Andrew works on a number of M2 projects such as TRU East Alliance, East West Rail and HS2 Enabling works Via Land & Marine and Balfour Beatty Vinci as a Senior Buyer.
Andrew has over 14 years of experience in the Construction and Infrastructure sectors having started his journey on a graduate programme working in key accounts at Saint-Gobain before moving in to the procurement profession for a family run M&E subcontractor. Andrew has since worked for companies such as Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions, Taylor Wimpey and Seddon before joining the Murphy Family just over a year ago.
Outside of work Andrew enjoys spending his down time with family and likes to keep active through sportive cycling and going to the gym. In 2020 Andrew cycled across Portugal and Spain to raise money for End Youth Homelessness charity.
Luke has now been at Murphy just over a year after joining in September 2020. He is currently delivering material and subcontract packages as part of the Trans-Pennine Route upgrade improving rail connectivity in the north and the Rail Electrification Alliance which aims to fully electrify the East Coast Mainline between Edinburgh and London.
The graduate programme has allowed Luke to rotate around different parts of Murphy's overall procurement function and has given him the platform to develop by being part of several teams. This has involved material buying for the M2 transportation team, focusing mainly on earthworks, being entrusted with Murphy Utilities, and gaining an in-depth knowledge of the strategic side of the business in the Central Procurement Team.
Lorraine has 15 years of experience within rail, working for a mixture of Train Manufacturers, Freight Companies and Multi Discipline Contractors, such as Bombardier, EWS Railway and VolkerRail. She has recently joined the Murphy Family Team currently to support the Castleford Diversionary Route. When Lorraine is not working, her favourite hobby is travelling because she loves discovering new places inside and outside the UK. She likes spending time in nature and capturing all the wonderful moments of life and has recently become part of the VDUB community by investing in her first VW campervan. Lorraine is a secret adrenaline junkie, she will try anything once, and has taken part in Skydiving, White Water Rafting, Wakeboarding, Underwater Scuba Sea Scooter, Biplane and Helicopter Rides, Cliff Jumping although that was definitely a one off “Ouchhhh”.
Ben graduated from university in May 2021 to which he joined the graduate programme that summer and has completed his first year. He is current rotation places him on the Transpennine Route Upgrade East which is situated between Leeds and York, allowing him to gain a wider variety of knowledge, subcontracts and a better understanding of the end to end rail process and functionality. His previous rotation saw him part of the materials team in M1 transportation team working on a variety of different projects, both Earthworks and Structures, predominately for the CP6 framework. Life outside of work, Ben enjoys keeping active through the gym, running and playing for a football team. He loves a hike / adventure and will go sprawling up a mountain whenever he can!
Having worked in Procurement and Supply Chain in Construction/Infrastructure for over 30 years, Ian joined Murphy at the beginning of November 2017. He achieved Fellowship status with CIPS in 2017 and in his spare time is Chairman of Blackburn RUFC.
Jason has been working in Procurement for 28 years, in that time he has led the Procurement function at J Murphy and Sons for 13 years. Since his time at Murphy began, Jason has worked across the UK, Ireland and Canada in the Power, Rail, Civils, Oil & Gas and Water Sectors. Key Projects that Jason has led the procurement function in are @ HS2 Enabling, CP5 for Network Rail, Electricity Alliance for National Grid, KMI Water /KMI+ for United Utilities, REAL and Trueast Alliances.
Matt has over 20 years procurement experience in the construction industry across various strategic and operational roles. Project experience includes major civil engineering, highways, nuclear, aviation, rail and building programmes.
New to Murphy, Matt’s role of Work Winning and Major Projects Head of Procurement will focus on developing procurement strategy, delivering procurement consistency, and driving early engagement with the supply chain.
Suzanne is the Senior Procurement Manager for our M4 Energy Business Unit and is based in Stonecross. The M4 Energy division delivers projects across the power, oil & gas pipelines and marine sectors. She has been with J. Murphy & Sons for just over 5 years and has nearly 20 years’ experience in a range of dedicated procurement and supply chain roles. Suzanne manages a team of procurement professionals across the Stonecross, Leeds and Kentish Town offices.
For the past 11 years Matt has undertaken several Procurement and Supply Chain roles within the construction industry, this was hugely facilitated by his participation between 2007 - 2010 in an integrated and collaborative course of academic study with Severn Trent Water and the Supply Chain. This experience also allowed Matt to achieve CIPS accreditation in 2012.
Within the Procurement and Supply Chain field, Matt has worked with businesses and clients to enable efficiencies through the introduction of strategic procurement initiatives and formal collaborative working practices aligned to ISO4401.
Matt has over 23 years mixed construction and infrastructure experience and has worked across 3 continents. Originally commencing his career as a QS working up to Commercial Manager Level, he then made the decision in 2009 to focus on procurement.
Matt has worked at J. Murphy & Sons for over 4 years and is our Senior Procurement Manager. He is responsible for procurement within the National Transport Business (Merged M1 & M2). He originally joined the business to work for the Central Procurement team focusing solely on our subcontract activities for group as was his background, when an operational opportunity arose in M2.
James has worked in Procurement for over 20 years within the Construction industry and, more specifically, heavy civil engineering projects. Prior to joining J. Murphy and Sons in 2016 James had spent 5 years with Volker Fitzpatrick and previously 14 years with Laing Civil Engineering, later to become Laing O’Rourke Infrastructure. Having worked on several major projects including the Second Severn Crossing, Millennium Stadium and Heathrow Terminal 5, James’ experience lends itself perfectly to his current role as the Senior Procurement Manager for the London Power Tunnels 2 scheme in joint venture with Hochtief UK.
Cathal has over 30 years experience in the business with Murphy, having worked across the UK, South Africa and Ireland. He started his career in London as a Trainee Cost Accountant prior to operating at various levels within the Natural Resources, Water and Wastewater, and Civils sectors. At Murphy International Cathal played an integral part in the introduction of the Central Procurement Function to the business in Ireland. He currently leads the Procurement Function servicing the Civils, Structural Steel, Pipe fabrications, Water, Piling & Processing divisions.