Construction Manager

Thetrupgrade; Scotland; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday with options to buy 2

Discretionary annual bonus

Above market pension contribution

Life assurance and health screening

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay and a

Wedding bonus and extra leave

Canteen facilities in core locations

Professional development investment

Retail discounts and gym memberships

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Murphy is recruiting for a Construction Manager to work with the Energy Team on the SSE ASTI Framework. The role covers design, construction and commissioning with a strong emphasis on safety and project delivery, including staff allocation and subcontractor performance.

You will ensure resources are aligned with workload, manage materials, and uphold health and safety across all stages of the project, while interfacing with project leadership to achieve timely handover to the client.

Qualifications

• Successful experience as a Construction Manager for a tier 1 or tier 2 contractor.
• Experience on water/wastewater/utilities/pipelines projects.
• Shafts, trenchless/tunnelling and pipeline experience desirable, but not essential.
• Proven ability to lead teams and performance manage.
• Experience in managing materials including liaising with the commercial team to ensure the right materials are ordered and delivered.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordination of constructability input during solutions identification and development phase.
• Co-ordination and allocation of construction staff to projects based on experience and skills.
• Liaises with the Project Manager/Senior Site Manager to ensure an appropriate resource pool.
• Overall management of construction resources including Labour, Plant and Materials.
• Overall performance management of subcontractors.
• Ensure construction activities are carried out in accordance with Health and Safety Legislation.
• Ensure duties of the Principal Contractor are discharged under CDM Regulations.
• Ensure quality procedures are followed in all construction activities.
• Interface with functional leaders to support development from solution to handover.
• Involve Project Manager input on third party, environmental and PR issues.
• Participate in Murphy Culture Development to promote Zero Harm.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Project coordination

Health & Safety

Staff/resource planning

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for aConstruction Managerto work with theEnergy Teamon the SSE ASTI Framework.

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

• Co-ordination of constructability input during solutions identification and development phase.
• Co-ordination and 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 Manager/Senior Site Manager 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.
• Overall performance management of subcontractors.
• Ensures that the construction and installation teams are accountable for their performance against agreed schedules and man-hour budgets.
• Ensures that all construction and installation activities are carried out in accordance with Health and Safety Legislation.
• Ensures that the duties of the Principal Contractor are discharged in accordance with the CDM Regulations.
• Ensures that 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.
• Ensure regular input from the Project Manager is gained on third party, environmental and public relations issues.
• Participate in, and positively promote, the Murphy Culture Development Culture (leading to Zero Harm).

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Successful experience as a Construction Manager for a tier 1 or tier 2 contractor.
• Previous experience on a water/wastewater/utilities/pipelines project.
• Shafts, trenchless/tunnelling and pipeline experience desirable, but not essential.
• Proven ability to lead teams and performance manage.
• Experience in managing materials including liaising with the commercial team to ensure the right materials are ordered and delivered.

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 £5.8bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is#MoretoMurphy

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