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Senior Quantity Surveyor – Rail

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland | Cork, Ireland | Dundalk, Louth, Ireland

Overview

Join us in our Rail team on some of the most exciting and prestigious rail projects in Ireland. Work with us and play a central role in making exciting projects and programmes a reality.

As part of a friendly, collaborative team, you'll be valued equally – and together, we'll deliver excellence for people and the environment. You'll also enjoy all the training and progression you need to take you through the glass ceiling.

We encourage our people to find a work-life balance that helps them thrive. So, ask us how our flexible and remote working policies can support your priorities. We hear and recognise all our people's different perspectives. Some of our recent pledges have been for Women's'Equality and being a 'Disability Confident' and 'Inclusive Employer.'

Having achieved exciting and sustained growth and with further growth potential, we are looking to recruit more talent to bolster our client development and delivery teams in Ireland. We are looking for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to support the continued growth of our Rail business in Ireland.

Based in Dublin, the successful candidate will play a key role in the commercial management and delivery of major rail infrastructure projects, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and key clients across the transport sector.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to some of Ireland's most significant rail and public transport programmes while progressing your career within a global engineering and professional services organisation.

You must be ambitious, wanting to progress within our business and will play a key role in supporting the growth of our Business Unit. The role will involve delivering and winning work with both existing and new clients and working with the Delivery teams to ensure our technical standard is kept to the highest standard, whilst having a strong team working ethos and delivering in accordance with AtkinsRéalis' digital aspirations.

This role will involve delivery, team management and business growth and working with external key strategic partners, new clients and internal partners across the entire business.

You will be specifically responsible for the delivery of multiple commissions and support the Commercial Director in recruiting high calibre individuals that will deliver excellence to our clients and represent our brand in a positive way.

Reporting into the Head of Discipline, you will be a member of the Rail Commercial team responsible for growing the existing team and building long term, sustainable team relationships with our clients.

Your role

  • Provide full commercial and cost management support across rail projects from feasibility through to delivery and close-out.
  • Prepare and manage cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, and financial reports in line with project and business requirements.
  • Lead or support procurement activities, including preparation of tender documentation, tender assessment, and contract award recommendations.
  • Administer contracts (e.g. NEC, FIDIC or similar), including management of variations, compensation events, valuations, payment certificates, and final accounts.
  • Monitor project performance, identifying commercial risks and opportunities, and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
  • Support Project Managers with cost control, change management, and commercial guidance.
  • Engage effectively with clients, contractors, and internal stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.
  • Provide guidance and mentorship to Graduates, Junior QS's'and commercial staff, as appropriate.
  • Ensure compliance with AtkinsRéalis governance, commercial procedures, and ethical standards.
  • Challenge engineering and project management teams and identify/cost efficient design solutions.
Transportation Cost, Commercial & Procurement

Location

Various locations

Job Type

Full time

Ref

R-154703

Salary range

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Bindu Idiculla

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Bindu Idiculla

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About you

  • A Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or a related discipline.
  • Significant post-qualification experience working as a Quantity Surveyor on infrastructure projects, ideally within the rail or transportation sector.
  • Strong knowledge of contract administration, cost management, and commercial reporting.
  • Experience working with standard forms of contract (e.g. NEC and GCCC PWC would be preferable).
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities in a collaborative project environment.
  • Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong IT skills including use of MS programmes and contract administration software such as CEMAR, FASTDRAFT, Asite.
  • A comprehensive understanding of the tasks facing the rail sector and the opportunities available.
  • A high level of understanding and the ability to develop performance measurement of projects using Earned Value Management (EVM) and similar techniques.
  • A strong Commercial acumen and mindset.
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
  • A flexible approach with ability to be able to multi task and prioritise when necessary.
  • Hold a full driving licence.
  • Right to work in Ireland.

Desirable Attributes

  • Professional membership or progress toward chartership (e.g. SCSI / RICS).
  • Experience working on Irish or UK rail projects or major public infrastructure programmes.
  • Familiarity with client-side or consultancy environments.
  • Experience supporting bids, proposals, or framework commissions.

Personal qualities

  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
  • Flexible approach with ability to be able to multi‑task and prioritise when necessary.
  • Positive outlook and approachable manner.
  • Well‑motivated, able to work alone or as part of a team when required.
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries and a brilliant range of health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle benefits. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture, international remote working opportunities, and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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