Works Superintendent

J Murphy & Sons Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

J Murphy & Sons Limited is seeking a hands-on site professional to lead on-site resources, coordinate multiple workstreams and ensure projects meet timelines and quality standards.

You will collaborate with project managers, clients and subcontractors, maintain safety compliance, and drive best practices across Earthwork, Drainage and Civil operations. Flexibility to travel and stay away from home is required.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and collaboration skills essential for coordinating on-site teams.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams across Earthwork, Drainage & Civil operations with safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage on-site resources including plant, machinery, and materials, to optimise productivity and project efficiency.
• Oversee Multiple workstreams across various sectors, Earthwork / Drainage & Civil operations, applying best practices and maintaining compliance with environmental and safety standards.
• Coordinate effectively with subcontractors and internal teams to maintain workflow and meet project timelines.
• Ensure compliance with relevant Health & Safety Requirements.
• Site briefings, risk assessments.
• Collaborate with project managers, clients, and stakeholders.
• Maintain Murphy project quality controls to help us always deliver.
• Maintain rigorous quality control and deliver work to the highest specification, ensuring project success from start to finish.

Skills

Strong communicator

Strong collaborator

Travel flexibility

Microsoft Excel

Full UK driving licence

Education

CSCS card

SSSTS / SMSTS

SR163 holder

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. Visit www.murphygroup.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X: #MoretoMurphy

What your day will look like:

• Manage on-site resources including plant, machinery, and materials, to optimise productivity and project efficiency.
• Oversee Multiple workstreams across various sectors, Earthwork / Drainage & Civil operations, applying best practices and maintaining compliance with environmental and safety standards.
• Coordinate effectively with subcontractors and internal teams to maintain workflow and meet project timelines.
• Ensure compliance with relevant Health & Safety Requirements.
• Site briefings, risk assessments.
• Collaborate with project managers, clients, and stakeholders.
• Maintain Murphy project quality controls to help us always deliver.
• Maintain rigorous quality control and deliver work to the highest specification, ensuring project success from start to finish.

Experience on Major Projects including drainage, utilities, pavement, piling, RC ground level structures, (marine optional)

• CSCS
• SSSTS / SMSTS Card holder
• SR163 holder (ideal but not essential)
• Strong communicator
• Strong collaborator with the ability to build solid working relationships across the team.
• Flexibility to travel and stay away from home.
• Proficiency in relevant engineering software and Microsoft suites, in particular Microsoft Excel
• Full UK driving licence.

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'