Quantity Surveyor

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, Canada and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; energy 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 4,000 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. Visit (url removed) or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X:

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A day in the life of a Murphy Quantity Surveyor:

• Confident working within a design-led environment and familiar with NEC4 contracts (primarily PSC and ECS options), as well as internal recharging mechanisms and supporting consultancy frameworks
• Support pre-contract commercial engagement and pricing of design packages
• Manage commercial performance across internal and external projects
• Monitor and report on cost, value, and change for a portfolio of multi-disciplinary design packages
• Support time-based cost recovery (Option E), including timesheet validation and Defined Cost substantiation
• Collaborate with discipline leads, planners, and finance teams to maintain cost forecast accuracy
• Contribute to internal recharge processes and cost-to-complete tracking for MAE resource deployment
• Ensure contract compliance with NEC4 and client requirement
• Assist in the development of commercial procedures and governance for the growing business unit 

Still interested, does this sound like you? 

• Demonstrable experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Senior QS under NEC3/4 contracts
• Strong commercial awareness in a design-led or multidisciplinary engineering environment
• Proven ability to manage time-based cost recovery and support project cost controls
• Understanding of internal cost recharge models and consultancy frameworks
• Proficient in cost reporting, forecasting and value management
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills – able to liaise across engineering, delivery, and commercial teams
• High level of attention to detail and organisational ability
• Experience with internal and external consultancy models
• Familiarity with NEC4 PSC Option E and ECS Option A/B
• Chartered or working towards MRICS/MICES or equivalent
• Experience with project cost tools (e.g., CEMAR, Aconex, Excel trackers)