Quantity Surveyor

Currie & Brown; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch vouchers

Job summary

Currie & Brown in Milan, Italy seeks a Quantity Surveyor or Computista/Preventivista to deliver cost insight across data centre projects in an international environment. You will perform quantity take-offs, compute estimations, and support tender and post-contract cost control.

The role emphasizes Italian market experience, BIM/Revit proficiency, and collaboration with clients and contractors on cost management throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Degree in Building or Civil Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, or equivalent.
• Experienced Geometra encouraged to apply for the Italian market.
• Experience in cost estimation and quantity surveying in Italian market is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Extract quantities from CAD/BIM models and prepare computo metrico estimativo and BoQs.
• Prepare cost estimates for materials, labour and works.
• Analyse tender bids and support procurement strategies.
• Review variations, SAL and payment applications for cost control.

Skills

Italian fluency

English proficiency

Quantities estimation

Cost control

Tender analysis

Education

Building/Civil Engineering, Architecture or Quantity Surveying degree

Tools

Excel

AutoCAD

Revit/BIM

CostX

Primus

STR Vision CPM

Job description

About the Role

Quantity Surveyor (Preventista / Computista)

Location: Milan, Italy (full-time)

Languages required: Mandatory fluent/native Italian & Excellent English About The Role Join our Cost Management team in Milan as a Quantity Surveyor or experienced Computista / Preventivista, working on major Data Centre projects in an international environment. You will support clients throughout the project lifecycle, providing clear cost insight and commercial advice across a broad range of cost management and quantity surveying activities. For the Italian market, this role is particularly suited to professionals with a strong background in computo metrico estimativo, quantity take-offs, cost estimating and cost management, and who are familiar with the Italian construction industry, market practices and pricing. We are looking for professionals with proven experience in the Italian market, ideally gained within a consultancy, contractor, engineering practice or similar construction environment. Experience in Data Centres or other complex building projects would be considered an advantage.

Responsibilities

Your core duties will involve:

• Quantity take-offs & BoQs: Extract quantities from CAD (DWG) and BIM/Revit models and prepare detailed Computo Metrico Estimativo / Bills of Quantities.
• Cost Estimation: Prepare cost estimates and analyses for materials, labour and construction works.
• Pricing & Market Analysis: Work with Prezzari Regionali, DEI, supplier quotations and market data.
• Tender Management: Prepare tender documentation, analyse contractor bids and support procurement and contract strategies.
• Post-Contract: Review SAL, variations, change orders and payment applications, supporting project cost control and forecasting.
• Client & Commercial Support: Liaise with clients, contractors and project teams on cost and commercial matters.

Qualifications

• Degree/qualification in Building or Civil Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, or equivalent.
• Experienced Geometra are encouraged to apply.

Required Skills

• Native level or fluent in Italian, essential for working with Italian contractor, suppliers and pricing databases.
• Excellent written and spoken English with the ability to communicate effectively in an international project environment.
• A couple of years of experience in quantity take-off, estimating and/or cost management within the Italian construction market.

Technical Software Skills:

• Advanced Excel.
• Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD (DWG) and Revit/BIM.
• Experience with estimating tools such as CostX, Primus, STR Vision CPM, or similar.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in Data Centres or other complex building projects would be considered an advantage.

Pay range and compensation package

• Benefits for Italy Employees receive lunch vouchers for each working.

About the Company

Working flexibility depending on the role, employees may be eligible for remote working after completing six months with the company.

Working hours & Environment Standard working hours are 9:00am to 6:00pm, with a one-hour lunch break. The office offers an informal and relaxed working environment, with bright open-plan workspace, meeting rooms, kitchen facilities, and a small balcony.

Location & Accessibility The nearest train station is approximately a 10-minute walk from the office.

Currie & Brown is one of the leading international physical asset management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients worldwide with our expertise and experience in multiple sectors and services. We are differentiated by our people, innovation and reputation with a genuine global office network. Our people, from the first-day apprentice to senior management make our business what it is today. Everybody in the Currie & Brown family, no matter how experienced they are, plays their own unique part in our success and have fun along the way.