Skill Education Advisor - LTC

Skill, Employment & Education Advisor - LTC – Role:
Skills, Employment & Education Advisor –

Location:

Lower Thames Crossing, United Kingdom

BMJV (Bouygues Murphy Joint Venture) is delivering the UK’s longest road tunnel beneath the River Thames – the Lower Thames Crossing project. The role focuses on engaging schools, community groups and stakeholders to promote the project and the construction sector.

• Create and deliver engaging sessions for primary schools, secondary schools and colleges across Kent and Essex, promoting the Lower Thames Crossing, the construction sector and essential employability skills.
• Attend school‑led events—careers fairs, mock interviews, workshops and assemblies—to represent the project and inspire young people.
• Organise and host site visits for local students, teachers and community groups to provide first‑hand insight into the project.
• Host and coordinate work experience placements for local students.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with local schools, colleges, training providers, employment brokerages and community organisations.
• Attend external events and represent the organisation professionally while networking with key partners and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with joint venture partners (Balfour Beatty, Skanska) to ensure consistent and aligned delivery across the programme.
• Recruit, brief and support project volunteers to participate in education and skills events.
• Act as a key, active member of the wider People & Culture Team, contributing to shared goals and supporting the delivery of the project’s social value commitments.

• Confident public speaking and presenting to a variety of audience sizes.
• Strong communication skills with diverse groups—from local residents and young people to senior stakeholders and politicians.
• Empathy and understanding when working with individuals from disadvantaged or under‑represented backgrounds.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint with the ability to create engaging and age‑appropriate content.
• Experience working with young people or community groups.
• Understanding of the construction industry or large infrastructure projects.

• 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 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, cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle‑to‑work scheme, etc.

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.