Cost Controller

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 and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; energy 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 4,000 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. Visit (url removed) or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X:

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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