Murphy is recruiting a People Shared Service Centre Manager on a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave based at Leeds. Reporting to the Group People Director and part of the People Leadership Team, the role primarily includes managing a team of 12 individuals  (4 direct reports and 8 indirect reports). You will manage the team to ensure all employee lifecycle administration processes and activities within the team’s remit are delivered effectively and efficiently and that all reports and reward activity are delivered timely and accurately. 
 
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.
 

A day in the life of a Murphy People Shared Service Centre Manager

• Manage Administration Team Leaders to ensure all employee lifecycle and non-technical training administration is delivered to agreed SLAs and quality
• Manage the People Business Partner (Reward and Group Functions) to ensure all reward activity is delivered timely and accurately and the central functions are supported effectively
• Manage the People Analyst to ensure all people reports and data requirements are provided timely and accurately
• Work closely with the Group People & Comms Director and Wider People Team on a range of People Initiatives, ensuring that the agreed people strategy is delivered
• Work closely with the People Systems team to deliver system improvements, tracking progress against agreed priorities
• Ensure appropriate controls are in place to mitigate risk 
• Provide support to the People Business Partners to ensure the team are delivering in line with business needs
• Work closely with the Payroll team to ensure all payroll related activity is processed on time and accurately
• Continually identify opportunities to improve ways of working and create efficiencies
• Input into different forums, ensuring the People Team agenda is considered
• Ensure the company HR system is utilised in the most efficient manner at all times and is kept up to date and accurate by the team

Still interested, does this sound like you? 

• Previous experience of managing an HR shared service centre team, along with strong experience of dealing with a varied workforce consisting of weekly paid through to executives
• Excellent communication skills with ability to assimilate information quickly and advise impacts/opportunities
• Highly motivated, proactive team player
• Effective rapport builder working at ease with all levels across the business
• Successful delivery of continuous improvement activities
• Experience of driving high performance/delivery standards on a continuous basis through a shared services team
• Full driving licence and available to travel across the UK