Total 8 job vacancies by J Murphy & Sons

Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (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 and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power 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 3,600 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. #MoreToMurphy
Senior Planner –Rail
- TRU Alliance
Welcome to TRU East:
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) aims to deliver faster, longer, more frequent, and more reliable services across the north of England, from Newcastle, Hull and York towards Manchester and Liverpool via Leeds.
The aim of the TRU Alliance is to transform the East of Leeds route allowing people to travel faster, more reliably and in greater comfort between the North’s great cities. Providing passengers with more choice, more seats, and better facilities on a safer, cleaner, more environmentally friendly railway.

Are you a Senior Planner looking for your next challenge on one of the UK’S most esteemed Projects? If so, then we’d like to hear from you. Murphy has created a new role for a Senior Planner to work on a high-profile rail project in Leeds/York. You will prepare and articulate expert plans for the project, ensuring that they comply with company and functional procedures. You will drive efficiency by certifying they meet with standards and contribute to business success.

What you will be doing

- Collaborate across disciplines to develop and revise the civil delivery programme, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of intended delivery strategy, dependencies, risks and progress.
- Input into progress reporting, contribute insights, identify issues and propose effective solutions.
- Prepare a resourced programme, including reviewing the outcome for conformance with expectations and requirements.
- Contribute to the risk register and undertake schedule risk analysis.
- Work closely with other planners/sections to identify and plan critical interfaces.
- Input into collaborative planning and interface workshops.
- Manage personally controlled project documentation in an orderly fashion.
- Carry out other relevant duties as required from time to time.
- Contribute to coaching, supporting and formal training of others.
- Provide a link to communicate planning community information between all parties
- Draw up a bid preparation programme and contribute to the tender queries database.
- Define methods and establish competitive outputs, in consultation with the estimator and other team members, including the supply chain in appropriate circumstances.
- Assist with the design engineer to establish a design brief for temporary works.
- Provide the estimator with a justified schedule of temporary works and other indirect cost items.

Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (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 and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power 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 3,600 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. #MoreToMurphy
Senior Planner –Rail
- TRU Alliance
Welcome to TRU East:
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) aims to deliver faster, longer, more frequent, and more reliable services across the north of England, from Newcastle, Hull and York towards Manchester and Liverpool via Leeds.
The aim of the TRU Alliance is to transform the East of Leeds route allowing people to travel faster, more reliably and in greater comfort between the North’s great cities. Providing passengers with more choice, more seats, and better facilities on a safer, cleaner, more environmentally friendly railway.

Are you a Senior Planner looking for your next challenge on one of the UK’S most esteemed Projects? If so, then we’d like to hear from you. Murphy has created a new role for a Senior Planner to work on a high-profile rail project in Leeds/York. You will prepare and articulate expert plans for the project, ensuring that they comply with company and functional procedures. You will drive efficiency by certifying they meet with standards and contribute to business success.

What you will be doing

- Collaborate across disciplines to develop and revise the civil delivery programme, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of intended delivery strategy, dependencies, risks and progress.
- Input into progress reporting, contribute insights, identify issues and propose effective solutions.
- Prepare a resourced programme, including reviewing the outcome for conformance with expectations and requirements.
- Contribute to the risk register and undertake schedule risk analysis.
- Work closely with other planners/sections to identify and plan critical interfaces.
- Input into collaborative planning and interface workshops.
- Manage personally controlled project documentation in an orderly fashion.
- Carry out other relevant duties as required from time to time.
- Contribute to coaching, supporting and formal training of others.
- Provide a link to communicate planning community information between all parties
- Draw up a bid preparation programme and contribute to the tender queries database.
- Define methods and establish competitive outputs, in consultation with the estimator and other team members, including the supply chain in appropriate circumstances.
- Assist with the design engineer to establish a design brief for temporary works.
- Provide the estimator with a justified schedule of temporary works and other indirect cost items.

Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (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 and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power 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 3,600 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. #MoreToMurphy
Senior Administrator
- York ( with some travel to Leeds) Welcome to TRU East:
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) aims to deliver faster, longer, more frequent, and more reliable services across the north of England, from Newcastle, Hull and York towards Manchester and Liverpool via Leeds.
The aim of the TRU East Alliance is to transform the East of Leeds route allowing people to travel faster, more reliably and in greater comfort between the North’s great cities. Providing passengers with more choice, more seats, and better facilities on a safer, cleaner, more environmentally friendly railway
The Senior Administrator provides high level support to the Alliance Manager and the Alliance Management Team (AMT) within the TRU East of Leeds Alliance. Working within a team environment this role is pivotal, providing high quality office management, facilities, organisational and administrative support..The role may be required to take on several ad-hoc projects as the Alliance develops.
Who we are looking for

- Ensure that appropriate alliancing behaviours and ‘best for project’ approaches are always adopted, leading by example in the pursuit of successful delivery of the Programme to the benefit of all Alliance Members.
- Office management duties at the Meridian House office in York including but not limited to; coordinating the facial recognition sign in access and equipment, managing internal meeting room bookings, ordering stationary, printer and other general office supplies, maintaining an up-to-date local distribution list, displaying posters and other communications around the office, liaising with the SHES team to manage the presence of first aiders and fire marshals, arranging deliveries, procuring items as required, acting as a point of contact for external contractors (e.g. coordinating installation of IT equipment).
- Liaising with the in-house facilities team at the Meridian House office in York, raising any facilities related issues and monitoring resolutions.
- Distributing building passes, monitoring completion of the online office induction prior to issuing.
- Liaising with the People Team regarding elements of localised onboarding and offboarding as required, ensuring the latest processes are actively followed.Liaising with Office & Facilities Managers across all locations regarding processes and policies that must align across the whole Alliance.
- Supporting the social committee with localised events and activities taking place in the Meridian House office in York.
- Minute taking support as required for the AMT and following up actions from meetings as directed using the Asite system.
- Providing admin support to the AMT as requested including but not limited to; printing, copying, Word processing, formatting into Visio or PowerPoint presentations, pulling together packs for meetings/presentations/events etc.
- Maintain electronic filing via Asite, ProjectWise and any other relevant systems, and document approval via DocuSign.
- Undertake any other general support or reasonable duties required by the AMT in line with the needs of the project and the wider TRU East programme.


Who we are looking for

- Experience in a similar role on a collaborative projects with multiple companies desired.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- High level literacy and IT skills, with proven ability to expertly use a range of relevant software especially Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Attention to detail and personal resilience and ability to respond positively to pressure.
- Ability to prioritise and manage a diverse workload.

Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (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 and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power 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 3,600 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. #MoreToMurphy
Senior Administrator
- York ( with some travel to Leeds) Welcome to TRU East:
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) aims to deliver faster, longer, more frequent, and more reliable services across the north of England, from Newcastle, Hull and York towards Manchester and Liverpool via Leeds.
The aim of the TRU East Alliance is to transform the East of Leeds route allowing people to travel faster, more reliably and in greater comfort between the North’s great cities. Providing passengers with more choice, more seats, and better facilities on a safer, cleaner, more environmentally friendly railway
The Senior Administrator provides high level support to the Alliance Manager and the Alliance Management Team (AMT) within the TRU East of Leeds Alliance. Working within a team environment this role is pivotal, providing high quality office management, facilities, organisational and administrative support..The role may be required to take on several ad-hoc projects as the Alliance develops.
Who we are looking for

- Ensure that appropriate alliancing behaviours and ‘best for project’ approaches are always adopted, leading by example in the pursuit of successful delivery of the Programme to the benefit of all Alliance Members.
- Office management duties at the Meridian House office in York including but not limited to; coordinating the facial recognition sign in access and equipment, managing internal meeting room bookings, ordering stationary, printer and other general office supplies, maintaining an up-to-date local distribution list, displaying posters and other communications around the office, liaising with the SHES team to manage the presence of first aiders and fire marshals, arranging deliveries, procuring items as required, acting as a point of contact for external contractors (e.g. coordinating installation of IT equipment).
- Liaising with the in-house facilities team at the Meridian House office in York, raising any facilities related issues and monitoring resolutions.
- Distributing building passes, monitoring completion of the online office induction prior to issuing.
- Liaising with the People Team regarding elements of localised onboarding and offboarding as required, ensuring the latest processes are actively followed.Liaising with Office & Facilities Managers across all locations regarding processes and policies that must align across the whole Alliance.
- Supporting the social committee with localised events and activities taking place in the Meridian House office in York.
- Minute taking support as required for the AMT and following up actions from meetings as directed using the Asite system.
- Providing admin support to the AMT as requested including but not limited to; printing, copying, Word processing, formatting into Visio or PowerPoint presentations, pulling together packs for meetings/presentations/events etc.
- Maintain electronic filing via Asite, ProjectWise and any other relevant systems, and document approval via DocuSign.
- Undertake any other general support or reasonable duties required by the AMT in line with the needs of the project and the wider TRU East programme.


Who we are looking for

- Experience in a similar role on a collaborative projects with multiple companies desired.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- High level literacy and IT skills, with proven ability to expertly use a range of relevant software especially Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Attention to detail and personal resilience and ability to respond positively to pressure.
- Ability to prioritise and manage a diverse workload.

Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (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 and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power 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 3,600 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. #MoreToMurphy
Senior Quantity Surveyor
- Leeds Recently acknowledged as the UK’s 3rd Best Large Company to work for by Best Companies, this is a fantastic time to join J. Murphy & Sons! Take a look at the role outline and if you think you fit the bill and want to work as a Senior Quantity Surveyor within a team that rewards performance, drives personal development and offers a great place to work delivering exciting projects, then get in touch! Welcome to TRU East:The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) aims to deliver faster, longer, more frequent, and more reliable services across the north of England, from Newcastle, Hull and York towards Manchester and Liverpool via Leeds. The aim of the TRU East Alliance is to transform the East of Leeds route allowing people to travel faster, more reliably and in greater comfort between the North’s great cities. Providing passengers with more choice, more seats, and better facilities on a safer, cleaner, more environmentally friendly railway.
The Senior Quantity Surveyor (Senior QS) is responsible for the commercial reporting and the coordination of actual costs on behalf of their assigned programme of works, supporting the Commercial Manager in administering the contract and supporting the commercial governance of the Alliance. What you will be doing

- Collate the commercial reporting requirements on a periodic basis by the Governance Handbook and as directed.
- Brief the Project Manager on the bill of quantities, specification, and contractual implications of the ongoing project.
- Update the project estimate in line with project development and throughout the GRIP delivery stages of the programme.
- Liaise with other disciplines within the programme organisation and wider TRU East Alliance to provide robust and accurate commercial information.
- Implement commercial control and audit regimes to achieve adherence to the Governance Plan within own area of expertise.
- Support the Commercial Manager and the wider Commercial Team in ensuring all periodic reporting requirements are fulfilled and provide assurance to the Alliance Management Team as to the accuracy of the reporting outputs.
- The monitoring of costs against tender/contract specifications and agreements. Advising the Commercial Manager immediately of any major problem areas.
- Giving and receiving costing information regarding ongoing contracts and ensure appropriate notification of any variations to cost or specification and gaining the relevant authorisation. Whilst also raising any variation orders or claims as appropriate.
- Prepare and produce Alliance commercial reports relating to AFC management, forecast/actual cost variances, earned value management, change management.
- Help manage and support junior commercial team.

Who we are looking for

- BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying (or equivalent qualification)
- Strong civil and/or rail background (essential)
- Previous exposure or track record in commercial controls and contract administration for infrastructure projects.
- Experience of working on collaborative projects with multiple companies.
- Ability to present and transmit complex commercial data in a clear and concise manner.

Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (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 and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power 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 3,600 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. #MoreToMurphy
Senior Quantity Surveyor
- Leeds or York Recently acknowledged as the UK’s 3rd Best Large Company to work for by Best Companies, this is a fantastic time to join J. Murphy & Sons! Take a look at the role outline and if you think you fit the bill and want to work as a Senior Quantity Surveyor within a team that rewards performance, drives personal development and offers a great place to work delivering exciting projects, then get in touch! Welcome to TRU East:The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) aims to deliver faster, longer, more frequent, and more reliable services across the north of England, from Newcastle, Hull and York towards Manchester and Liverpool via Leeds. The aim of the TRU East Alliance is to transform the East of Leeds route allowing people to travel faster, more reliably and in greater comfort between the North’s great cities. Providing passengers with more choice, more seats, and better facilities on a safer, cleaner, more environmentally friendly railway.
The Senior Quantity Surveyor (Senior QS) is responsible for the commercial reporting and the coordination of actual costs on behalf of their assigned programme of works, supporting the Commercial Manager in administering the contract and supporting the commercial governance of the Alliance. What you will be doing

- Collate the commercial reporting requirements on a periodic basis by the Governance Handbook and as directed.
- Brief the Project Manager on the bill of quantities, specification, and contractual implications of the ongoing project.
- Update the project estimate in line with project development and throughout the GRIP delivery stages of the programme.
- Liaise with other disciplines within the programme organisation and wider TRU East Alliance to provide robust and accurate commercial information.
- Implement commercial control and audit regimes to achieve adherence to the Governance Plan within own area of expertise.
- Support the Commercial Manager and the wider Commercial Team in ensuring all periodic reporting requirements are fulfilled and provide assurance to the Alliance Management Team as to the accuracy of the reporting outputs.
- The monitoring of costs against tender/contract specifications and agreements. Advising the Commercial Manager immediately of any major problem areas.
- Giving and receiving costing information regarding ongoing contracts and ensure appropriate notification of any variations to cost or specification and gaining the relevant authorisation. Whilst also raising any variation orders or claims as appropriate.
- Prepare and produce Alliance commercial reports relating to AFC management, forecast/actual cost variances, earned value management, change management.
- Help manage and support junior commercial team.

Who we are looking for

- BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying (or equivalent qualification)
- Strong civil and/or rail background (essential)
- Previous exposure or track record in commercial controls and contract administration for infrastructure projects.
- Experience of working on collaborative projects with multiple companies.
- Ability to present and transmit complex commercial data in a clear and concise manner.

Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (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 and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power 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 3,600 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. #MoreToMurphy
Senior Quantity Surveyor
- Leeds or York Recently acknowledged as the UK’s 3rd Best Large Company to work for by Best Companies, this is a fantastic time to join J. Murphy & Sons! Take a look at the role outline and if you think you fit the bill and want to work as a Senior Quantity Surveyor within a team that rewards performance, drives personal development and offers a great place to work delivering exciting projects, then get in touch! Welcome to TRU East:The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) aims to deliver faster, longer, more frequent, and more reliable services across the north of England, from Newcastle, Hull and York towards Manchester and Liverpool via Leeds. The aim of the TRU East Alliance is to transform the East of Leeds route allowing people to travel faster, more reliably and in greater comfort between the North’s great cities. Providing passengers with more choice, more seats, and better facilities on a safer, cleaner, more environmentally friendly railway.
The Senior Quantity Surveyor (Senior QS) is responsible for the commercial reporting and the coordination of actual costs on behalf of their assigned programme of works, supporting the Commercial Manager in administering the contract and supporting the commercial governance of the Alliance. What you will be doing

- Collate the commercial reporting requirements on a periodic basis by the Governance Handbook and as directed.
- Brief the Project Manager on the bill of quantities, specification, and contractual implications of the ongoing project.
- Update the project estimate in line with project development and throughout the GRIP delivery stages of the programme.
- Liaise with other disciplines within the programme organisation and wider TRU East Alliance to provide robust and accurate commercial information.
- Implement commercial control and audit regimes to achieve adherence to the Governance Plan within own area of expertise.
- Support the Commercial Manager and the wider Commercial Team in ensuring all periodic reporting requirements are fulfilled and provide assurance to the Alliance Management Team as to the accuracy of the reporting outputs.
- The monitoring of costs against tender/contract specifications and agreements. Advising the Commercial Manager immediately of any major problem areas.
- Giving and receiving costing information regarding ongoing contracts and ensure appropriate notification of any variations to cost or specification and gaining the relevant authorisation. Whilst also raising any variation orders or claims as appropriate.
- Prepare and produce Alliance commercial reports relating to AFC management, forecast/actual cost variances, earned value management, change management.
- Help manage and support junior commercial team.

Who we are looking for

- BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying (or equivalent qualification)
- Strong civil and/or rail background (essential)
- Previous exposure or track record in commercial controls and contract administration for infrastructure projects.
- Experience of working on collaborative projects with multiple companies.
- Ability to present and transmit complex commercial data in a clear and concise manner.

Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (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 and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power 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 3,600 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. #MoreToMurphy
Senior Subcontract Buyer
- Leeds Welcome to TRU East:
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) aims to deliver faster, longer, more frequent, and more reliable services across the north of England, from Newcastle, Hull and York towards Manchester and Liverpool via Leeds.

The aim of the TRU East Alliance is to transform the East of Leeds route allowing people to travel faster, more reliably and in greater comfort between the North’s great cities. Providing passengers with more choice, more seats, and better facilities on a safer, cleaner, more environmentally friendly railway.

The Senior Subcontract Buyer role provides a professional procurement service for the TRU East Alliance striving to achieve value for money and high stakeholder satisfaction. The role delivers outcomes and objectives as agreed with the Procurement Manager whilst also managing subcontract procurement for the programme of works. The Senior Subcontract Buyer role sits in the Commercial Team for the TRU East Alliance and reports to the Procurement Manager. As this is an Alliance wide role it will take instruction from Senior Management across the programme and provide support to the wider procurement strategy.

What you will be doing

- Ensure that appropriate alliancing behaviours and ‘best for project’ approaches are always adopted, leading by example in the pursuit of successful delivery of the Programme to the benefit of all Alliance Members.
- Negotiating directly with suppliers to ensure the Alliance benefits from the best rates and terms for the supply of goods and services.
- In partnership with the Procurement Manager approve bid proposals and specifications to make recommendations on purchases.
- Undertake supplier approval administration duties and supplier relationship building.
- Progress purchase orders and communicate issues to the wider Alliance teams.
- Arrange for delivery of ordered material to expedite flow of materials and meet programme schedules.
- Placement of orders for Direct and Indirect materials, in conjunction with company guidelines.
- Provide support to Project teams and wider Alliance disciplines on issues concerning purchasing.
- Manage the tender process for subcontract packages through Asite.
- Meet with operational teams and deliver their buying requirements.
- Ensure savings, rebates and compliance are achieved in line with Alliance procurement strategy and associated policies and procedures.
- Executing end to end procurement processes, including data collection, document preparation, negotiation, contract award, contract management and supplier relationship management.
- Manage communication with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Maintain auditable records in line with governance and contract.
- Feed into the PPC weekly reporting schedule
- Maintain / update the Alliance Procurement Schedule.
- Embed the use of Asite with the project teams.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties required in line with capabilities, the needs of the project, and the wider TRU East programme.

Who we are looking for

- Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant subject or demonstrable industry experience.
- CIPS or MCIPS accredited
- Previous exposure of procurement experience as a Senior Subcontract Buyer, gained within an engineering or construction environment.
- Proven ability to expertly use a range of relevant software.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with all staff and external contacts at all levels.
- Utilises negotiation skills where appropriate to influence position outcomes.
- Ability to present and communicate complex data in a clear and concise manner ensuring clarity and understanding.
- Personal resilience and ability to respond positively to pressure.
- Knowledge of or experience of using continuous improvement techniques