Managing Quantity Surveyor – Dublin Port

About Us:

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, Canada, USA and Australia, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation, water, energy and natural resources. We also have a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Plant; 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 more than 4,300 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.

Main Purpose of Role:

Efficiently manage all commercial aspects of the Project and maintain regular liaison with all stakeholders.

Role Duties:

Team Management and Development

• Assist with the recruitment and staffing structure/ utilisation for direct reports.
• Assist in building a team, manage the development of personal plans, establishment of objectives/targets for all direct reports and monitor on an ongoing basis - maintain performance.
• Delegation of appropriate work to all staff, whilst maintaining accountability.
• Ensure the site teams adheres to group procedures and governance.

Commercial Service Delivery

• Collate, analysis & challenge Cost/Value Reports and forecasts as required, implement required actions.
• Design and implement a commercial strategy for their portfolio and tenders with the assistance of their functional manager
• Ensure that the Commercial Practitioners administer the contracts correctly in a timely and professional manner.
• Identify, mitigate and manage risk & opportunities for the portfolio of work.
• Assist with the development and training of Commercial Practitioners including supervisor / mentor / counsellor role for staff undertaking their APC or equivalent.
• Encourage and develop a culture of contractual & commercial awareness on all projects.
• Be responsible, where required, to ensure that a review of all of the contractual obligations and commercial risks is carried out prior to the submission of tenders.
• Assist in maximising of cash position, including WIP control, cash flow production & improvement plans for all projects.
• Identification and advice upon of insurance related issues, including PI.
• Ensuring a margin improvement plan exists on each project.
• Assist in work winning duties as required, including proactive release of team members and attendance at Client Presentations for Tender Interviews
• Ensuring optimum performance of commercial team for the portfolio of work, undertaking constant reviewing for margin gains in efficiency and timely resource forecasting.
• Ability to handle Client disputes, with assistance.
• Ensure that the outturn costs on the projects are monitored on a monthly basis through a detailed bottom up resourced and costed forecast maintained.
• Undertake any other work as required of you by the Commercial Director.

Qualifications & Skills

• SCSI/ RICS accredited degree
• Safe Pass at appropriate level
• Proven Management Skills.         
• 5 years post qualification experience.    
• Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS) or equivalent. (Desirable)
• Commercially astute with substantially proven experience within a commercial role in the Construction Industry.              Behaviour training experience.
• Excellent knowledge of Standard Forms of Contract and Standard Methods of Measurement. 
• Understanding of programming techniques and project controls.              
• Computer literate with strong skills in Microsoft Office Applications (Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint).
• Full driving license.         

What Murphy Offer In Return:

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme available from day one
• 27 days annual leave per annum.
• Generous Private Healthcare Allowance
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development.
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts, cycle to work scheme etc.

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in Ireland.

If you have any queries, please email HR@murphygroup.ie.