The company’s Scottish division Morrison Construction has been awarded a £50m contract by Petrofac as part of the new £500m onshore gas plant for Total E & P UK Ltd and Dong E&P (UK) Ltd in the Shetland Islands.

Work on land adjacent to Sullom Voe terminal will include the construction of access roads, plant, foundations, underground drainage structures, buildings, and hard landscaping.

Work starts next month and is due for completion in October 2013.

Greg Fitzgerald, Chief Executive of Galliford Try, said: “We are delighted to have been awarded this important contract with Petrofac, a new client for Galliford Try.

“We have a leading presence in the Scottish construction market and this project draws on the wide range of building and civil engineering skills we can deliver for our clients.”

Galliford has also picked-up a £23m contract to build a luxury residential development at Henry Moore Court in west London for developers Athos (Manresa Road) Ltd – a joint venture between the Athos Group and the Carlyle Group.

The scheme on the site of the former Chelsea College of Art on Manresa Road features two luxury houses, 15 luxury apartments and eight affordable houses.

Work is expected to commence on site next month with the development anticipated to be completed in December 2012.

Fitzgerald said: “We are delighted to secure this project which is testament to our track record in producing prestige residential developments.”