Quantity Surveyor – Kildare.

Company Information and Introduction

Weltec Engineering Ltd is one of Ireland’s leading Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) engineering contractors, delivering complex, high-value projects across sectors such as Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices, Public Works, Industrial, and Commercial. Our reputation is built on technical excellence, innovation, and a commitment to quality and safety.

We are seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join our team on a major client site in Kildare.

The successful candidate will play a key role in managing commercial aspects of projects, ensuring cost control, compliance, and value delivery.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Manage the commercial delivery of mechanical and electrical work packages from contract award through to final account, ensuring robust cost control, contractual compliance and commercial performance.
• Manage procurement activities for subcontract, supplier and plant packages, including tendering, commercial evaluations, negotiations, package awards and ongoing commercial administration.
• Review and validate BIM Bills of Materials (BOMs), IFC documentation, drawings, specifications and BOQs to ensure commercial accuracy, identify scope changes and mitigate commercial risk.
• Prepare and validate IFC pricing using BIM-generated quantities, Schedule of Rates (SOR) and project-specific pricing methodologies.
• Manage change throughout the project lifecycle, including Field Bulletins, Change Orders and variations, preparing commercial submissions and supporting negotiations with the Client QS.
• Assess, negotiate and agree subcontractor valuations, variations and final accounts in accordance with contractual requirements.
• Prepare monthly valuations, cost reports, forecasts, cash flow forecasts and commercial reconciliations, providing analysis of project performance, risks and opportunities.
• Monitor project costs, labour productivity, procurement commitments and forecast expenditure to maximise commercial performance and profitability.
• Manage contractual correspondence, commercial notices and client communications, ensuring the Company’s commercial position is protected throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Project Management, Engineering, BIM, Procurement and Finance teams to support successful project delivery.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of commercial processes, digital tools and best practices across the commercial function.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics or a related discipline.
• Minimum five years’ experience in an M&E Quantity Surveying role within a contracting environment.
• Strong understanding of commercial management principles, construction contracts, procurement, subcontract administration and change management.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Experience delivering commercial aspects of Semiconductor, Data Centre, Pharmaceutical or other complex M&E projects is highly desirable.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on high-profile projects in a dynamic and growing company.
• Professional development and career progression.