Site Manager

J. Murphy & Sons Ltd
Glinton, Cambridgeshire
10 months ago
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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 Site Manager:

Plan and deliver all work on a medium sized site, ensuring work is completed on time and to the agreed standard.
Ensure short and medium contract programmes are planned, reviewed, and delivered.
Monitor progress periodically against the project plan and monitor expenditure for labour plant & materials, resolving issues but may escalate critical operational issues to the Project Manager.
Line management of Section Managers and other workflow supervisors/contractors.
Provide periodic updates to clients on project/contract progress, typically operational in nature.
Ensure risk assessments are created, in place and reviewed as and when require
Review plant, labour, and materials to ensure resources are in place for the short to medium term (1-3 months).
Establish and maintain close working relationships with the Murphy team and ensure appropriate level of client/subcontractor engagement to ensure safe timely completion of all site activities.
Close coordination of all sites-based activities in line with customer specifications and procedures.  

Still Interested? Does this sound like you:

HNC Building Studies or a degree in Civil Engineering/Construction Management.
Experience in delivering Civil Engineering / Construction Schemes.
National Gas exposure would be desirable but not essential, training can be provided.
Extensive background in site/contract management delivering contracts of similar value.
Solid health and safety knowledge and will hold a health and safety related qualification

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