Senior Quantity Surveyor Rail - York

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J. Murphy & Sons Limited is a leading global, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 that improves lives by delivering world-class infrastructure.Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada, we provide better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including Transportation, Water, Power, Natural Resources, and Construction & Property.Headquartered in London, we also have a number of related businesses - Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Urban Infrastructure; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. We are specialists in delivering pipelines; design; marine; structural steel; tunnelling; fabrication; bridges and piling; and invest heavily in our substantial holding of plant; equipment and facilities.Murphy employs around 3,500 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, we work as 'One Murphy' by directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success.There's more to Murphy.

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Senior Quantity Surveyor - REAL Alliance (Rail) - YORK

Are you a Senior Quantity Surveyor or a Quantity Surveyor who is looking for that next challenge? Recently recognised as one of the UK's top best Big Companies to work for, you would be working on a prestigious project with continued development with a variety of responsibilities.If this sounds like something you would be interested in look at the role outlined below and if you feel you have the capability and skills, J. Murphy & Sons would love to hear from you regarding the Senior Quantity Surveyor position within our team on REAL Alliance. This project has sites between Doncaster & Berwick, with an office based in York.

Welcome to REAL:As part of our £1.2 billion East Coast Upgrade, we're improving the power supply on the East Coast Main Line to enable faster, quieter, and more environmentally friendly electric trains to run. The upgrade paves the way for the introduction of new trains, such as LNER's Azuma and Hull Trains' Paragon fleetsThe REAL Alliance involves the installation of feeder and substations along the East Coast Main Line, capacity upgrades, new 132kv connection at Hambleton junction and upgrades to existing power supply connections

The Senior Quantity Surveyor (Senior QS) is responsible for the commercial reporting and the coordination of actual costs on behalf of their assigned programme of works, supporting the Commercial Manager in administering the contract and supporting the commercial governance of the Alliance.

What you will be doing

• Collate the commercial reporting requirements on a periodic basis by the Governance Handbook and as directed.
• Brief the Project Manager on the bill of quantities, specification, and contractual implications of the ongoing project.
• Update the project estimate in line with project development and throughout the GRIP delivery stages of the programme.
• Liaise with other disciplines within the programme organisation and wider REAL Alliance to provide robust and accurate commercial information.
• Implement commercial control and audit regimes to achieve adherence to the Governance Plan within own area of expertise.
• Support the Commercial Manager and the wider Commercial Team in ensuring all periodic reporting requirements are fulfilled and provide assurance to the Alliance Management Team as to the accuracy of the reporting outputs.
• The monitoring of costs against tender/contract specifications and agreements. Advising the Commercial Manager immediately of any major problem areas.
• Giving and receiving costing information regarding ongoing contracts and ensure appropriate notification of any variations to cost or specification and gaining the relevant authorisation. Whilst also raising any variation orders or claims as appropriate.
• Prepare and produce Alliance commercial reports relating to AFC management, forecast/actual cost variances, earned value management, change management.

Who we are looking for

• BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying (or equivalent qualification)
• Previous exposure or track record in commercial controls and contract administration for infrastructure projects.
• Experience of working on collaborative projects with multiple companies.
• Ability to present and transmit complex commercial data in a clear and concise manner.