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. 

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Senior Quantity Surveyor - Isle of Grain, Kent
 
Murphy is currently recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our award-winning Energy team in the Isle of Grain, Kent. Our team is known for its extensive in-house expertise and continual drive to innovate within the industry. The Senior Quantity Surveyor will provide assistance, support, and advice on all commercial issues on the Isle of Grain, National Grid LNG project.
 
Following the ‘One Murphy’ approach, we’re able to deliver all aspects of the projects we work on. Murphy has designed, constructed, and commissioned projects for clients including National Grid, Cadent Gas, OPA, SGN, National Grid Ventures, on both transmission and distribution networks. Our projects include Compressor stations, Natural Gas and LNG Terminals, AGI’s, pipelines and diversions.
 
What you will be doing

• Ensure the site team adheres to group procedures and governance
• Preparation of internal commercial reporting and any other reports which may be required
• Preparation of Valuations/Applications for Payment with full documentation in accordance with the contract
• Preparation of Cost Reports to the Client with contractually compliant documentation
• Preparation and 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

Who we are looking for?

• HND/Degree qualification
• Proven experience within a Quantity Surveyor or similar role.
• Registered with RICS / ICES and working towards chartership.
• Strong communication within presentations and ability to negotiate and persuade others.
• Experience within a construction/engineering/similar and commercial background.