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Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

At AECOM , we are currently seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join our Cork office.

The Opportunity

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will support the successful delivery of Cost Management commissions across a range of projects, ensuring high-quality outcomes and excellent client service from inception through to completion.

Assist in the delivery of Cost Management commissions, ensuring projects are completed on time, within scope, and to a high standard.
Support senior team members in the preparation of cost estimates, cost plans, tender documentation, and financial reporting.
Build and maintain positive working relationships with clients, consultants, and project stakeholders.
Contribute to the effective management of project costs throughout all project stages.
Collaborate with Senior Surveyors, Associates, and wider project teams to ensure efficient delivery of services.
Assist in preparing and reviewing valuations, variations, and final accounts.
Support business development activities, including bid preparation and client engagement opportunities.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry standards, cost management practices, and professional development requirements.
Ensure all Cost Management outputs are delivered in line with agreed timelines, quality standards, and client expectations.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For

The successful candidate will bring experience within the buildings sector, along with the following qualifications and professional credentials:

Degree Qualified – BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying / Cost Management.
Professionally Qualified or working towards Chartered Status with the SCSI / RICS.
3–5 years’ proven experience in a consultancy environment providing a range of Cost Management services, including Pre-Contract Estimating, Procurement, Cost Reporting, and Final Account preparation.
Strong understanding of construction costs, procurement processes, and contract administration.
Knowledge of Public Works Contracts and RIAI standard forms of contract.
Passionate about delivering high-quality consulting services and achieving positive client outcomes.
Ability to support clients and design teams on cost planning, value management, and project risk considerations.
Excellent IT skills with experience using digital measurement, cost planning, and tender document tools.
Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to work collaboratively within project teams.

Additional Information

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Colum Calnan.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

State/Province: Galway

Business Group: DCS

Legal Entity: AECOM Ireland Limited

Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Operating Group: International

Primary Location: IE - Galway Technology Park

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