Stakeholder & Governance Manager

Company: J. Murphy & Sons Ltd
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Location: Cromarty
Job Description:

Murphyis 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 solutionsto infrastructure sectors includingtransportation;natural resources; energy and water.

Headquartered in London, Murphy hasa 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 around4,000engineers, 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 onLinkedIn,Facebook, InstagramandX:

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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.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

  • 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

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Posted: October 3rd, 2026