Senior Project Manager

J Murphy & Sons; St Fergus; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

J Murphy & Sons is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead highly serviced mechanical/electrical Design & Construct projects for the Natural Resources team, including gas terminals and compressors. Role involves navigating NEC3/4 contracts, ensuring programme delivery, and maintaining client and subcontractor relationships.

The position requires extensive project management experience, strong cost controls, and the ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams across sites, with travel between

Qualifications

• Experience delivering highly serviced (mechanical/electrical heavy) Design & Construct projects.
• Oil and gas industry experience (Gas Terminals/Compressors) preferred.
• Familiarity with NEC3/4 forms of contracts.

Responsibilities

• Be fully accountable for delivery of projects, safely, on time and to budget.
• Set the standard on projects/contracts.
• Identify and deliver project requirements.
• Resolve issues in a controlled and timely manner.
• Plan, review and deliver contract programmes.
• Line manage Site Managers, Assistant Site Managers and Section Managers.
• Maintain strong client relationships and update stakeholders on progress.
• Ensure sufficient resources and materials are in place.
• Manage commercial aspects including gross margin and cost control.
• Oversee subcontractor performance and financial metrics.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cost control

Scheduling / Programme management

Multi-discipline coordination

Health and Safety awareness

Education

HNC/HND/NVQ Level 5 or Degree

Tools

NEC3/4 contracts

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a [[title]] to work with Natural Resources on the St Fergus Gas Terminal based out of either Wigan with travel to Scotland or based out of St Fergus.

We maintain, operate, modify, design, construct and commission new energy networks and facilities across four countries; guiding our customers through the challenges of the energy transition and supporting their commitments to achieve net zero emissions. We provide safe and reliable specialist services as a trusted Engineering, Procure, Fabrication, Maintain and Decommissioning (EPFCM&D) partner. This includes work with onshore and offshore oil, gas pipelines, gas diversions and renewable energies.

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 highly serviced (mechanical/electrical heavy) Design & Construct Projects.
• Desired experience in the Oil and gas industry (Gas Terminals/Compressors)
• Familiarity of NEC3&4 forms of contracts
• Experience within a Project Managerial role
• 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.
• Health and Safety Qualification not essential but desirable
• HNC / HND or NVQ Level 5 (or Degree) level or alternatively appropriate experience.