Project Manager

Murphy; Newbridge; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday with bank holidays

Discretionary annual bonus

Above market pension

Life assurance

Private healthcare

Maternity/Paternity pay

Wedding bonus

Job summary

Murphy is seeking a Project Manager to join its Transportation & Infrastructure team in Kildare. You will lead transport project delivery from inception to completion, coordinating resources, budgets and timelines while mitigating risks and communicating with stakeholders.

The role requires a civil engineering or construction management background, plus extensive site-based project management experience, including large public civil infrastructure work.

Qualifications

• Civil Engineering or Construction Management degree or relevant trade cert.
• Experience in Construction Contracts, particularly Public Works Contracts.
• Experience in a Project Manager role.
• Experience in managing complex site-based projects.
• Experience on industrial building projects through design, construction and BCAR.
• Experience on large public civil infrastructure projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with clients and subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring and completion of Transport & Infrastructure projects from inception to completion.
• Coordinate resources, manage timelines and budgets, and mitigate risks to meet project objectives.
• Maintain clear communication with stakeholders and provide regular progress updates.
• Ensure contract programmes are planned, reviewed and delivered.
• Line manage Site Managers, Site Engineers and Section Managers.
• Oversee commercial activities including gross margin delivery and cost control.

Skills

Project management experience

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Site management

Industrial building project experience

Education

Civil Engineering / Construction Management Degree

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Project Manager to work with our Transportation & Infrastructure team in Kildare. The Project Manager is responsible for leading the planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of Transport & Infrastructure Projects from inception to completion. This role ensures that all project objectives are met by coordinating resources, managing timelines and budgets, mitigating risks, and maintaining clear communication with stakeholders. The Project Manager plays a critical role in aligning project outcomes with organisational goals and delivering value through structured project delivery.

What You Will Be Doing

• 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, Site Engineers 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 Project Director and Contracts Manager.
• 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.

Who We Are Looking For

• Hold Civil Engineering, Construction Management Degree or a relevant trade certification
• Experience in Construction Contracts in particular Public Works Contracts.
• Experience within a Project Managerial role.
• Experience in managing complex site-based projects.
• Experience of working on industrial building projects through design, construction and BCAR
• Experience of working on large public civil infrastructure projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to develop close working relationships with clients and subcontractors.

What You Will Get In Return

• 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
• Generous Private Healthcare Allowance
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra 2 days holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited. 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.

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