Construction Manager
| Company: | J Murphy & Sons |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £50000-90000 per annum |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Inverness, IV2 7XB |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 21 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 19 Oct 2026 |
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 Construction Manager:
- Co-ordination of constructability input during solutions identification and development phase.
- Co-ordination and allocation of construction staff to projects ensuring that appropriate construction and installation staff are appointed to individual projects: based on experience, skills and knowledge.
- Liaises with the Project Manager/Senior Site Manager to ensure that the construction resource pool is an appropriate size, with an appropriate blend of skill-sets for the projected workload.
- Overall management of construction resources including Labour, Plant and Materials.
- Overall performance management of subcontractors.
- Ensures that the construction and installation teams are accountable for their performance against agreed schedules and man-hour budgets.
- Ensures that all construction and installation activities are carried out in accordance with Health and Safety Legislation.
- Ensures that the duties of the Principal Contractor are discharged in accordance with the CDM Regulations.
- Ensures that all temporary and permanent construction and installation activities are carried out in accordance with agreed quality procedures.
- Interfaces with all other functional leaders within the organisation to facilitate successful development of the project from solution stage constructability through construction, installation, commissioning and handover to the client.
- Ensure regular input from the Project Manager is gained on third party, environmental and public relations issues.
- Participate in, and positively promote, the Murphy Culture Development Culture (leading to Zero Harm).
Still interested, does this sound like you?
- Proven experience managing construction activities on major infrastructure, transmission, power, or HVDC projects as a Construction Manager for a tier 1 or tier 2 contractor.
- Excellent health, safety, environmental and quality (HSEQ) leadership with a strong commitment to achieving Zero Harm.
- Ability to manage contractors, subcontractors, and specialist suppliers to deliver against programme objectives.
- Strong commercial awareness with experience managing budgets, productivity, change control, and cost performance.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build effective relationships with clients, landowners, regulators, local authorities, and project partners.
- Trenchless experience desirable, but not essential.
- IT literate: Microsoft Office, Outlook, Teams etc.