Associate Director @ DesignBuild Search | Leadership, Recruitment
DesignBuild Search are working with an independent project and Cost Management Consultancy in Galway. Due to expansion, they currently have an opening for an intermediate Quantity Surveyor to work from the Galway office. The successful applicant will join a high performing team working across a mix of projects.
Scope of Projects:
1. Commercial
2. Residential
3. Hospitality
4. Retail
Minimum Requirements:
* Degree qualified in Construction Economics or Quantity Surveying.
* 3+ years’ PQS experience.
* Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
Roles and Responsibilities:
* Analyse blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labour costs vs estimates.
* All quantity surveying duties including measurements, valuation, and agreement of work sections.
* Competent in all forms of estimating packages, Microsoft Excel, and Word.
* Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments, or construction managers/supervisors to discuss cost.
* Monitor cost from vendors or subcontractors, explore variances, manage issues in conjunction with manager, deal with cost overseas and recovery.
* Report on actual costs and examine estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work.
* Prepare cost and expenditure statements and other necessary documentation at regular intervals for the duration of the project.
* Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects, or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops.
* Set up cost monitoring and reporting systems and procedures.
* Conduct special studies to develop and establish standard hour and related cost data to be effective on cost reduction.
Seniority Level
Mid-Senior level
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Function
Administrative, Consulting, and Engineering
Industries
Construction, Civil Engineering, and Financial Services
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