Senior 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 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.