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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Murphy is recruiting for a Site Manager to work with Energy Team on the National Grid, EGL1 Project.
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 Site Manager:
Plan and deliver all work on a small/medium sized site or a few smaller sites, 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 Grid SR163 is 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
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, Gold 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 £5.8bn and £39m Invested in environmentally friendly plant there really is #MoretoMurphy
If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Jack Roberts on (phone number removed) to discuss in more detail.
Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK
