Project Manager

J Murphy & Sons; Golborne; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

J Murphy & Sons is recruiting for a Project Manager to lead water and wastewater projects across the North West. You will manage multidisciplinary design and delivery, acting as the main client liaison with regional water companies and internal teams.

The role requires strong governance over scope, cost, schedule and change control. You will drive safe, efficient solutions, build team capability and travel between UK sites.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in engineering required or equivalent practical experience.
• Water or wastewater project experience preferred.
• Strong organisational, programme and communication capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain understanding of contract, scope and delivery requirements for each project.
• Manage multidisciplinary design and delivery across water and wastewater projects.
• Act as principal contact for project issues and coordinate with clients, designers, and internal teams.
• Provide senior management with updates on design, procurement, construction, programme, costs, risks and change.
• Track delivery against baseline programme, manage delays and maximise opportunities.
• Ensure project documentation is controlled through approved systems and workflows.
• Maintain procurement and delivery schedules; coordinate corrective action where needed.
• Identify design and delivery risks early and maintain records for change control.
• Promote safe, buildable and maintainable solutions with continuous improvement.
• Motivate and develop the project team, ensuring clear responsibilities and deadlines.

Skills

Project management

Engineering experience

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Self-motivated

Collaborative

Ownership

Education

Bachelor's or Diploma in engineering

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Project Manager to work with Water team in the North West

We provide end-to-end services for major water and sewage companies such as Thames Water, Severn Trent Water, Northern Ireland Water, Yorkshire Water and United Utilities, and for several water-only companies including SES Water, Bristol Water and South East Water.

We also provide a full design, build, operate and maintain service for Uisce Éireann and we currently operate over 25 of their facilities, ensuring they run efficiently and comply fully with EPA regulations.

A day in the life of Project Manager

• Maintain a thorough understanding of the contract, scope and delivery requirements for each assigned project.
• Manage multidisciplinary design and delivery activities across water and wastewater projects, including early contractor involvement where applicable.
• Act as a principal point of contact for project issues and work collaboratively with clients, water companies, designers, technical assurance, operations teams and the wider Murphy business.
• Provide senior management with timely updates on design, procurement, construction, commissioning, programme, cost forecasts, risks and change.
• Obtain commitments from scope owners and track delivery against the baseline programme, managing delays and maximising opportunities.
• Ensure project documentation and information are controlled through approved systems and workflows.
• Maintain procurement and delivery schedules and coordinate corrective action where required.
• Identify design and delivery risks early and maintain records for contractual notifications and change control.
• Promote safe, buildable and maintainable solutions and continuous improvement across the project team.
• Motivate and develop the project team, ensuring responsibilities, outputs and deadlines are clear.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Relevant project management or senior project engineering experience, preferably in water or wastewater treatment.
• Degree, diploma or equivalent practical experience in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Experience across design and construction is strongly valued; candidates from contractor, delivery partner or water-sector consultancy backgrounds are welcomed.
• Strong organisational, programme, commercial and communication capabilities.
• Self-motivated, collaborative and comfortable taking ownership within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Project or equivalent planning tools.
• Full driving licence and willingness to travel between regional UK sites and offices and periodically to Ireland.