Construction Manager

Thetrupgrade; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Discretionary annual bonus

Enhanced pension

Life assurance

Health screening

Professional development

Canteen facilities

Employee discounts

Job summary

Murphy, a leading contractor, is seeking a Construction Manager to support our Water business, based out of Kent. You will lead construction and installation activities, coordinate staff, and interface with Project Managers to align resources.

The role requires HNC/HND/NVQ Level 5 or degree, strong stakeholder management and leadership. Murphy offers 27 days holiday, discretionary bonus, generous pension, life assurance, health screening and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Construction Manager role.
• Knowledge of CDM Regulations and construction quality procedures.
• Strong stakeholder management and client relationship skills.
• Proven leadership and people development能力.

Responsibilities

• Overall management of project teams during construction and installation phases.
• Coordinate constructability input during solution identification and development.
• Allocate construction staff based on experience and skills.
• Interface with Project Managers to size the resource pool and ensure deadlines.
• Manage construction resources including Labour, Plant and Materials; supervise subcontractors.

Skills

Construction management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Project coordination

Education

HNC / HND or NVQ Level 5 (or Degree)

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Construction Manager to support our Water business, based out of Kent.

Supporting delivery of water and wastewater treatment projects for key clients in the South of England, primarily Thames Water and South East Water, with potential involvement across other regions including Severn Trent Water. We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

A day in the life of a Murphy Construction Manager:

• Overall management of project teams during the construction and installation phase of the project.
• Co-ordination of constructability input during solutions identification and development phase.
• Allocation of construction staff to projects ensuring that appropriate construction and installation staff are appointed to individual projects: based on experience, skills and knowledge.
• Liaises with the Project Managers to ensure that the construction resource pool is an appropriate size, with an appropriate blend of skill sets for the projected workload.
• Overall management of construction resources including Labour, Plant and Materials.
• Performance management of subcontractors.
• Ensures that the construction and installation teams are accountable for their performance against agreed schedules and man-hour budgets.
• Oversee the duties of the Principal Contractor are discharged in accordance with the CDM Regulations.
• Control all temporary and permanent construction and installation activities are carried out in accordance with agreed quality procedures.
• Interfaces with all other functional leaders within the organisation to facilitate successful development of the project from solution stage constructability through construction, installation, commissioning, and handover to the client.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Experience within a Construction Manager role or similar.
• HNC / HND or NVQ Level 5 (or Degree)
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to develop close working relationships with clients and subcontractors.
• A true leader with passion for people development, can do attitude and a flare for innovation.

What’s in it for you?

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK