Quantity Surveyor

Murphy; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discretionary annual bonus and salary/

Above market rate pension scheme

Life assurance and health screening

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Wedding bonus and extra holiday for婚

Canteen facilities in core locations

Professional development investments

Retail discounts and gym memberships

Job summary

Murphy is recruiting for Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors to work within our Energy sector on several projects based in and around London and the South West.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package and a strong commitment to professional development within a forward-thinking, regionally based team. This is a site-focused role requiring presence on project locations across the greater London area and the South West.

Qualifications

• HND/Degree qualification required or equivalent.
• Registered with RICS / ICES and working towards chartership.
• Excellent knowledge of NEC forms and Standard Methods of Measurement.

Responsibilities

• Prepare valuations/applications for payment with full documentation per contract.
• Control cost reports to client with contract-compliant documentation.
• Prepare subcontract and material procurement schedules and manage subcontractor accounts.
• Administer contracts including change management and registers.
• Identify commercial risks, opportunities and value engineering.
• Measure quantities per standard methods of measurement.
• Assist in preparation of project final accounts.
• Draft subcontracts including professional services.

Skills

Contract knowledge

Commercial reporting

Cost control

Education

HND/Degree qualification

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors to work within our Energy sector on several projects based in and around London and the South West.

Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries - ensuring their energy security for decades to come.

We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

A day in the life of a Murphy Quantity Surveyor

• Aid in the internal commercial reporting and any other reports which may be required.
• Prepare Valuations/Applications for Payment with full documentation in accordance with the contract
• Control of Cost Reports to the Client with contractually compliant documentation
• Preparation and 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.
• 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.
• Assist in the preparation of project final accounts.
• Drafting of subcontracts including professional services.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• HND/Degree qualification
• Proven experience within a Commercial role i.e., Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Quantity Surveyor, or a similar role.
• Registered with RICS / ICES and working towards chartership.
• Excellent knowledge of Standard Forms of Contract (NEC) and Standard Methods of Measurement

What’s in it for you?

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy

Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK