Junior Quantity Surveyor
Reporting to: Lead Quantity Surveyor
Location: Mayo
Salary: €35,000

Position Overview
Gi Group Recruitment is currently seeking a Junior Quantity Surveyor to support the commercial and project delivery teams within a dynamic engineering environment.

This role offers exposure to both project delivery and tendering activities across international markets. The successful candidate will assist in managing costs, mitigating risk, supporting procurement activities, and ensuring commercial performance across multiple live and prospective projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Commercial & Project Support
• Work closely with Project Management and internal departments to deliver day-to-day quantity surveying functions on active projects.
• Monitor project performance and provide regular commercial reporting to management to safeguard profitability.
• Assist in the preparation and agreement of interim payment applications with clients.
• Prepare and negotiate project variations, ensuring all submissions are fully supported and commercially robust.
• Compile and agree final accounts upon project completion.

Tendering & Pre-Construction

• Support the preparation and submission of competitive tenders for domestic and international projects.
• Review tender documentation thoroughly to ensure compliance with client specifications and highlight potential commercial risks.
• Contribute to cost planning to help secure successful project outcomes.
• Develop strong professional relationships with client-side commercial and project teams.

Procurement & Cost Control

• Review and assess supplier and subcontractor quotations, confirming alignment with project quantities and specifications.
• Carry out material take-offs prior to issuing purchase requisitions and flag discrepancies where identified.
• Support cost optimisation strategies for materials and key project components.
• Assess subcontractor applications and invoices, ensuring contractual compliance before recommending payment.

Project Controls & Compliance

• Identify and track changes between Approved for Construction (AFC) drawings and tender documentation.
• Maintain and update cost tracking databases and reporting templates.
• Ensure all work is completed in accordance with company QEHS standards, procedures, and documentation requirements.
• Contribute to company objectives relevant to the role and actively support quality, environmental, health and safety policies.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Previous exposure to HVAC or mechanical projects is desirable.
• Strong numerical and analytical ability.
• Detail-oriented with strong commercial awareness.
• Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively within project teams.

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Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited are proud founding members of Menopause in business, pledge members for Neurodiversity in business, Disability committed members, Gold status pledge members for the Armed Forces Covenant, and Bronze trail blazers for Racial Equality matters.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited group of companies includes Gi Recruitment Limited, Draefern Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Limited, Marks Sattin (UK) Limited, TACK TMI UK Limited, Grafton Professional Staffing Limited, Encore Personnel Services, Gi Group Ireland Limited and Kelly Services (UK) Ltd. Gi Group Ireland Limited are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

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