estimation for water and utilities infrastructure projects in Dublin. The role involves preparing detailed cost estimates, reviewing documents, and coordinating with engineers and management to keep projects within budget.

You will mentor junior estimators and collaborate with the MetroLink organisation on scope alignment, reporting, and data accuracy.