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Senior Quantity Surveyor
| Posting date: | 17 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £45000-75000 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 April 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS9 0SG |
| Company: | J Murphy & Sons |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 22332-43247489 |
Summary
Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (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 and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power 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 3,600 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. #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 to negotiate and persuade others
- Full driving licence & flexible with travel
- directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. #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 to negotiate and persuade others
- Full driving licence & flexible with travel