Vacancy Number:
28767
Category:
Quantity Surveyor
Job Type:
Full-time
Position Description
Facilities Management (FM), within Enterprise Services, manages building services across approximately 116 ESB premises, including maintenance, lifecycle replacement, capital works, refurbishment and soft services.
Capital Works and Demand jointly manage project intake, delivery routes and programme delivery, supported by internal and external multidisciplinary resources. FM delivers minor and capital works including fit-outs, security, building services, fire safety, energy upgrades and whole-building improvements supporting ESB’s Net Zero Strategy.
This commercially focused Quantity Surveyor role will support FM’s capital works programme, with responsibility for cost governance, contract management, commercial assurance and value for money. A quantity surveying background is essential.
The role will provide commercial and cost management expertise across FM’s national portfolio, including retrofit, security, mechanical and electrical upgrades, lifecycle replacement and building improvement projects.
Working with project managers, consultants, contractors and stakeholders, the Quantity Surveyor will oversee expenditure, tender evaluations, framework management and financial reporting to support delivery of FM’s annual capital investment programme.
Key Responsibilities
Coordinate FM’s annual capital and minor works programme for internal ESB customers, tracking priorities, progress and reporting across retrofit, security, building services and improvement projects.
Manage commercial and financial governance across FM projects, providing cost oversight from feasibility, design and tender through contract award, site delivery and close-out.
Prepare and review cost estimates, cost plans, budgets, pricing schedules and Bills of Quantities to support project planning, approvals and informed decision-making.
Review, challenge and validate contractor estimates, quotations, variations, submissions and final accounts to ensure market alignment, cost control and value for money.
Lead commercial input to tender development, procurement processes, tender evaluation and contract award recommendations, ensuring compliance with ESB procurement and governance requirements.
Support management of national frameworks, framework call-offs, project contracts and one-off tenders, including contractor and consultant arrangements supporting annual project delivery of approximately €8–10m.
Monitor expenditure, forecasts, commitments and budgets, identifying commercial risks and mitigation actions, while maintaining accurate records, supporting audits, reporting to stakeholders and applying market intelligence to inform commercial decisions.
Experience and Qualifications
Essential
Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics (or related discipline) with 3+ years’ experience in quantity surveying, commercial management or construction cost management.
Strong experience in cost estimating, cost planning, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting across construction or facilities projects.
Proven experience managing M&E project costs, contractor commercial performance, construction contracts, variations and final accounts.
Knowledge of public procurement, tender evaluation, contract management, governance processes and Health & Safety legislation.
Excellent analytical, stakeholder management and communication skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel, cost management software (e.g. CostX, Cubit, Buildsoft), AutoCAD for drawing interpretation, and the ability to deliver to challenging deadlines.
Full, clean driver's licence.
Desirable
Experience delivering retrofit, sustainability, building services, mechanical and electrical upgrade, or facilities management projects across offices, depots, stores and vehicle garages.
Chartered status (or working towards), together with experience managing national frameworks and qualifications such as SafePass, IOSH Managing Safety in Construction or Project Management.
Location
This role will be based at ESB Head Office, Fitzwilliam 27, with national travel required.
Smart Working at ESB is designed to make ‘in-person’ time together as purposeful as possible while also enabling the effective use of digital tools and hybrid arrangements to preserve our commitment to flexibility. The successful candidate may work flexibly within the jurisdiction where they have been employed, with attendance at the workplace for in-person collaboration at least two days per week. All Smart Working arrangements are subject to regular review based on the operational requirements of the role, the team, and the business.
Reporting To
The Demand Manager
Why Work with Us?
Opportunity to lead Ireland’s transition to net zero carbon future
Career development through mentoring and training
Corporate Social Responsibility Opportunities
Sports and Social Clubs
Networking opportunities
Credit Union
Generous Pension
Access to staff well-being programmes
Generous parental leave entitlements
Strong values-based and inclusive culture
Strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
Great team environment working to our Core Values: Courageous, Caring, Driven and Trusted
Salary
€49,800 - €58,600 per annum (depending on experience)
Closing Date
27th July 2026
Interview
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will complete a Behavioural Interview based on each of the following Behaviours, which underpin how we work at ESB and are critical to delivering our strategy:
Accountable and Ethical
Proactive
Collaborative
Growing and Adaptive
Proactive Respectful and Supportive
More information available on Our People Promise
Notes
Your application will be held in reserve for 6 months should you be suitable for the role.
T he successful candidate will be required to evidence their right to work in the Republic of Ireland prior to commencement of employment.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement
ESB is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of society and ensure that no one is discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnicity or nationality, disability, age, citizenship, marital status, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by law.
Applicants who anticipate requiring assistance or reasonable accommodations for any part of the application or interview process may contact, in confidence,
[email protected].
About ESB
Join us in our mission to achieve a net-zero electricity system by 2040. ESB is Ireland’s leading energy utility, with activities spanning electricity generation, transmission and distribution, energy supply, energy services and international consultancy. Operating in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain, we invest over €1 billion each year to deliver a new energy future based on reliable, affordable zero-carbon electricity.
