Susan Lee Murphy is an Australian business executive and engineer. She has worked at chief executive level in private industry and a government utility.

Career

Murphy graduated from the

University of Western Australia The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Perth, the state capital, with a secondary campus in Albany, Western Australia, Albany an ...

with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering in 1979. She joined

Clough Engineering The Clough Group is an Australian Engineering and Construction company based in Perth, Western Australia. It has projects in engineering, construction, operations and maintenance services, principally in the oil and gas industry. Formerly listed ...

in 1980 and, in 1998 became the first woman on its board. She rose to chief executive officer of its Minerals and Infrastructure Division before she left in 2004 to join

Water Corporation Water Corporation is the principal supplier of water, wastewater and drainage services throughout the state of Western Australia. It is the seventh successive agency to deal with the services in Perth, Western Australia. With offices in Perth ...

. After four years as general manager of planning and infrastructure, Murphy became chief executive officer in 2008. Murphy was appointed to the board of Monadelphous in June 2019. Other board roles include Western Australian Treasury Corporation, Fremantle Dockers Football Club.

Awards and recognition

Murphy was elected a Fellow of the

Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) is a learned academy that helps Australians understand and use technology to solve complex problems. It was founded in 1975 as one of Australia's then four learned academies (now five) ...

in 2009. Four years running

Engineers Australia Engineers Australia (EA) is an Australian professional body and not-for-profit organisation whose purpose is to advance the science and practice of engineering for the benefit of the community. Engineers Australia is Australia's recognized org ...

named her in the top 100 engineers in Australia. She received the 2014 Women in Water award from the

International Water Association The International Water Association (IWA) is a nonprofit organization and knowledge hub for the water sector, connecting water professionals and companies to find solutions to the world's water challenges. The IWA is headquartered in London, UK, ...

. She was made an

Officer of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...

in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours for "distinguished service to the natural resources sector in Western Australia, and to engineering".

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