Murphy
Senior People Development Partner
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Senior People Development Partner
Murphy is recruiting for a Senior People Development Partner to work the People Team at our Kentish Town, Leeds, or Stone Cross Office.
Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the USA, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation, water, power and natural resources. So that our teams out on projects can run smoothly it is vital that we have robust support functions in place.
We are committed to fostering an engaging and collaborative work environment in which each person’s career is nurtured and developed. We focus on employee development, providing a culture of innovation and positive work-life balance.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior People Development Partner to lead on the delivery of the learning and development portfolio at Murphy. In this role you will need to have strong experience in translating learning strategy into effective operational delivery across all aspects of construction. Through this you will play a pivotal role in the business maintaining our Platinum Investors in People Employer status, achieving our Murphy@80 strategy, and developing some of the best people in the industry.
We have an inclusive culture, focussed on getting the very best results for and on behalf of our people. We always look for people who can work at their optimum in this environment.
- Lead on effective operational delivery of the learning and development strategy across all aspects of construction
- Create sustainable talent pipelines for our project delivery and support function roles, helping our people understand and engage with the vast development opportunities available for everyone
- Build efficiencies in seamless delivery of technical training
- Drive a culture of high performance through effective PDR provision and line management excellence
- Deliver on the end-to-end, flagship development programmes for Murphy, e.g. Supervisory, Project and Future Leadership, Inductions, One Murphy Big Inclusion, SDI, engagement workshops
- Professional development management and liaison
- Management of levy, grants, funding opportunities and relevant accreditations
- Reporting and data management
- Vital role in further development of Emerging Talent
- Vital role in opening a training centre facility in Ollerton
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Does This Sound Like You
- Strong L&D background with proven track record of providing ongoing strategic learning and development advisory support to a large, multi-site, multi-disciplined business
- Experience of managing teams
- Experience collaborating with all levels of seniority across the business to ensure a consistent approach and delivery of development opportunities for everyone
- Experience of end-to-end delivery of development programmes
- Knowledge of learning technologies, including Learning Management Systems
- Level 7 CIPD qualification
- Full driving licence
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What’s in it for you?
- 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
About Murphy
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 over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy
If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Lorna Rhodes on 07801 960464 to discuss in more detail.
Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK
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