Senior Project Support Coordinator

Murphy; Golborne; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Discretionary annual bonus

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Wedding bonus

Professional development

Job summary

Murphy is seeking a Senior Project Support Coordinator to join the Project Support Team in the UK. The role is focused on delivering finance and administrative support to project teams, ensuring smooth operations and accurate financial handling.

You will work in a fast-paced environment, coordinating with site managers and project staff to maintain process compliance and effective reporting. A proactive, collaborative approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a transaction process role (AP, purchase ledger, procurement, finance) or broad business administration.
• Experience in the construction industry or similar may be beneficial.
• Effective stakeholder management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Working knowledge of MS Office and a general competence with systems.

Responsibilities

• Take accountability for executing key finance and project processes (requisitions, GRN orders, reporting) for materials, resources and plant.
• Work with site managers on weekly paid and agency labour processes (timesheets, coding, overtime requests).
• Use accounting system to process project transactions and run reports.
• Run weekly management order reports and attend meetings with Project Manager and QS as needed.
• Highlight and escalate issues affecting financial accuracy or process compliance on site.
• Promote continuous improvement and share best practices within the team.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Interpersonal skills

MS Office proficiency

Systems literacy

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Project Support Coordinator to work with the Project Support Team. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the USA, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation, water, power and natural resources.

So that our teams out on projects can run smoothly it is vital that we have robust support functions in place.

We are committed to fostering an engaging and collaborative work environment in which each person’s career is nurtured and developed. We focus on employee development, providing a culture of innovation and positive work-life balance.

The ideal applicant will have responsibility for the delivery of key financial processes and administrative activities to support the project. Working in a fast-paced environment, you will be dealing with a variety of people at all levels, strong communication and organisation is key to this role.

A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Project Support Coordinator

• Take accountability for executing key finance and project processes (raising requisitions, GRN orders, reporting status) associated with ordering materials, resources and plant
• Work alongside Site managers with key weekly paid and agency labour processes (e.g. timesheet collection, coding, collecting overtime requests)
• Use the chosen accounting system for processing project transactions and running reports
• Run weekly management order reports, review and attend meetings with the Project Manager, Quantity Surveyor where required
• Highlight and escalation to the Project Manager on interventions required on Site where there is lack of process compliance by site personnel that would risk financial accuracy of the project numbers
• Promote a culture of Continuous Improvement and of sharing best practice amongst the team

Still interested does this sound liek you?

• Relevant experience in a transaction process role (AP, purchase ledger, procurement, finance) and/or broad business administration position
• Experience working in the construction industry or similar may be beneficial
• Effective stakeholder management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Working knowledge of MS Office, and a general competence with systems

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, Platinum 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 £5.4bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy.

Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK