Senior Site Manager

  • Job Reference: 25268
  • Date Posted: 29 September 2026
  • Employer: J. Murphy & Sons Limited
  • Location: Inverness (IV2 7XB), United Kingdom
  • Salary: On Application
  • Sector: Construction
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Duration: Permanent
  • Work Hours: Full Time

Job Description

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

  • 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.
  • Ensure short and medium contract programmes are planned, reviewed, and delivered.
  • Monitor progress periodically against the project plan and monitor expenditure for labour plant & materials, resolving issues but may escalate critical operational issues to the Project Manager.
  • Line management of Section Managers and other workflow supervisors/contractors.
  • 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).
  • Establish and maintain close working relationships with the Murphy team and ensure appropriate level of client/subcontractor engagement to ensure safe timely completion of all site activities.
  • Close coordination of all sites-based activities in line with customer specifications and procedures.
     

Still Interested? Does this sound like you:

  • HNC Building Studies or a degree in Civil Engineering/Construction Management.
  • Experience in delivering Civil Engineering / Construction Schemes.
  • Extensive background in site/contract management delivering contracts of similar value.
  • Solid health and safety knowledge and will hold a health and safety related qualification.