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Quantity Surveyor - Kilkenny

Quantity Surveying
Ref: 5135 Date Posted: Friday 20 Jan 2023

Quantity Surveyor           Kilkenny              €45-50k

The Company

Building contractor are currently looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team and assist on current projects. Our client mostly works on residential developments, such as housing developments and apartment blocks as well as schools and nursing homes.

All projects are based in Kilkenny, so fantastic opportunity to work closer to home if you’re currently travelling!

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will bring your expertise and knowledge, to support and assist the team. Fantastic opportunity for a hardworking individual to progress their career further and gain guidance from a great management team.

The Role

  • Liaise with customers and project managers
  • Management of commercial and contractual aspects of relationships with customers, consultants and subcontractors
  • Measure, price, negotiate and agree budgets and costs for variations to project scope
  • Check project costs are correct and raise/resolve queries where necessary
  • Attend pre-contract meetings, liaise with a wide range of construction professionals, and ensure timely completion of agreed actions
  • Produce and maintain up to date procurement schedules
  • Compile and issue invitations to tender, analyse subcontractor quotations and make recommendations for placement of orders
  • Compile subcontract orders for approval
  • Visit site to measure and value works completed
  • Assess subcontractor payment entitlement and process payments
  • Carry out reconciliation of cost and value to date/forecast to keep the management team informed of project performance
  • Work closely with contract and site management staff to support the smooth running of the office and the site, carrying out other duties as required
  • Assist in the guidance and development of junior surveyors
  • Other commercial matters as required

What you need

  • Hold Degree in Quantity Surveying / Construction Management
  • Motivated, driven and works well within team
  • Proficient in using Microsoft Excel and Word
  • 2+ years experience

For any more information on the role please contact Fionnuala Lambe on 015314886 or 02830898345.

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