Stakeholder & Governance Manager at J. Murphy & Sons Ltd, Alness

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 (url removed) or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X:

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A day in the life of a Murphy Stakeholder & Governance Manager:

• Accountable for the successful delivery of the Stakeholder & Governance function, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, programme objectives, budgetary controls, and Murphy standards.
• Set the standard for stakeholder engagement, governance, and communication across the framework.
• Develop and implement stakeholder, social value, communications, and sustainability strategies that support project and business objectives.
• Identify risks, issues, and opportunities, ensuring they are managed proactively and resolved in a controlled and timely manner.
• Ensure stakeholder and governance activities are aligned with project programmes, key milestones, and delivery objectives.
• Provide leadership and line management to the Social Value, Stakeholder Engagement, Communications, and Sustainability teams.
• Build and maintain effective client, community, and stakeholder relationships, fostering collaboration and trust throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure appropriate governance arrangements, engagement plans, and reporting structures are in place to support successful framework delivery.
• Drive alignment between project teams, clients, regulators, and external stakeholders to facilitate efficient decision-making and project progression.
• Resolve day-to-day operational challenges, escalating business-critical issues to the Operations Manager where required.

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• Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering internal and external stakeholder strategies, aligning decision-makers, managing expectations, and fostering collaborative engagement to support successful project mobilisation and delivery.
• Proven experience in a stakeholder, communications, governance, or project management leadership role.
• HNC/HND, NVQ Level 5, Degree, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience working on complex, multi-disciplinary projects within a matrix environment, successfully delivering against programme, cost, and quality objectives.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-management skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all organisational levels.
• Experience managing stakeholder engagement within regulated infrastructure, utilities, energy, construction, or major-project environments.