Employer:
J Murphy & Sons
Location:
Preston, PR5 6UP
Pay:
£24000-30000 per annum
Contract Type:
Permanent
Hours:
Full time
Disability Confident:
No
Closing Date:
01/04/2026
About this job
Murphy is recruiting for a Administrator/ Project Support Coordinator to work with the Project Support Team at our office in Bamber Bridge.
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.
The ideal applicant will have responsibility for the delivery of key financial processes and administrative activities to support the project.
Working in a fast-paced environment, you will be dealing with a variety of people at all levels, strong communication and organisation is key to this role.
This role is 100% site based.
A day in the life of a Murphy Administrator/ Project Support Coordinator
Take accountability for executing key finance and project processes (raising requisitions, GRN orders, reporting status) associated with ordering materials, resources and plant
Work alongside Site managers with key weekly paid and agency labour processes (e.g. timesheet collection, coding, collecting overtime requests)
Use the chosen accounting system for processing project transactions and running reports
Run weekly management order reports, review and attend meetings with the Project Manager, Quantity Surveyor where required
Highlight and escalation to the Project Manager on interventions required on Site where there is lack of process compliance by site personnel that would risk financial accuracy of the project numbers
Promote a culture of Continuous Improvement and of sharing best practice amongst the team Still interested, does this sound like you?
Relevant experience in a transaction process role (AP, purchase ledger, procurement, finance) and/or broad business administration position
Experience working in the construction industry or similar may be beneficial
Good at building relationships
High levels of emotional intelligence
Working knowledge of MS Office, and a general competence with systems
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