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At AECOM, we are currently recruiting for a Senior MEP Quantity Surveyor:Aviation to join our Dublin office.
This role is based on-site three days per week, with the flexibility to work from home two days per week.
Here's what you'll do
As a Senior MEP Quantity Surveyor, you will take a lead role in the commercial and cost management of major building services and infrastructure projects, acting on behalf of the Contracting Entity. You will be responsible for the effective control of MEP project expenditure, ensuring contractual compliance, commercial governance, and financial certainty throughout the project lifecycle. The position also includes leadership and mentoring responsibilities for Intermediate Quantity Surveyors, while supporting programme-wide commercial objectives.
We encourage applications from candidates with:
- Experience working with the NEC Suite of Contracts in a client, contractor, or subcontractor role.
- Experience delivering projects within the aviation sector or other similarly constrained or operationally complex environments.
In this role, you will support the delivery of a major, multi-year capital investment programme that is transforming a nationally significant infrastructure asset.
Key Responsibilities
Programme Cost Management & Commercial Control
- Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of cost management procedures, systems, and governance frameworks, ensuring alignment with industry best practice and contractual requirements.
- Monitor compliance with established cost control processes and commercial procedures, identifying and escalating areas of concern to Programme and Project Leadership teams.
- Develop and maintain programme-wide MEP cost management strategies, ensuring robust budgetary control and financial reporting.
- Review and contribute to contractor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) relating to cost performance, forecasting accuracy, value management, and commercial compliance.
- Lead the commercial management of variations, change control processes, retention mechanisms, liquidated damages assessments, and monthly cashflow forecasting.
- Provide commercial and financial input to project risk reviews, advising on the cost implications of identified and emerging risks.
- Review and approve forecast final costs and cost reports prepared by the wider Cost Management team, ensuring accuracy and transparency.
- Establish and maintain clear escalation pathways for commercial and cost-related matters across the programme.
- Support the assessment and resolution of contractor claims, disputes, and commercial negotiations where required.
- Drive value-for-money outcomes through effective procurement support, commercial challenge, and robust cost assurance processes.
- Develop and maintain reporting systems and procedures that ensure timely, accurate, and consistent cost reporting across the programme.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with contractors, consultants, suppliers, and key industry stakeholders to support successful programme delivery.
- Provide specialist commercial advice relating to construction and consultancy contracts, including claims management, dispute resolution, and contractual entitlements.
Pre-Contract & Post-Contract Cost Management
- Review schedules of rates, bills of quantities, and cost plans prepared by consultants to support the development of robust pre-tender estimates and programme budgets.
- Provide commercial commentary, benchmarking, and recommendations to support procurement and tender evaluation activities.
- Review and approve monthly valuations, cost reports, variation assessments, and final account submissions across multiple MEP work packages.
- Ensure all payment recommendations and commercial assessments are completed in accordance with contract requirements and programme governance procedures.
- Monitor project expenditure against approved budgets and forecasts, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities to optimise commercial performance.
- Lead final account negotiations and commercial close-out activities, ensuring successful financial completion of projects.