Senior Project Manager

Thetrupgrade; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Professional development investment

Retail discounts and cashback

Discounted gym memberships

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Project Manager, where you will lead groundbreaking projects in the energy sector. This dynamic role involves overseeing the successful delivery of HV Transmission and Distribution projects, ensuring compliance with contract requirements, and managing relationships with clients and subcontractors. With a commitment to innovation and sustainability, you will be part of a team that is shaping the future of energy. Enjoy a supportive work environment with excellent benefits, including generous holidays and professional development opportunities. If you are passionate about making a difference in the energy industry, this is the opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing HV Transmission & Distribution projects.
• Strong background in project management with a focus on multi-discipline projects.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for project delivery, ensuring safety, time, and budget compliance.
• Manage client relationships and provide project updates to stakeholders.

Skills

HV Transmission & Distribution

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Cost Control

Education

HNC / HND or NVQ Level 5

Degree

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Project Manager to work with the Energy Team on the National Grid, Yorkshire Green Project.

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 Senior 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.
• Identify issues and ensure they are resolved in a controlled and timely manner.
• To ensure contract programmes are planned, reviewed, and delivered.
• 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.
• Ensures operating plans are in place to ensure sufficient resources and materials are in place.
• Will be expected to resolve most operational issues with any business-critical issues referred to the Project Director.
• 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.
• 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 HV Transmission & Distribution or major civils projects.
• Experience within a Project Managerial role.
• HNC / HND or NVQ Level 5 (or Degree).
• Experience of working on complex multi-discipline Enhancement 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 Jack Roberts on 07514 313533 to discuss in more detail.

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