Stakeholder & Governance Manager IVIV, United Kingdom

Job Location:

Alness (IV17 0PH
)

Country/Region:
United Kingdom

Murphy is recruiting for a Stakeholder & Governance Manager to work with the Energy Team on the SSE ASTI Framework.

Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries - ensuring their energy security for decades to come.

We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

• 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.

• 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.

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent…