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Site Manager

Job details
Posting date: 07 January 2026
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £35000-65000 per annum
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 04 February 2026
Location: Preston, PR5 6UP
Company: J Murphy & Sons
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 23711-43884931

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Summary

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. Visit www.murphygroup.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X: #MoretoMurphy
A day in the life of a Murphy Site Manager
- To plan and deliver all work on a small/medium sized site or a few smaller sites, ensuring work is completed on time and to the agreed standard.
- To ensure short and medium contract programmes are planned, reviewed, and delivered.
- To monitor progress periodically against the project plan and monitor expenditure, resolving issues but may escalate critical operational issues to the Project Manager (if a larger site).
- Provide periodic updates to clients on project/contract progress, typically operational in nature.
- Ensure risk assessments are created, in place and reviewed as and when required.
- Review plant, labour and materials to ensure resources are in place for the short to medium term (1-3 months).
- Liaise with the Project Manager to resolve any technical issues outside of the scope of works.
- Responsible for a team of Section Managers/General Foreman and workflow supervisors.

Still interested, does this sound like you?
- HNC Building Studies or a degree in Civil Engineering/Construction Management.
- Knowledge sufficient to attain Chartered level of ICE.
- Background in site/contract management delivering contracts of similar value.
- First aid qualification is desirable.

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