Senior Site Manager

Murphy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Discretionary annual bonus

Above market pension

Life assurance

Maternity/paternity pay

Wedding bonus

Canteen facilities

Professional development

Retail discounts

Gym membership discounts

Cycle to work

Job summary

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Site Manager to lead transportation projects, including rail civils, on the Marks Tey site in the United Kingdom. The role focuses on safety, delivery quality, and cost control while guiding a site team through construction and site logistics.

You will produce and maintain safety plans, manage risk, and drive site performance with a strong emphasis on zero-harm culture and value-for-money outcomes.

Qualifications

• CSCS Card (Supervisor or Managers) required.
• SMSTS certification preferred.
• First Aid at Work certification required.

Responsibilities

• Produce Construction Phase Plans (H&S Plans), Risk Assessments, Method Statements and Task Briefings in line with Murphy procedures.
• Ensure workplaces have effective safety systems and welfare facilities.
• Produce, review and update project-specific execution plans and communicate requirements to all personnel.
• Maintain safe systems of work and record changes in Construction Phase Plans.
• Ensure personnel have required experience, training and knowledge for duties.
• Promote best practice in safety, quality and environment.
• Maintain up-to-date daily diaries and allocation sheets.
• Chair and contribute to weekly site meetings on safety, progress and costs.
• Ensure high quality works meets specifications and manage cost forecasts.
• Establish close working relationships with site supervision for efficient use of labour and plant.
• Promote Murphy Culture Development (Zero Harm).

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Site Managerto work with Transportation on Marks Tey

With a proud history dating back to the 1960s, we provide practical, innovative results, working around the individual needs of our customers. Rail renewals to enhancements, bridge building, highways, ports and emergency earthworks – our award-winning team has extensive experience and has been involved in projects that have changed the face of transport networks in three countries.

We dedicate ourselves to being ‘better engineered’ to ensure our transportation infrastructure solutions meet and exceed customer requirements, delivering value for money through innovation.

A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Site Manager

• Produce Construction Phase Plans (H&S Plans), Risk Assessments, Method Statements and Task Briefings in line with Murphy procedures
• Ensure that workplaces under their control have effective systems, arrangements and supervision for providing a safe workplace and suitable welfare facilities
• Ensure that suitable project specific execution plans are produced reviewed and updated on a regular basis and their requirements are clearly articulated and shared to all project personnel and any others who may be affected
• Review, maintain, update and amend safe systems of work to ensure it is safe and without risk to health, and the changes are recorded in Project Construction Phase Plans (H&S Plans)
• Ensure that all project personnel have the necessary experience, training and knowledge to carry out the duties allocated to them
• Set personal example and promote best practise in safety, quality and environment
• Ensure daily diaries and allocation sheets are up to date
• Chair and contribute to weekly meetings with the site team regarding safety, progress, expenditure, costs and programme
• Ensure high standard of quality on the works to at least meet the specification requirements
• Commercially aware and experienced in producing accurate cost forecasts
• Establish close working relationship with site supervision to ensure cost-effective use of labour and plant
• Participate in, and positively promote, the Murphy Culture Development Culture (leading to Zero Harm)

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• An understanding of the commercial issues in undertaking a medium / large scale construction project
• Previous experience as a Senior/Site Manager/Agent within the Civils sector, preferably in Rail
• CSCS Card (Supervisor or Managers)
• SMSTS
• First Aid at Work

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

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