Project Manager

Murphy; Cannock; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Manager to oversee exciting structural steel projects across the UK and Ireland. In this pivotal role, you will ensure project delivery aligns with safety, budget, and contract requirements while fostering strong relationships with clients and stakeholders. You will manage a diverse team, drive quality assurance, and tackle operational challenges head-on. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful projects in the energy sector and beyond, all within a supportive environment that values professional development and employee well-being.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discretionary annual bonus

Above market rate contributory pension scheme

Life assurance and health screening

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Subsidised canteen facilities

Dedicated investment in professional development

Retail discounts and cashback

Discounted gym memberships

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering Structural/Steel projects.
• Experience within a Project Managerial role.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for project delivery, ensuring safety, budget, and timelines.
• Quality Assurance and management of subcontractors.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Structural Steel Projects

Risk Assessment

Commercial Management

Education

HNC/HND or NVQ Level 6

Degree Level Qualification

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Project Manager to work within MIL

MIL are a structural steel specialist with in house Design, Procurement, Fabrication and installation capabilities operating in the UK and Ireland. Current projects in Energy sector , Rail, Data centres, Infrastructure whilst supporting the Murphy portfolio.

Current works include Bridges, AFA schemes, Data centres, Structures across the energy sector.

A day in the life of a Murphy Project Manager:

• To be fully accountable for the delivery of the projects, ensuring it is completed safely, on time, in accordance with the contract requirements and to budget.

• Sets the overall standard on the projects/contract.

• Ensure the project requirements are identified and delivered.

• Assist design with buildability of structures, technical queries, MAR’s.

• Identify issues and ensure they are resolved in a controlled and timely manner.

• To ensure contract programmes are planned, reviewed, and actualised.

• Quality Assurance, produce ITPs and instigate progressive sign off of works. Red line drawings and collate handover documentation.

• Line management of Site Managers, Assistant Site Managers and Section Managers.

• Responsible for effective client relationship management, collaborative approach and providing updates to internal and external stakeholders on project/contract progress.

• Endure risk assessments are created, in place and reviewed as and when required.

• Will be expected to resolve most operational issues with any business-critical issues referred to the BU leader.

• Responsible for all commercial activities associated with the project including the delivery of the gross margin, management of cost control and other key commercial and financial metrics. NEC contract knowledge preferred.

• Overall performance management of subcontractors of the gross margin, management of cost control and other key commercial and financial metrics.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Experience in delivering Structural / Steel projects.

• Roofing and Cladding experience is desirable

• Experience within a Project Managerial role.

• HNC / HND or NVQ Level 6 (or Degree level qualification)

• Experience of working on complex multi-discipline projects, delivering within programme and cost controls

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to develop close working relationships with clients and subcontractors.

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, Gold 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 £3.3b and £39m Invested in environmentally friendly plant there really is #MoretoMurphy

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Stephanie Fletcher on 07513 706 819to discuss in more detail.

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