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Job Description
Summary: Mechanical Quantity Surveyor required for a permanent role in Cork, Ireland, with a competitive salary negotiable based on experience and qualifications.
As a Mechanical Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for managing all costs to bring an optimal commercial outcome for the company related to process mechanical construction and maintenance projects from initiation through to final take over by our customers.
- Manage costs to achieve optimal commercial outcome for the company
- Balance cost control with the need to deliver a project safely, to the required specifications, industry standards and of a quality to ensure customer loyalty
- Undertake and manage interim commercial meetings with the client, sub-contractors and the internal team
- Report in detail as required to the Commercial Manager and Directors on the commercial status of the project
- Administration of customer and sub-contractor purchase orders and invoices
- Management of sub-contractors including; prepare tenders, soliciting tenders, evaluation of rates and measures, provision of sub contract agreements, purchase orders, and general commercial management of sub-contractor
- Ensure payment certificates are processed and payments are made per the agreed sub-contract and procurement terms
- Work closely with project managers, construction managers and site engineers to track progress claims by sub-contractors and certify payments, and negotiate final accounts
- Ability to administer the contract obligations and meet additional Client requirements
- Issue interim and final accounts per project and contract requirements
- Monthly applications to be all inclusive of accurate re-measures, site changes, day works and any applicable contract claims
- Identify escalations, material or labour, as appropriate
- Review and control of all project cost centres
- Ability to identify potential commercial risks and ensure prompt reporting of same to Senior Management
- Follow direction of Senior Management in undertaking work duties
- Verify measures on works and the application of contracted rates
- Management of variations, including measures, rates, preliminaries and 3rd party costs including materials, consumables, plant etc., issue to customer and negotiate as required
- Costing and agreeing daily work changes to include managing the subcontractor re-measurement of contract works, site day works and site change orders
- Liaise with Customer in contract administration including progress account valuations, prepare supporting documentation, final account negotiations, final payment certificates and retentions
- Adherence to company practices, processes and generally accepted industry standards
Requirements:
- Degree Qualification in Quantity Surveying, Mechanical Engineering, construction management or equivalent
- Proficient in the suite of Microsoft applications, primarily Word and Excel
- 5-10 years relevant work placement experience as a Quantity Surveyor is required, preferably in the process mechanical sector
Package: Competitive Salary negotiable based on experience and qualifications
Fulltime permanent staff roles with a clear career progression path supported with ongoing assistance with CPD