Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Salary: £80,000-£100,000 per annum

Work structure: Hybrid, x3 days per week in office

Overview

Having achieved exciting and sustained growth and with further growth potential, we are looking to recruit more talent to bolster our client development and delivery teams in Ireland. We are looking for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to support the continued growth of our Rail business in Ireland.

Based in Dublin, the successful candidate will play a key role in the commercial management and delivery of major rail infrastructure projects, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and key clients across the transport sector.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to some of Ireland’s most significant rail and public transport programmes while progressing your career within a global engineering and professional services organisation.

You must be ambitious, wanting to progress within our business and will play a key role in supporting the growth of our Business Unit. The role will involve delivering and winning work with both existing and new clients and working with the Delivery teams to ensure our technical standard is kept to the highest standard, whilst having a strong team working ethos and delivering in accordance with digital aspirations.

This role will involve delivery, team management and business growth and working with external key strategic partners, new clients and internal partners across the entire business.

You will be specifically responsible for the delivery of multiple commissions and support the Commercial Director in recruiting high calibre individuals that will deliver excellence to clients and represent the brand in a positive way.

Reporting into the Head of Discipline, you will be a member of the Rail Commercial team responsible for growing the existing team and building long term, sustainable team relationships with clients.

Your role

• Provide full commercial and cost management support across rail projects from feasibility through to delivery and close-out.
• Prepare and manage cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, and financial reports in line with project and business requirements.
• Lead or support procurement activities, including preparation of tender documentation, tender assessment, and contract award recommendations.
• Administer contracts (e.g. NEC, FIDIC or similar), including management of variations, compensation events, valuations, payment certificates, and final accounts.
• Monitor project performance, identifying commercial risks and opportunities, and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Support Project Managers with cost control, change management, and commercial guidance.
• Engage effectively with clients, contractors, and internal stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to Graduates, Junior QSs and commercial staff, as appropriate.
• Ensure compliance with governance, commercial procedures, and ethical standards.
• Challenge engineering and project management teams and identify cost-efficient design solutions.

About you

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or a related discipline.
• Significant post-qualification experience working as a Quantity Surveyor on infrastructure projects, ideally within the rail or transportation sector.
• Strong knowledge of contract administration, cost management, and commercial reporting.
• Experience working with standard forms of contract (e.g. NEC and GCCC PWC preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities in a collaborative project environment.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong IT skills including use of MS programmes and contract administration software such as CEMAR, FASTDRAFT, and Asite.
• Comprehensive understanding of the tasks facing the rail sector and the opportunities available.
• High level understanding and ability to develop performance measurement of projects using Earned Value Management (EVM) and similar techniques.
• Strong commercial acumen and mindset.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Flexible approach with ability to multi-task and prioritise when necessary.
• Hold a full driving licence.
• Right to work in Ireland.

Desirable Attributes

• Professional membership or progress toward chartership (e.g. SCSI / RICS).
• Experience working on Irish or UK rail projects or major public infrastructure programmes.
• Familiarity with client-side or consultancy environments.
• Experience supporting bids, proposals, or framework commissions.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.