Senior Quantity Surveyor

apartmentJ Murphy & Sons placeAlness calendar_month 
Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (Murphy) is a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure.
Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power and water. Headquartered in London, Murphy has a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services.
Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel, tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities. Murphy employs around 3,600 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world.
Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’
  • directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. #MoreToMurphy

A Day in the life of a Senior Quantity Surveyor:

  • Responsible for the commercial management of a major project (or projects) including managing/negotiating sub-contracts, change management, commercial reporting etc.
  • Ensure the site team adheres to group procedures and governance
  • Management of internal commercial reporting and any other reports which may be required
  • Preparation of Valuations/Applications for Payment with full supporting documentation in accordance with the contract
  • Oversee Cost Reports to the Client with contractually compliant supporting documentation
  • Management of subcontract and material procurement schedules
  • Administration of subcontractor/supplier accounts from the preparation of detailed requisitions, monitoring and authorisation of subcontract payments through to agreement of final accounts
  • Undertake the contract administration, including change management and maintain associated registers
  • Manage costs whilst identifying commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change
  • Use the cost allocation/coding which satisfies both internal and external requirements
  • Measurement of quantities in accordance with the standard methods of measurement as required

Still Interested, does this sound like you:

  • HND/Degree qualification
  • Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor or a Quantity Surveyor looking to step up.
  • Solid experience across NEC Contracts.
  • Registered with RICS / ICES and working towards chartership.
  • Experience within a construction/engineering/similar and commercial background.
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