Senior Quantity Surveyor

Thetrupgrade; Tornagrain, Jamestown; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday + 2 extra days

Discretionary annual bonus

Above market pension scheme

Life assurance & health screening

Maternity/paternity pay and returners’

Wedding bonus

Canteen facilities

Professional development investment

Retail discounts & gym memberships

Job summary

Murphy is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial management on an energy project, currently Tornagrain then Jamestown. The role includes contract administration, valuations, cost reporting and change management to support a major Western Isles cable scheme.

You should have NEC Contracts experience, be registered with RICS/ICES or working towards chartership, and bring a strong background in construction/engineering commercial activities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor or stepping up.
• Solid experience across NEC Contracts.
• Registered with RICS / ICES and working towards chartership.
• Experience within a construction/engineering and commercial background.

Responsibilities

• Oversee commercial management of major projects including negotiating sub-contracts and change control.
• Ensure site team adheres to group procedures and governance.
• Manage internal commercial reporting and other required reports.
• Prepare valuations/applications for payment with full documentation.
• Oversee cost reports to client with contractually compliant documentation.
• Manage subcontract and material procurement schedules.
• Administer subcontractor accounts from requisitions to final accounts.
• Undertake contract administration including change management and registers.
• Manage costs while identifying commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change.
• Use cost allocation/coding satisfying internal and external requirements.
• Measure quantities per standard methods of measurement.

Skills

NEC Contracts

Commercial management

Valuations & payments

Education

RICS / ICES registration

Chartered status in progress

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyorto work with Energy on Western Isles linear cable scheme. The role will be based at Tornagrain, IV2 7AE until January 2027 and will then relocate to Jamestown, IV14 9ED.

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 Senior Quantity Surveyor:

• Oversee 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:

• 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.

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