Senior Quantity Surveyor

Murphy; Twinstead; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday with buy‑up option

Discretionary annual bonus

Above market pension scheme

Life assurance

Health screening

Enhanced sick pay

Maternity/paternity pay and returners’

Job summary

Murphy is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the Energy team for the Twinstead Green Project in Sudbury, Essex. You will oversee commercial reporting, valuations, cost reports and subcontract management on a major Civil/EPC type assignment.

The role requires NEC Contract experience, a HND or degree, and active registration with RICS/ICES (or working toward chartership). On-site work in Essex with Murphy’s established project teams.

Qualifications

• HND or degree in quantity surveying or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor or a timeserved Surveyor stepping up.
• Solid knowledge of NEC Contracts.
• Registered with RICS or ICES and working toward chartership.
• Experience on civil engineering and/or major construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the site team adheres to group procedures and governance.
• Manage internal commercial reporting and other required reports.
• Prepare valuations/applications for payment with full supporting documentation.
• Oversee cost reports to the client with contractually compliant documentation.
• Manage subcontract and material procurement schedules.
• Administer subcontractor/supplier accounts from requisitions to final accounts.
• Undertake contract administration, change management and maintain registers.
• Identify commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change.
• Use cost allocation/coding to satisfy internal and external requirements.
• Measure quantities in accordance with standard methods of measurement.

Skills

NEC Contracts

Education

HND/Degree qualification

RICS/ICES membership (or working toward chartership)

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to work with Energy on the Twinstead Green Project in Sudbury, Essex.

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 Senior Quantity Surveyor

• 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
• 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 times served Quantity Surveyor looking to step up.
• Solid knowledge across NEC Contracts.
• Registered with RICS / ICES and working towards chartership.
• Experience on Civil Engineering and/or Major Construction Projects.

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