Quantity Surveyor

About the Role

At ORS, we deliver practical, commercially focused solutions that help our clients achieve successful project outcomes. We empower our people with responsibility from day one, while providing the support, expertise, and collaborative environment needed to succeed.

The Quantity Surveyor will support the commercial management of projects across a range of sectors, working closely with ORS Project Managers, clients, and external consultants.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor looking to step into a broader consultancy-style role within a multidisciplinary environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Cost planning, estimating, and budget development
• Preparation of tender documentation and evaluation of returns
• Procurement support and subcontractor appointment
• Preparation of valuations, cost reports, and financial forecasts
• Assessment and agreement of variations and final accounts
• Contract administration support and commercial risk management
• Close collaboration with ORS Project Managers and client teams

Essential Requirements

• Degree in Quantity Surveying / Construction Economics (or equivalent)
• Demonstrated relevant post-graduate QS experience
• Experience in consultancy or contractor environments
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness
• Proficiency in Buildsoft/Cubit, Microsoft Excel and Cost Reporting Documents
• Experience with measurement of full Bills of Quantities in accordance with the current Agreed Rules of Measurement
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Irish project experience 

What We Can Offer You 

Being part of ORS means more than just a job, it means joining a company that invests in you and your ambitions with transparency, structure and support.

We are delighted to offer a suite of benefits when you join ORS, which include:

• Competitive salary
• Performance-related bonus
• Pension scheme with matching contributions
• Remote-first hybrid model – use your home as a base and any of our office locations as you see fit
• Work from abroad
• Flexible working hours
• Access to over 60 health disciplines through our Kara Connect Platform
• Continuous Professional development (CPD) programme & funding
• Paid maternity, paternity and fertility leave
• Company and birthday annual leave days
• Death in Service benefit
• Tax saver - travel and bike to work
• Culture, social, wellness and CPD committees
• Talent Development Programmes
• Access to leading career coach Gerry Duffy

About ORS

ORS is a world-class multidisciplinary building consultancy with more than 30 years of delivering technical excellence across the built environment. Our mission is simple but powerful: We endeavour to make the lives of our team, clients, partners and communities happier and better in the ways that really matter every single day.

Don’t just take our word for it! ORS has won numerous awards, recognising our Great Place to Work culture.

• Winner of the Engineering Consultancy of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
• Winner of the Graduate Programme of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
• Winner of the Best Company to Work For at the Irish Design & Build Awards 2024 & 2025
• Winner of the Best People Development of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2024
• Winner of the Recruitment & Retention Strategy at the Workplace Excellence Awards 2024
• Great Place to Work certified consecutively since 2017
• Top 3 Company Best Workplaces in the medium-sized category at the Great Place to Work awards 2025
• Best Workplaces for Health & Wellbeing 2025 & 2026 Great Place to Work
• Engineers Ireland CPD Accreditation since 20217
• Awarded for Hybrid Way of Working at the 2022 Great Place to Work Awards
• Silver Accreditation through Investors in Diversity 2025

ORS is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive company culture. We foster a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects and supports their individual strengths and experiences.