Environmental Manager


Company:	J Murphy & Sons
Salary:	£45000-90000 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Thurso, KW14 7XW
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	2 Sept 2026
Closing date:	30 Sept 2026

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Summary

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 www.murphygroup.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X: #MoretoMurphy

A day in the life of a Murphy Environmental Manager:

- Establish and provide Leadership in best practice in environmental and sustainability matters in conjunction with the SHESQ function.

- Ensure management controls are in place so that all personnel are aware of their statutory duties and responsibilities, and to provide advice as and when required.

- Take a lead with site management teams to ensure compliance with all requirements stipulated in the environmental and sustainability plans.

- Lead, partake and oversee accident / incident investigations in accordance with the Company procedure and, analysing all data, making recommendations to avoid any reoccurrences.

- Collate & review environmental and sustainability statistics to identify trends and areas for improvement.

- Develop and implement environmental and sustainability campaigns and improvement plans in agreement with the Operations Director / SHES Director.

- Manage and where required be involved in the preparation & review of environmental and sustainability documents including those of 3rd parties.

- Produce environmental and sustainability plans, procedures and associated documentation and check compliance.

- Identify significant environmental and sustainability issues and help set-up contracts / yards to include appropriate controls.

- Manage and Identify any environmental and sustainability consents / permits or exemptions that are required and ensure they are obtained.

- Provide reports, presentations, and information as directed by the Business / SHESQ function.

- Input and review of pre-qualification, tender and environmental and sustainability award submission

Still interested, does this sound like you?

- Chartered IEMA

- Understanding of practical environmental risk mitigation on significant construction projects such as Waste management, Water management and pollution prevention, Statutory nuisance, Contaminated land, Ecological mitigation,

- Consents, licencing and DCO experience and Biodiversity Net Gain.

- Solid Understanding of Net Zero principles.

- Experience within Carbon Measurement and action to drive reduction / efficiency.

- Experience in Environmental Incident Management and Investigation

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