Junior Quantity Surveyor (Light Rail)

Junior Quantity Surveyor (Light Rail)

Salary: €40,374 - €81,218

Role and Responsibilities

TII is the Sponsoring Agency responsible for light rail and as such is tasked with the procurement, delivery and operation of light rail services and also the design, procurement, management and construction of new light rail projects.

The Project Services department is responsible for developing and owning the plans, core processes, control systems and business intelligence that enable TII to manage its multimillion portfolio of road and light rail projects and infrastructural assets in an efficient and value-adding manner.

The primary role of this department is to standardise and integrate the activities of commercial management, risk analysis, quality and time management (scheduling) in the effective planning, delivery and ongoing monitoring of TII projects.

The main functions of this department include:

· Providing authoritative advice and professional expertise in scheduling, estimating and administering all capital projects.

· Creating and programming Time, Cost and Risk data and performance metrics across all project activities and reporting that information concisely at all levels across the organisation.

· Ensuring the commercial management of construction contracts from initial production of (or checking of) contract documentation to agreeing final accounts of contracts post construction, where TII is the client, and providing support and expert advice where TII acts as Approving Authority only.

· Contributing to the development of strategies for project & programme delivery.

· Developing and maintaining a cost estimating capability related to the remit of TII.

· Managing and analysing contractors’ programmes including evaluating extension of time claims. Advise on/set standards, for consultants supervising Local Authority contracts, in the area of constructing asbuilt programmes for use in claims management and dispute resolution.

· Developing and maintaining risk management procedures.

· Production and maintenance of project & programming risk registers including the use of both cost and schedule quantitative risk analysis.

· Administration of framework agreements and contracts for the division and provide support for the procurements as required by the heads of departments within the organisation.

· Managing and maintaining Corporate and Project quality management system to the ISO 9001 standard.

· Supporting the Corporate Risk Manager as required.

The Project Services department is divided into the sections mentioned above namely: Commercial, Planning, Risk and Quality. Each section contains one or more lead personnel who report directly to the Head of Project Services. The Commercial section is divided into Roads, Light Rail and Cost Management / Reporting.

Key areas of responsibilities for this role:

This role will be based in the light rail (Luas) section of Project Services which currently supports new light rail projects (Luas Finglas, Luas Lucan, Luas Cork, Luas Poolbeg and early development of projects listed in GDA strategy) and the Light Rail Network Management (LRNM) section.

The key areas of responsibilities for this role are to:

· Support the Quantity Surveyors in the commercial management of assigned projects/contracts in accordance with TII & NTA Guidelines.

· Support the commercial management of consultancy and construction projects, which includes payment valuations, claims & variation management and dispute resolution.

· Assist the tender process through supporting preparation of tender documents, tender evaluations and reviews of tender documentation.

· Support the development, management and reporting on project cost plans and estimates.

· Participate in the risk management process.

· Support the Project Services cost management / reporting section as required.

· Undertaking such tasks, activities or other duties as may be required or assigned as appropriate to the grade.

All the divisions within TII have inter-dependent responsibilities and close cooperation, collaboration and teamwork are required across the whole organisation to meet tight deadlines

Education & Experience

· A degree qualification (NFQ Level 7 or equivalent) in quantity surveying or other related dis-cipline deemed relevant to the role.

· Some experience in quantity surveying, cost engineering or cost management within civil en-gineering or infrastructure projects preferable.

· Be a student or associate member of RICS / SCSI, working towards attaining chartership or in a position to do this in the near future.

· Experience / knowledge of different forms of contract including GCCC, FIDIC and NEC

· Good commercial acumen

· Experience in working within a multi-disciplinary team

· Strong numeracy and analysis skills

· Good communication skills (verbal and written).

· Experience of using planning, quantity surveying / estimating software an advantage

· Strong Microsoft Office experience, particularly Excel, an advantage

· Risk, financial and contract dispute experience desirable

· Ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise tasks effectively

· Motivated and dynamic individual able to work individually, or as part of a team

· Demonstrate a good understanding of, or the ability to quickly learn, the public sector work-ing environment.

· Fluency in the English language, both written and oral

To apply for, or to locate further information on, these posts please visit our website: https://www.tii.ie/careers/

The closing date for applications is Thursday 22nd October at 12pm.

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