M&E Quantity Surveyor

M&E Quantity Surveyor

M&E Quantity Surveyor required for a Tier 1 Main Building Contractor to work out of our client’s Dublin Head Office.  Our client has a great reputation in various sectors such as pharmaceutical, semiconductor, industrial, food, commercial and retail industries as well as various others.  The M&E QS will have responsibility for M&E packages on several projects and will report to a commercial manager and M&E Director.  The ideal candidate will have at least 4-5 years’ experience in quantity surveying and will have local market M&E experience.

Requirements:

• Degree in Quantity Surveying 
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience with proven track record in dealing with Subcontractors and Clients in relation to Valuations, Variations, Final Accounts and cost reporting
• Displays through understanding of specifications, bills of quantities, and drawings
• Displays high capability of extracting quantities from drawings and issuing enquiries to sub-contractors and suppliers to ensure that accurate quotations are received within specified time frames
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office and other Quantity Surveying Packages 
• Proven track record in Commercial / Industrial Projects
• Demonstrates excellent budgetary responsibility 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to provide and explain accurate reporting.  
• Excellent organisation and time management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities at once. 
• Self-starter and ability to organise the workday around assigned activities and priorities with minimum supervision. Must be highly flexible with a high level commitment to success.
• Ability to work successfully as part of a team with wide variety of individuals demonstrating effective interpersonal skills

 Role:

• Liaising and reporting to the, the Project Director and the Contracts Manager.
• Liaising with the Design Team to ensure requirements and specifications are met
• Develop and maintain relationships with Client Representatives
• Attend regular site meetings
• Reviewing tender enquiries and tender analysis for projects.
• Estimating and tendering for projects in conjunction with Head Office Team.
• Negotiating new projects and fixed price premiums which are cost effective 
• Organising and chairing pre-award meetings with new sub-contractors
• Subcontract purchasing and monitoring of packages on site
• Monitoring of contra charges and notification to sub-contractors
• Sub-contractor re-measurement, interim and final account payments
• Processing fortnightly / monthly sub-contractor payment certificates
• Compiling the variation log an signing off on variations with Project Quantity Surveyors
• Issuing interim payment applications to the Project Quantity Surveyor and correlating payments received.
• Final account preparations at the end of the project
• Cost monitoring and reporting using construction computer software and attending monthly cost reporting meetings
• Cash flow forecasting for projects and issuing monthly reports to accounts
• Keeps abreast of various changes in industry and competitive environment in which the company operates.
• Where required provide leadership, motivation and mentoring to intermediate & Junior Quantity Surveyors so as to encourage optimum performance.
• Perform Other Duties and Projects as assigned

Salary:

• Excellent salary circa €70k – €80K
• Top benefits package.
• Excellent career development.
• Company vehicle or vehicle allowance.

If you are a M&E Quantity Surveyor looking for your next career move, please send your CV or call Declan Hasson for a confidential discussion.  We will not send your cv to any client without your permission.   GPC is a specialist construction recruitment consultancy based in Dublin with more than 26 years’ experience working in the recruitment of construction professionals within Ireland and Internationally