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Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (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 and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power 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 3,600 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.
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Area Costing Manager (Office Manager) - South
The Project Support Manager has responsibility for the operational delivery of key finance process and administrative activities (processing, reporting, cost control and compliance) that support Project Managers on Murphy projects.
You will be responsible for the Project Support Coordinators in Kentish Town, Hemel Hempstead, Isle of Grain, Bristol and Cambridge and Beaulieu and will need to travel to this locations as and when needed. on Murphy projects.
What you will be doing
Be responsible for maintaining key senior site-based relationship, in particular with the Project and Site Manager
Be responsible for ensuring Murphy project managers are supported in a consistent, standard way across all projects
The onboarding of new Project Support Co-Ordinators to ensure that standard practices are carried out for all Murphy projects
Making the appropriate interventions (e.g. highlighting lack of process compliance) upon collecting/reviewing metrics to support SLA reporting and team performance monitoring
Foster a culture of Continuous Improvement and of sharing best practice amongst the team
Developing the team members within the team structure and supporting SSC wide talent management activity in line with the SSC People Plan
Proposing the right mix of employees and contractors for the team, and proposing the sizing the team to meet business demands
Who we are looking for
Experience working in a construction industry, with an understanding of the mechanics of the supply chain
Experienced in the mechanics of cost control and project-based activity
Managing staff in a process organised team, ideally Purchase to Pay process or broad business administration
Experienced relationship manager
Understanding of basic financial accounting practices, related to site and construction
Well-developed people skills
Construction Industry Site experience