Job Description
Job Title:  Cost Controller
Job Location:  Glasgow (G73 1DF)
Country/Region:  United Kingdom

Murphy is recruiting for a Cost Controller to work with Energy Team on the SSE ASTI Framework.

 

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 Cost Controller:

  • Provide central support to the ASTI Portfolio 
  • Cost and Value Reporting
  • Change Control
  • Payment and Cashflow
  • Subcontract Procurement and Management
  • Contract Administration
  • Ongoing review of all project costs, including identification and reallocation of any erroneous costs.
  • Monitoring activities to ensure accurate and timely processing of payments, expense reports and other project related expenses.
  • Provision of accurate and timely cost reports to the project teams, in an established format, to facilitate the monthly reporting and application for payment cycle.
  • Assisting the project teams by providing information to contribute to accurate and robust forecasts for all projects.
  • Undertake all monthly journalling requirement for the projects, ensuring compliance with Murphy policy documents.
  • Provision of substantiation to recorded costs if requested from the Project Team or Client, including support during client audits.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement activities within the projects, including identifying and developing innovative methods for improving the cost control processes, process implementation and compliance validation. · Liaise with commercial team and process any master data changes and provide a point of contact for Power BI reporting for new and existing reports.

 

Still interested, does this sound like you?

  • HND/Degree qualification
  • Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor looking to step up.
  • Solid experience across NEC Contracts.
  • Registered with RICS / ICES and working towards chartership.
  • Experience within a construction/engineering/similar and commercial background.

 

 

What’s in it for you?

  • 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
  • Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
  • Above market rate contributory pension scheme
  • Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
  • Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
  • Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
  • Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
  • Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

 

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy

 

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call James Hing on 07353 134946 to discuss in more detail. 

 

Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.

 

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