Quantity Surveyor

Role overview

Mercury is a leading European provider of construction solutions, delivering and overseeing complex engineering and construction programs for major global businesses. The company supports projects that enable advanced technologies and improvements that connect organisations, communities, and people. Mercury operates across a range of sectors such as Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology and Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres, and Fire Protection.

The organisation places strong emphasis on developing its people through challenging work, supportive teams, and opportunities to grow their potential.

About the position

The Quantity Surveyor will be responsible for ensuring that all parts of the project are commercially agreed at rates that support Mercury’s required margin. The role also involves maintaining complete records and documentation to back up payment applications and claims. You will set clear objectives for your part of the project, align them with wider project targets, and manage delivery in a planned and controlled way. This position involves regular travel across Europe.

Key duties

• Support the Commercial Team across the full range of quantity surveying activities.
• Prepare and review subcontract documents while making sure all compliance requirements are met.
• Price mechanical and electrical tenders for sustaining sites.
• Measure and price variations to contract scope.
• Prepare monthly interim payment applications where required.
• Issue contractual notices and assess claims related to loss, expense, and acceleration.
• Produce fast, accurate, competitive, and commercially sound estimates in response to enquiries.
• Work closely with clients, main contractors, and internal departments.
• Measure site progress weekly, including productivity and physical quantities where needed.
• Manage the financial and contractual side of subcontractor accounts.
• Prepare reliable turnover and cash flow forecasts for each project.
• Continuously review project cost plans to help ensure target margins and contributions are delivered.
• Guide and support the QS team, particularly graduates and scholarship programme participants.
• Identify project trends, analyse them, and report findings.
• Monitor and forecast cash flow for your assigned package.
• Help improve and embed stronger commercial working practices.
• Take on any other tasks connected with the role.

Requirements

• A degree or equivalent academic qualification, or relevant industry experience.
• At least 3 to 4 years of post-qualification experience in quantity surveying.
• Solid understanding of contract structures and terms.
• Practical knowledge of mechanical and electrical work packages.
• Strong numerical ability and comfort working with figures.
• Professional negotiation skills for dealing with clients.
• Proficiency in Excel is essential.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Excellent accuracy and close attention to detail.

Additional information

Mercury is an equal opportunities employer.

Location: Clonee, County Meath, Ireland.

This is a full-time onsite role.

Regular travel within Europe is required.