Senior Site Manager (SR163)

J Murphy & Sons; Malmesbury; Sur place; GBP 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discretionary bonus and salary review

Above market pension

Life assurance and health screening

Maternity/paternity pay & wedding/marA

Canteen facilities and employee perks

Professional development investment

Retail discounts and gym memberships

Résumé du poste

Murphy is recruiting a Senior Site Manager (SR163) to lead energy transmission projects, based out of Cardiff with site travel. The role requires coordinating high‑voltage substations, safety compliance, and interface with National Grid and design teams.

Successful candidates will hold SR163 authorisation, CSCS/SMSTS credentials, and a UK driving licence, with a track record in live HV projects and CDM governance. The package includes strong benefits and progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven background delivering live high-voltage transmission/substation projects.
• Experience leading complex construction teams on energy infrastructure.
• Knowledge of CDM 2015 duties and RAMS processes.

Responsabilités

• Represent the Principal Contractor and discharge duties under CDM 2015 as Site Manager.
• Oversee health, safety, and compliance; manage CPPs and RAMS.
• Coordinate substation, HV, and M&E construction activities and subcontractors.
• Liaise with National Grid, design teams, and engineers to resolve site issues.

Connaissances

High-voltage experience

Site leadership

CDM compliance

Outils

SR163 authorisation

NSI 6 & 8 competencies

SMSTS

First Aid at Work

Impressed Voltage Management

Description du poste

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Site Manager (SR163) to work with Energy on the Electricity Transmission Project in Minety. Based out of our Cardiff office initially, with site travel required.

Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries

- ensuring their energy security for decades to come. We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the frontier of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Site Manager (SR163) to work with Energy on the Electricity Transmission Project in Minety. Based out of our Cardiff office initially, with site travel required.

Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries

- ensuring their energy security for decades to come. We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the frontier of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

The SR163 Site Manager (acting as a Principal Contractor Site Manager / PCSM) is responsible forleading, coordinating, and safely managing high-voltage substations and energy infrastructure construction projects.

A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Site Manager:

• Represent the Principal Contractor and assist them in discharging their duties under the Construction(Design & Management Regulation 2015) by enacting the Site Manager role.
• Health, Safety, and Compliance: Enact Principal Contractor duties under the CDM Regulations 2015,manage Construction Phase Plans (CPPs), review RAMS (Risk Assessments and Method Statements)
• Substation & Site Controls: Manage impressed voltage hazard controls, temporary works, excavationsafety (HSG47), and CDM demarcation zones in live EHV/substation environments
• Site Operations & Coordination: Oversee daily civil, electrical, or M&E construction activities, directsubcontractors, and manage site resources, plant, and logistics
• Stakeholder & Design Liaison: Act as the primary contact between National Grid representatives, designteams, engineers, and subcontractors to resolve site issues and track progress.
• Documentation & Auditing: Conduct site inductions, toolbox talks, safety inspections, audits, and maintainproject/H&S files.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Industry Experience: Proven background managing live high-voltage transmission on substationinfrastructure projects.
• SR163 Authorisation: Valid National Grid SR163 site management credentials and NSI 6 & 8 competencies.
• Hold Safety & Technical Tickets: SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme), First Aid at Work,Temporary Works Coordinator/Supervisor (TWC/TWS), and Impressed Voltage Management (IVMP)training.
• Working Knowledge of Substations, Primary, Secondary and Auxiliary equipment
• Experience with drafting Risk Assessment & Method Statements
• Full UK Driving Licence

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