Senior Project Quantity Surveyor

Senior Project Quantity Surveyor - Silent Aire, Dublin Responsibilities

• Deliver robust cost planning, pricing, and commercial management across a portfolio of new and existing projects.
• Lead the development of RFQ (Request for Quotation) packs, support procurement activities, and ensure effective cost control throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare detailed cost estimates, budgets, and pricing models for new projects.
• Review and validate feasibility studies, cost plans, and business cases.
• Provide early-stage cost advice to support project management decision making.
• Lead the preparation and issuance of RFQ packs, including scope documents, pricing schedules, and commercial terms.
• Ensure RFQs are clear, comprehensive, and aligned with project requirements.
• Manage the tender process from issuance through to evaluation.
• Analyse contractor and supplier quotations, providing detailed commercial comparisons and recommendations.
• Support contract award negotiations and supplier onboarding.
• Monitor and control costs across live projects, ensuring adherence to approved budgets.
• Track commitments, expenditures, and forecast final project costs.
• Identify cost variances and implement corrective actions.
• Produce regular cost reports, dashboards, and financial insights for stakeholders.
• Administer contracts, including managing variations, claims, and change events.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and internal governance standards.
• Review and certify contractor valuations and payment applications.
• Maintain robust change control procedures and cost impact assessments.
• Provide commercial input into project planning, scheduling, and risk assessments.
• Support PMO governance by ensuring consistent cost reporting frameworks.
• Present financial updates and insights to senior stakeholders.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities across projects.
• Quantify financial exposure and develop mitigation strategies.
• Promote value engineering initiatives to optimise project delivery costs.
• Ensure effective contingency management.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics, or related discipline.
• 7+ years' relevant experience in quantity surveying or cost management.
• Strong experience in both new project pricing and live project cost control.
• Proven experience developing RFQ/tender packages and managing procurement processes.
• Solid understanding of contract forms.
• Advanced Excel and cost management system skills.
• Strong commercial, analytical, and reporting capabilities.
• Desirable: Experience in data centre, mission critical, or HVAC/mechanical projects.
• Professional accreditation, e.g., RICS, SCSI.
• Experience working within a PMO or portfolio delivery environment.
• Familiarity with capital project governance frameworks.