Senior Project Manager

J Murphy & Sons; Stone Cross; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international engineering company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to oversee major projects from inception to completion. The successful candidate will be accountable for delivery, managing project requirements, ensuring safety standards, and maintaining budgetary controls while fostering excellent relationships with clients and stakeholders. The position demands substantial project management experience, particularly in HV Transmission & Distribution or Major Civils projects, along with relevant qualifications.

Qualifications

• Experience within a Project Managerial role.
• Experience of working on complex multi-discipline Enhancement projects, delivering within programme and cost controls.

Responsibilities

• Be fully accountable for project delivery, ensuring completion safely and on time.
• Manage project requirements and ensure timely resolution of issues.
• Responsible for effective client relationship management.

Skills

Experience in delivering HV Transmission & Distribution or Major Civils Projects

Excellent stakeholder management skills

Education

HNC / HND or NVQ Level 5 (or Degree)

Job description

Murphyis a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutionsto infrastructure sectors includingtransportation;natural resources; energy and water.Headquartered in London, Murphy hasa number of related businesses –Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering;Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel,tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities. Murphy employs around4,000engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’

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 Project Managers, 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.
• Ensure risk assessments are created, in place and reviewed as and when required.
• Ensure 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 BU 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.