Jobs in Billington

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 Senior Contracts Manager

Overall management of project teams during the construction and installation phase of the project.
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 Managers to ensure that the construction resource pool is an appropriate size, with an appropriate blend of skill-sets, for the projected workload.
Overall performance management of subcontractors.
Ensures that the construction and installation teams are accountable for their performance against agreed schedules and people-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 the 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.  

Still interested, does this sound like you?

Ideally degree educated in Geotechnical Engineering or civil engineering.
Has gained 10 to 15 years’ experience in the ground engineering industry.
Appointed person in lifting operations would be a preference.
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team to deliver piling contracts, safely, efficiently and within budget/program constraints.
excellent communication skills to effectively liaises with clients and estimating team to offer expertise on tenders