Construction Manager

J Murphy & Sons Limited; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

J Murphy & Sons Limited seeks a Construction Manager to lead energy-related major civils/cable projects in the UK, managing project teams through construction and handover. You will coordinate constructability inputs, allocate skilled staff, and ensure resource adequacy across Labour, Plant and Materials while partnering with Project Managers to deliver safe, on-time outcomes.

The role requires a proactive leader with strong stakeholder management, drive for people development, and willingness

Qualifications

• Experience delivering major civils projects or cable projects.
• Experience in a Construction Manager role or similar.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• A true leader with passion for people development and innovation.
• Must be able to drive and be happy to travel.

Responsibilities

• Overall management of project teams during construction and installation.
• Co-ordination of constructability input during solution development.
• Allocation of construction staff based on experience and skills.
• Liaises with Project Managers to ensure appropriate resource pool.
• Manage construction resources including Labour, Plant and Materials.
• Performance management of subcontractors.
• Ensure teams meet schedules and budgets.
• Oversee CDM duties and quality procedures.
• Interface with functional leaders to drive project progression.

Skills

Construction management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Travel willingness

Project coordination

Education

HNC / HND or NVQ Level 5 (or Degree)

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Construction Manager to work with Energy on GGP

• ATNC
• Norwich to Tilbury

Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries

• ensuring their energy security for decades to come.

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.

Experience in delivering Major Civils projects or Cable Projects

• 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.
• Must be able to drive and be happy to travel