Murphy is recruiting for an Supply Chain Lead to join our team at BMJV (Bouygues Murphy Joint Venture) to work on delivering the UK’s longest road tunnel beneath the River Thames, the exciting Lower Thames Crossing project.
The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects. LTC is a new road that will connect Kent and Essex through a tunnel beneath the River Thames and will be the greenest road ever built in the UK – creating six times more green space than road. The new route will almost double road capacity over the river east of London to reduce congestion and give millions of people more choice on where they live, work and spend their valuable time.
We have a diverse programme team on LTC that reflects the communities we work in and fosters an inclusive culture by actively supporting the programme’s Purpose, Principles and Cultural Pillars and growing employee networks.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and delivery of the supply chain strategy for BMJV on the Lower Thames Crossing Project.
- Shape supply chain structuring, capability planning and market engagement.
- Oversee supplier performance and relationship management to drive continuous improvement, efficiency and value.
- Manage and continue to embed ISO 44001, promoting collaborative behaviours and long‑term relationships with key partners.
- Lead local and SME engagement, including Supply Chain Roadshows and Meet the Buyer events.
- Embed social value, carbon reduction and community commitments into supply chain strategies and supplier performance frameworks.
- Monitor supply chain capacity, financial resilience and risk, providing clear insight and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Support innovation and modern methods that improve cost efficiency, buildability, programme certainty and sustainability.
- Ensure contractual compliance and governance across the supply chain.
- Act as a key interface between suppliers, project teams, internal departments and the client.
- Produce reports, data and insight to support decision‑making and KPI delivery.
- Visit sites and supplier premises as required to support effective engagement and performance management.
Qualifications
- Strong background in supply chain management within major construction or infrastructure projects.
- Proven experience operating at a strategic level, influencing delivery outcomes rather than managing day‑to‑day buying.
- Experience in supplier relationship management and collaborative working (ISO 44001 desirable).
- Confident engaging with senior stakeholders, supply chain partners and clients.
- Comfortable presenting to supply chain audiences at events and engagement forums.
- Strong understanding of construction processes from pre‑construction through delivery.
- Commercially aware, with a good working knowledge of contracts and risk.
- Passionate about delivering social value and sustainable supply chains.
- Strong organisational, communication and time‑management skills.
- High level of IT literacy, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
- Construction, engineering or infrastructure background preferred.
Benefits
- 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.
Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.
