Project Quantity Surveyor

Building a sustainable tomorrow

We are recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team in Dublin. 

BAM Ireland are the main contractors on the New Children's Hospital that is nearing completion. The hospital will be the largest government project in the history of the state. The new children’s hospital will be 7 stories at its highest, comprising of approx. 160,000m2 of accommodation including the car park. The hospital will have 6150 rooms in total, with 380 individual inpatient rooms, each with an en-suite and bed for parent to sleep near their child, 93 Day Beds and 22 operating theatres and procedure rooms. The hospital will have 1,000 underground car parking spaces (675 of these for families which can be pre-booked and 31 Emergency spaces outside ED supported by a concierge). When completed the project will be the size of Dundrum Town Centre, with an internal street the length of Grafton Street. The hospital will have 4 acres of outdoor areas and 14 gardens and internal courtyards – including the Rainbow Garden which is the length of Croke Park.  

Your mission

• Advise on contractual matters – general and project level.
• Process contractual claims and all associated records.
• Look for opportunities to maximise revenue and reduce cost and identify and investigate losses.
• Assist with project cash management.
• Advise and support with project correspondence.
• Negotiate and agree subcontractors.
• Negotiating subcontract and suppliers’ prices and terms.
• Ensure final accounts are closed in a timely manner.
• Ensure timely drafting of commercial/contractual correspondence.
• Prepare subcontract and suppliers documents.
• Prepare and review monthly cost reports.
• Ensure risk registers, variation trackers and extension of time tracker sheets are reviewed and updated monthly and included within monthly reports.
• Negotiating subcontractors and suppliers final accounts.
• Variations: measurement and pricing.
• Variations: Negotiate with client, quantity surveyor and subcontractor.

Who are we looking for?

• Professional qualification in Quantity Surveying/Commercial Management 
• Proven extensive experience in a Senior Quantity Surveyor role on construction projects 
• Ability to work on large scale, high headcount construction sites & sub-contractors essential. 
• Liaise with Commercial Manager and Contracts Manager when dealing with internal stakeholders and client’s representatives while on site including attendance at meetings 
• Strong time management skills. 
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills. 
• Strong understanding of the construction industry and working on site 
• Ability to use time productively, maximize efficiency and meet challenging work goals 

What’s in it for you?

Opportunities! Opportunities to work with a great team on some of Irelands largest and most exciting construction and civil engineering projects. Opportunity to develop your skills to the highest industry standards while earning competitive salaries.

BAM are committed to its employees and offer strong competitive salaries along with benefits such as; 8% pension contribution, health care program, Learning and Development opportunities, further education, company vehicles (depending on the role), opportunities to travel, bike to work scheme, company laptop, company phone, flexible working arrangements and many more.

Your work environment

People are at the heart of what we do at BAM. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We’re on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Who are we?

The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life.

Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.

Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.

Our recruitment process, what you need to know?

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.