Quantity Surveyor / Senior QS

Quantity Surveyor / Senior QS focuses on carry out site work, inspections, coordination, surveying, trades, labouring, or project support according to the role.

What the role involves

• Carry out site work, inspections, coordination, surveying, trades, labouring, or project support according to the role.
• Follow safety standards, documentation, materials, tools, or programme requirements where they apply.

Skills and requirements

• Experience within a QS position of this level covering the above responsibilities.
• Experience in commercial sectors.
• Knowledge working on construction projects from Pre Construction to handover.
• Direct reporting.

Confirmed role details

• Tendering and pre‑contract support: Supporting the proposals team during tenders, evaluating risk and opportunity, issuing and assessing subcontract tender packages, and attending.
• Supply chain and subcontract management: Procuring subcontractors, negotiating terms, and managing subcontract accounts from tender through to interim and final account agreement.
• Claims, negotiations, and reviews: Preparation and submission of variation and claims, negotiating with clients, suppliers, and subcontractors, and attending internal and external.

Candidate fit

• commercial judgement, accuracy, contract awareness, and careful cost control

Additional role context

• Dowds is a long established, multidisciplinary engineering and construction Building Services Engineering company headquartered in Ballymena, Northern Ireland.
• Founded in 1978, our expertise spans the full lifecycle of complex-built environments from initial design and systems integration through to installation, commissioning, and handov.
• While keeping our clients and our people at the heart of what we do.