Stakeholder & Governance Manager

J. Murphy & Sons Ltd; Cromarty; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Murphy is seeking a Stakeholder & Governance Manager to lead the delivery of stakeholder engagement and governance across the framework. You will develop strategies, manage client and regulator relationships, and ensure alignment with project objectives and budgets.

Leading teams across Social Value, Engagement, Communications and Sustainability, you will drive proactive risk management and trusted collaboration with stakeholders to support successful project mobilisation and delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience developing internal and external stakeholder strategies.
• Proven leadership in stakeholder, communications, governance, or project management.
• Experience in regulated infrastructure, utilities, energy, construction, or major projects.
• HNC/HND, NVQ Level 5, Degree or equivalent relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the successful delivery of the Stakeholder & Governance function, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, programme objectives, budgetary controls, and Murphy standards.
• Set the standard for stakeholder engagement, governance, and communication across the framework.
• Develop and implement stakeholder, social value, communications, and sustainability strategies that support project and business objectives.
• Identify risks, issues, and opportunities, ensuring they are managed proactively and resolved in a controlled and timely manner.
• Ensure stakeholder and governance activities are aligned with project programmes, key milestones, and delivery objectives.
• Provide leadership and line management to the Social Value, Stakeholder Engagement, Communications, and Sustainability teams.
• Build and maintain effective client, community, and stakeholder relationships, fostering collaboration and trust throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure appropriate governance arrangements, engagement plans, and reporting structures are in place to support successful framework delivery.
• Drive alignment between project teams, clients, regulators, and external stakeholders to facilitate efficient decision-making and project progression.
• Resolve day-to-day operational challenges, escalating business-critical issues to the Operations Manager where required.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Governance

Communication

Leadership

Relationship management

Project management

Education

HNC/HND, NVQ Level 5, Degree

Job description

Murphyis 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 solutionsto infrastructure sectors includingtransportation;natural resources; energy and water.

Headquartered in London, Murphy hasa 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 around4,000engineers, 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 onLinkedIn,Facebook, InstagramandX:

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A day in the life of a Murphy Stakeholder & Governance Manager:

• Accountable for the successful delivery of the Stakeholder & Governance function, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, programme objectives, budgetary controls, and Murphy standards.
• Set the standard for stakeholder engagement, governance, and communication across the framework.
• Develop and implement stakeholder, social value, communications, and sustainability strategies that support project and business objectives.
• Identify risks, issues, and opportunities, ensuring they are managed proactively and resolved in a controlled and timely manner.
• Ensure stakeholder and governance activities are aligned with project programmes, key milestones, and delivery objectives.
• Provide leadership and line management to the Social Value, Stakeholder Engagement, Communications, and Sustainability teams.
• Build and maintain effective client, community, and stakeholder relationships, fostering collaboration and trust throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure appropriate governance arrangements, engagement plans, and reporting structures are in place to support successful framework delivery.
• Drive alignment between project teams, clients, regulators, and external stakeholders to facilitate efficient decision-making and project progression.
• Resolve day-to-day operational challenges, escalating business-critical issues to the Operations Manager where required.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering internal and external stakeholder strategies, aligning decision-makers, managing expectations, and fostering collaborative engagement to support successful project mobilisation and delivery.
• Proven experience in a stakeholder, communications, governance, or project management leadership role.
• HNC/HND, NVQ Level 5, Degree, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience working on complex, multi-disciplinary projects within a matrix environment, successfully delivering against programme, cost, and quality objectives.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-management skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all organisational levels.
• Experience managing stakeholder engagement within regulated infrastructure, utilities, energy, construction, or major-project environments