Senior Cost Manager - Infrastructure
The opportunity
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. You will be mentored and supported by industry leaders and given the tools to grow. You will also be involved in and contribute to our business strategy as we continue to evolve. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.
Linesight is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our growing Infrastructure team in Ireland. The successful candidate will provide cost estimation and cost management services across major infrastructure commissions and contribute to the continued growth of our infrastructure business across transport, rail, roads, water, utilities, energy and ports. The ideal candidate will have a good background in civil cost estimation and will be self-driven to deliver a high level of service to our clients.
In this role you will:
- Prepare detailed cost estimates and cost plans for infrastructure projects, including the development of first-principles pricing where appropriate
- Provide commercial support throughout procurement processes, including preparation of tender documentation, tender evaluation, tender negotiations and contract award recommendations
- Prepare standard documentation deliverables – estimates, tender reports and valuations etc
- Support infrastructure team with the preparation for and agreement of final accounts, including the handling of any variations/claims to ensure clients get best value from works undertaken
- Undertake cost analysis and benchmarking activities, providing lessons learned and value-for-money insights to inform future projects and investment decisions
- Assist the team as required with the commercial management of GCCC & NEC projects
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with clients, contractors, consultants and internal project teams
- Be a strong team player with ability to work independently and lead tasks
- Deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner
- Attend meetings at Linesight or client offices as required
- Support onsite teams with cost control, cost reporting and forecasting
- Other duties as may reasonably be required for a Senior Quantity Surveyor.
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Have 7+ years’ experience in quantity surveying
- Have major civils experience is desired, including working for a contractor
- Have an understanding of construction contracts, preferably NEC and GCCC
- Have experience of working through CWMF Stages 5 to 7
- Are results driven, self-motivated and resourceful with excellent client relationship skills
- Have experience with CostX or equivalent software
- Have a quantity surveying qualification (essential)
- Have an interest in obtaining SCSI/RICS accreditation if not already achieved.
All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.
At Linesight, we believe that our success is tied to the success of our employees, and we are committed to creating a workplace that is fair, equitable, and inclusive for everyone. We understand that creating an environment where all employees have an equal opportunity to thrive requires a concerted effort across every stage of their time with us, from hiring and onboarding to promotion, career growth, and development.
As part of this commitment, we have implemented a range of policies and initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). This starts with our attraction pipeline and accessible job descriptions, designed to attract a broad range of candidates, and continuing throughout the employee life cycle with DE&I checks built in at every stage. Fairness, consistency, and transparency are the core principles for all our hiring, salary increase, and promotion decisions with built-in gender pay gap checks. Employee and family-friendly policies also enhance inclusion and equity in our teams.
About Cost Management
Our teams of cost managers deliver cost predictability, a high level of assurance and value for money on prestigious, cutting-edge projects around the globe for world-leading clients. Be a part of our collaborative, close-knit teams, who share comprehensive knowledge of international, regional and local construction costs and benchmarks. We champion both mentoring and reverse mentoring across all levels and roles, so you can benefit from the deep expertise and development supports within our organisation, regardless of your experience or seniority.
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