Senior Quantity Surveyor

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Murphy is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial activities on railway/civil projects and ensure adherence to group procedures. The role requires a strong background in measurement, valuations, cost reporting and subcontract administration, with ongoing chartership through RICS/ICES.

You will manage internal reporting, trend commercial risks, and mentor junior staff, while maintaining rigorous cost controls and client communications on major infrastructure work.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying (or equivalent qualification).
• Strong civil and/or rail background (essential) ideally rail.
• Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor or a Quantity Surveyor looking to step up.
• Registered with RICS / ICES and working towards chartership.
• Excellent knowledge of Standard Forms of Contract (NEC) and Standard Methods of Measurement
• Strong communication within presentations and ability to discuss technical issues clearly

Responsibilities

• Encourage and develop a culture of commercial awareness within the team
• Ensure the site team adheres to group procedures and governance
• Composing of internal commercial reporting and any other reports which may be required
• Devising of Valuations/Applications for Payment with full supporting documentation in accordance with the contract
• Construction of Cost Reports to the Client with contractually compliant supporting documentation
• Administration of subcontractor/supplier accounts from the preparation of detailed requisitions, monitoring and authorisation of subcontract payments through to agreement of final accounts
• Preperation and management of subcontract and material procurement schedules
• 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
• Positive engagement with Client equivalent position and development, motivation & performance management of junior staff

Education

BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying

Job description

Murphyis 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 solutionsto infrastructure sectors includingtransportation;natural resources; energy and water.Headquartered in London, Murphy hasa 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 around4,000engineers, 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 www.murphygroup.comor follow us onLinkedIn,Facebook, InstagramandX: #MoretoMurphy

A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Quantity Surveyor

• - Encourage and develop a culture of commercial awareness within the team
• - Ensure the site team adheres to group procedures and governance
• - Composing of internal commercial reporting and any other reports which may be required
• - Devising of Valuations/Applications for Payment with full supporting documentation in accordance with the contract
• - Construction of Cost Reports to the Client with contractually compliant supporting documentation
• - Administration of subcontractor/supplier accounts from the preparation of detailed requisitions, monitoring and authorisation of subcontract payments through to agreement of final accounts
• - Preperation and management of subcontract and material procurement schedules
• - 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
• - Positive engagement with Client equivalent position and development, motivation & performance management of junior staff

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• - BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying (or equivalent qualification)
• - Strong civil and/or rail background (essential) ideally rail
• - Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor or a Quantity Surveyor looking to step up.
• - Registered with RICS / ICES and working towards chartership.
• - Excellent knowledge of Standard Forms of Contract (NEC) and Standard Methods of Measurement
• - Strong communication within presentations and ability t