Who are Murphy

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’ - directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success.

A day in the life of a Murphy Plant Operations Manager

• To ensure all Legal, Safety & Financial Murphy Plant disciplines are carried out.
• Develop and safeguard a high-performing team within location/region.
• Responsibility for day to day running of the operation at the location/region.
• Responsibility for Profit & Loss account within the location/region.
• Comprehensive management of all Human Capital activity within the location/region ensuring complete compliance to Group HC processes.
• Overall SHESQ responsibly for the location/region.
• Drive asset availability and utilisation whilst upholding quality. 
• Ownership and continuous improvement of customer experience with the location/region.
• Create a culture of planning ahead with the operational team.
• Asset Management -ensure that the location/region assets are stored in a safe and effective manner and drive optimum utilisation of assets in conjunction with the Asset Manager.
• Report regularly (by exception) to the Head of Operations (Northern or Southern).
• To arrange and attend monthly Murphy Plant (Northern or Southern) management meetings and subsequently promptly complete all actions agreed.n.
• To be responsible for all operational roles within the location/region and responsibility of P&L
• Consider commercial efficiencies within the location/region to increase profitability.
• Improve customer experience ensuring that JMS are recognised as the Murphy Plant client and are serviced in line with best practice customer service.
• Develop succession management and attract new talent and plan for the future of the location/region in regards to people.    

Still interested does, this sound like you?

• Thorough knowledge of Plant, Machinery, and Transport.    
• Experience within a construction/engineering or similar background
• Strong working knowledge of technical experience with Plant & Machinery.
• Ability to read, interpret and influence a P&L account proactively.    
• Good level Construction/Infrastructure industry contacts with the ability to call upon external experience and assistance.
• Experience of managing people and developing talent.