Our 2024 UK apprenticeships are now open for applications The wide range of programmes are designed to provide the knowledge, skills and experience needed to launch a career in the construction industry, whilst working towards a recognised qualification. Our apprenticeships are for people of all ages and aren’t just for school or college leavers. Our range of entry points means that there are opportunities for those looking to change careers or progress even further in their current career. A range of roles are available across the UK including: Business Administration Civil Engineering Construction operations Construction Management Digital Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Installation Finance and Accounting Groundworker HGV Driver Plant Operator Plant maintenance Planning and Project Controls Procurement and Supply Quantity Surveying Repair Technician SHES (Safety, Health, Environment, Sustainability) Welding and fabrication If you, or someone you know is looking for an exciting new opportunity, then visit our Apprenticeship web page for more information. Or if you already know the role you want, head to our Murphy jobs site and search ‘Apprentice’ to get started.
Murphy & Sons Limited is pleased to be working with the Home Office to offer up to 175 Ukrainian refugees employment opportunities across a variety of roles. The roles include onsite, operative and functional roles in areas such as finance, along with skilled opportunities in Murphy’s engineering, commercial and operations activities. Murphy’s goal is that the wide range of jobs will support a broad cross-section of the Ukrainian community that is relocating to the UK. In addition, Murphy will offer practical assistance to Ukrainians joining the business — such as helping with language barriers, housing searches, cultural integration support and informal mentoring. As part of this, Murphy will partner new recruits with current Murphy employees who have Ukraine or other Eastern European locations as their country of origin as part of a ‘buddy system’. Following the announcement of the support scheme, John Murphy, CEO at Murphy, commented: “As a family-owned business, we strive to go above and beyond when it comes to supporting our people and communities. This is an opportunity to offer meaningful employment to those Ukrainians looking for work in the UK, as well as helping them and their families adapt to life here. We are looking forward to welcoming new colleagues from Ukraine to the Murphy family.” John’s words were echoed by Dawn Moore, Group People and Communications Director at Murphy: “We are a growing business with a number of opportunities, and we want to do whatever we can to support those impacted by the current situation in Ukraine. There are many different levels of jobs available within our business along with a wider package of support. It’s also no surprise that many of our Ukrainian, Polish and other Eastern European Murphy people have volunteered to help these prospective new joiners, which is a fantastic show of support.” Inas Almnasra, who will be acting as Murphy Ukrainian Volunteer Mentor added: “I was born in Ukraine and lived there until I was five, and have worked with Murphy for the past three years, so I am really looking forward to helping our Ukrainian colleagues to find their feet and get settled in the UK. The war in Ukraine is causing untold heartache for families; I’m incredibly proud that Murphy as a business is committed to helping people who are in such desperate need.” The Refugee Support Scheme is now open to refugees of all nationalities. Any refugees already in the UK interested in applying for one of our roles should talk to their local Job Centre Plus work coach for more information or email careers@murphygroup.co.uk quoting ‘Reference 454 J Murphy & Sons jobs’. Applications will then be forwarded onto us for consideration. All applicants must have obtained the relevant VISA/Right to Work in the UK. Murphy would like to thank the Department for Work and Pensions and the Home Office for their support.
Murphy is delighted to have received a Gold standard accreditation from Investors in People. In the last three years we have seen fantastic progression on our IIP accreditation, moving quickly from standard level, then through Silver to now being recognised as a Gold level organisation. This growth has only been possible thanks to the incredible engagement and feedback from all of our teams and their commitment to each stage of the assessment process. Among the feedback in the latest report, it was noted that colleagues at Murphy “reflected high levels of satisfaction, motivation and association with people describing the company as a great place to work.” Additionally, Murphy’s approach to diversity and inclusion was highlighted as being well ahead of the industry curve, along with its people strategy and also the genuine buy-in of our teams across all locations to the company values. Murphy is now looking forward to working towards achieving its ultimate aim of becoming an IIP Platinum organisation by the end of 2025.
Murphy has once again been celebrated for its achievement of being recognised as the best big company to work for, this time at The Best Companies to Work For Awards 2023. This latest accolade caps off an exciting twelve months for Murphy at Best Companies, during which it was firstly named ‘Best Improver’, then retained its ‘Outstanding Company to Work For’ status and then achieved the ultimate accolade in the first quarter of this year of being recognised as the ‘Best Big Company to Work For’ in the UK. Dawn Moore, Group People and Communications Director at Murphy said; “We are delighted to have once again been recognised by Best Companies as an outstanding place to work. All these achievements have been awarded as a result of feedback from our colleagues across the business, and it is great to have members of our site and project teams join us tonight to celebrate. This is well deserved recognition for all our colleagues at Murphy and the hard work they put in every day to help us deliver world class infrastructure projects.” In the Best Companies feedback many employees noted how there are ‘various opportunities’ available for personal development and that they had confidence that the organisation will look to promote from within. In addition, there is a strong sense of ‘family’ within individual teams, with employees doing whatever they can to ‘help each other out’. Employees share that there is a sense of ‘community’ and ‘care’ with colleagues that leads to a shared appreciation for working with ‘people that genuinely care for your wellbeing’. It was also widely acknowledged that the leadership team ‘genuinely care about people’ and are approachable. If you would like to join Murphy, you can take your first steps by visiting our careers site at https://www.murphygroup.com/murphyjobs
