Permanent position available with a considerable portfolio of works for the next 5+ years
To build your career by assisting in the delivery of ‘leading edge’ engineering projects.
To work with a vibrant, agile and multi-functional team in delivering projects on time, safely, to budget and to the required quality standards.
To benefit from Kirby’s Career Development Programmes that will enhance your leadership capability.
To work with the best.
Excellent package on offer with room for negotiations

About Kirby Group Engineering
Kirby Group Engineering is an international multi-disciplinary engineering services contractor and leading provider of high-value engineering services to a number of ‘blue chip’ companies. Operating across Ireland, the UK, Europe and South Africa, Kirby has become the engineering service provider of choice in growth segments such as pharmaceuticals, data centres and power transmission and distribution. Our culture is innovative, collaborative and performance focused. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a company committed to developing talent and rewarding performance.

Electrical Quantity Surveyor – Data Centre Project, Denmark

If you’re an Electrical Quantity Surveyor looking to build serious experience on large-scale European projects, this is a strong opportunity to do it.

Kirby Group Engineering is looking for an Electrical Quantity Surveyor to join the commercial team delivering a major data centre project in Sweden.

You’ll work alongside an experienced project and commercial team, taking responsibility for electrical packages across valuations, variations, subcontractor accounts, commercial reporting and final account.

It’s a hands-on commercial role on a live project, with real responsibility and plenty of scope to develop.

Who are Kirby Group Engineering?

Kirby Group Engineering is an international engineering and construction business delivering complex mechanical and electrical projects across Europe.

The business operates in technically demanding sectors including data centres, life sciences, industrial and advanced manufacturing.

For someone looking to develop their career in the European data centre market, this is an opportunity to gain international experience while working on the kind of large-scale electrical project that will genuinely strengthen your CV.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you’ll work as part of the project commercial team with responsibility for:

• Preparing budgets, BOQs, forecasts and profit plans
• Managing subcontractor accounts, interim valuations and final accounts
• Preparing monthly applications, including remeasurement, variations, dayworks and contractual claims
• Managing payment certificates, subcontractor payments and retentions
• Identifying, costing and agreeing changes to the electrical works
• Managing subcontractor remeasurement, site dayworks and change orders
• Identifying commercial risks and escalating them early
• Monitoring material and labour escalation where appropriate
• Attending commercial meetings with the client and internal project team
• Providing accurate commercial reporting to the Project Manager and wider team
• Working closely with the Planning Engineer to ensure progress reporting reflects what is happening on site
• Maintaining accurate records to support valuations, changes, claims and commercial negotiations
• Negotiating with clients, subcontractors and their representatives
• Supporting the commercial delivery of the project through to final account

What we’re looking for

You don’t need to have seen everything before, but you do need to understand the fundamentals of electrical quantity surveying and be ready to take ownership of your packages.

Ideally, you’ll have:

• Experience as an Electrical Quantity Surveyor, M&E Quantity Surveyor or similar
• Good knowledge of subcontractor management, valuations and variations
• Experience with BOQs, remeasurement, dayworks and change control
• A practical understanding of construction programmes and their commercial implications
• Strong numerical and commercial skills
• The confidence to deal directly with subcontractors and clients
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• The ability to produce accurate commercial information quickly
• A proactive approach to identifying commercial risks and opportunities
• The ability to manage and prioritise your own workload

If you’ve developed strong electrical commercial experience on other major construction, engineering, pharmaceutical, semiconductor or industrial projects, we’d be interested in talking.

Why consider it?

The European data centre market offers Quantity Surveyors the chance to work on some of the largest and most technically demanding electrical projects around.

For someone looking to progress towards Senior QS level, the experience gained managing electrical packages, subcontractors, change, client relationships and final accounts on a project of this nature can be significant.

You’ll have experienced people around you, but you’ll also be trusted to take responsibility and develop.

Interested?

If you’re an Electrical Quantity Surveyor considering your next move, whether that means breaking into the European data centre market or taking the next step within it, get in touch for a confidential conversation about the opportunity in Sweden.

For more information on this role, or other Construction / Engineering opportunities across Ireland, the UK, Europe, or South Africa please review our careers page (Vacancies - Kirby Group Careers) or contact the Talent Acquisition Team at Kirby Group in confidence on +353 (0)1 454 0411.

Kirby Group Engineering is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age.

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