SHES Manager (Assurance)

Lead the development, delivery and continuous improvement of Murphy’s assurance programme, ensuring robust, consistent and value-adding audits that support compliance, manage risk and drive improvement across the business.

A day in the life of a Murphy SHES Manager (Assurance)

• Lead the development, coordination and continual improvement of the Murphy Group Management Audit Programme
• Develop, agree and maintain audit and SPAR schedules, ensuring alignment with business priorities and risks
• Lead the planning, facilitation and delivery of internal audits, SPARs and assurance reviews
• Oversee audit preparation activities including agenda setting, stakeholder engagement and readiness reviews
• Ensure audit findings are robust, evidence-based and consistently graded
• Review and assure the quality of audit reports across the business (“check the checkers”), ensuring consistency in standards and approach
• Support the development and continual improvement of audit checklists, templates and assurance tools
• Oversee the management of audit actions, ensuring they are captured, tracked and closed out within agreed timeframes
• Monitor action trends, recurring issues and systemic risks
• Provide regular updates and reports to senior leadership, highlighting key risks, trends and performance
• Lead the planning and coordination of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certification and surveillance audits
• Act as the primary interface with external auditors, coordinating schedules, site visits and logistics
• Engage with internal auditors and stakeholders to ensure understanding of audit standards, expectations and methodologies
• Facilitate introductory sessions, briefings and audit close-out discussions with site and project teams
• Support Joint Ventures and international operations with assurance, audits and certification requirements, where required.
• Support the development of internal auditor capability, including guidance on audit delivery and root cause analysis
• Identify and drive continuous improvement in assurance processes, tools and outputs
• Support the development and rollout of digital assurance tools and systems
• Provide direction and oversight to audit resources and support roles involved in assurance activities
• Support the Head of SHES (Systems and Assurance) with broader systems, assurance and improvement initiatives
• Monitor compliance with audit schedules across Business Units, ensuring audits are completed in line with agreed programmes
• Track and report on assurance performance, including completion rates, trends and key risks•
• Assist with accident/incident investigations in accordance with the Company procedure and, analysing all data, making recommendations to avoid any reoccurrences.
• Assist in the preparation & review of project SHES documents including those of 3rd parties.
• Maintain records as necessary to ensure compliance with Legislation, Company procedures and Contract Requirements.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Internal auditor training or Lead auditor training for all/either of the following standards: ISO 9001, 14001 and/or 45001
• Solid understanding of the requirements of the ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 standards.
• NEBOSH Diploma or NEBOSH General/Construction Certificate
• Experience in a Construction Auditing / Assurance role (preferable managerial position)
• In depth SharePoint user & build knowledge
• Strong data skills: validation, cleansing, dashboard/report building (Excel/Power BI).
• Confident communicator and trainer—able to support site teams and office users.
• In depth Microsoft package knowledge (e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word, Visio, MS Project)