Senior Quantity Surveyor
| Posting date: | 05 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50000-80000 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 March 2026 |
| Location: | Wigan, WA3 3JD |
| Company: | J Murphy & Sons |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 23940-43952828 |
Summary
Murphy is recruiting for a [[title]] to work with Energy on the Norwich to Tilbury scheme, as part of our delivery of the Great Grid partnership (GGP)Based at Wigan
- WA3 3JD and 3 days at site at Bury St Edmunds.
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.
- WA3 3JD and 3 days at site at Bury St Edmunds.
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.