Site Quantity Surveyor

Novax Recruitment Ltd; Wexford; On-site; EUR 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Novax Recruitment Ltd is delighted to partner with a family-run structural steel contractor based in Wexford to recruit a Site Quantity Surveyor. This permanent, full-time role is on site across Ireland and the UK, focusing on valuing steelwork and managing commercial risk.

You will measure completed steelwork, handle variations and payment applications, and align site records with fabrication outputs to protect cash flow and margins.

Qualifications

• Proven experience measuring and valuing structural steelwork on live construction projects.
• Ability to read technical drawings and understand contractual requirements.
• Experience dealing with variations, claims and applications for payment.
• Understanding of fabrication and erection programmes and how they affect project costs.
• Strong numerical accuracy and commercial awareness.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to spend significant time travelling to sites across Ireland and the UK.

Responsibilities

• Measure completed structural steelwork and prepare accurate applications for payment.
• Identify variations, additional works and potential claims before they disappear into the final account.
• Reconcile site records against fabrication output and erection programmes to keep a clear view of project costs.
• Report commercial risks to Project Managers and the Commercial Manager, with clear actions to address them.
• Manage final account information and supporting records so that completed work can be properly valued and agreed.
• Feed accurate site information into the wider commercial and cost-control systems.

Skills

Site measurement

Valuation

Contract understanding

Variations handling

Cost forecasting

Communication

Travel readiness

Job description

Site Quantity Surveyor - Structural Steel

Location: Wexford, Ireland
Salary: Up to €75,000
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

The Company

When you're working with structural steel, the numbers only tell half the story.

The other half is happening on site, steel being fabricated, delivered and erected, variations appearing and programmes changing.

This is a family-run structural steel contractor with its own design, fabrication and erection capability, giving the commercial team visibility of a project from the first drawing through to the final piece of steel being installed.

They're now looking for a Site Quantity Surveyor to make sure the commercial position keeps pace with what's actually happening on site.

The Role

You'll work closely with site managers, erectors, project teams and the in-house design and engineering function, turning site progress into accurate valuations and keeping control of the commercial position.

• Measure completed structural steelwork and prepare accurate applications for payment.
• Identify variations, additional works and potential claims before they disappear into the final account.
• Reconcile site records against fabrication output and erection programmes to keep a clear view of project costs.
• Report commercial risks to Project Managers and the Commercial Manager, with clear actions to address them.
• Manage final account information and supporting records so that completed work can be properly valued and agreed.
• Feed accurate site information into the wider commercial and cost-control systems.

The Candidate

You’ll already understand Quantity Surveying within a live construction environment and be comfortable getting out onto site rather than managing everything from behind a desk.

You’ll need:

• Proven experience measuring and valuing structural steelwork on live construction projects.
• Ability to read technical drawings and understand contractual requirements.
• Experience dealing with variations, claims and applications for payment.
• Understanding of fabrication and erection programmes and how they affect project costs.
• Strong numerical accuracy and commercial awareness.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to spend significant time travelling to sites across Ireland and the UK.

Why Consider It?

• Salary up to €75,000, depending on experience.
• A genuinely site-based commercial role where you can see the work you're valuing being delivered.
• Work for a family-run structural steel business with design, fabrication and erection all managed within the same operation.
• Exposure to a varied range of industrial and commercial steelwork projects.
• Close involvement with site teams, project management, design and engineering.
• The opportunity to have a direct impact on cash flow, margin and the commercial outcome of live projects.
• A privately owned business with a long-established presence in the steel industry.