Construction Manager

J Murphy & Sons; Colchester (VT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Murphy is recruiting for a Construction Manager to work with Energy on GGP projects, including Norwich to Tilbury assignments. You will lead construction teams, coordinate constructability input, and allocate skilled staff to critical projects to meet schedules and budgets.

You will liaise closely with Project Managers to ensure an appropriate resource mix and oversee subcontractor performance, safety, and quality across construction and handover phases.

Qualifications

• Experience leading construction teams on large energy projects.
• Strong stakeholder management with clients and subcontractors.
• Ability to allocate resources and manage schedules and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project teams during construction and installation.
• Coordinate constructability input during solution development.
• Allocate construction staff by project based on skills and experience.
• Coordinate with Project Managers to maintain appropriate resource pools.
• Manage construction resources including labour, plant and materials.
• Oversee performance of subcontractors and adherence to schedules.

Skills

Construction management

Project coordination

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

HNC / HND or NVQ Level 5 (or Degree)

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Construction Manager to work with Energy on GGP

- ATNC

- Norwich to TilburyOur 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 Construction Manager:

- Overall management of project teams during the construction and installation phase of the project.

- Co-ordination of constructability input during solutions identification and development phase.

- Allocation of construction staff to projects ensuring that appropriate construction and installation staff are appointed to individual projects: based on experience, skills and knowledge.

- Liaises with the Project Managers to ensure that the construction resource pool is an appropriate size, with an appropriate blend of skill sets for the projected workload.

- Overall management of construction resources including Labour, Plant and Materials.

- Performance management of subcontractors.

- Ensures that the construction and installation teams are accountable for their performance against agreed schedules and man-hour budgets.

- Oversee the duties of the Principal Contractor are discharged in accordance with the CDM Regulations.

- Control all temporary and permanent construction and installation activities are carried out in accordance with agreed quality procedures.

- Interfaces with all other functional leaders within the organisation to facilitate successful development of the project from solution stage constructability through construction, installation, commissioning, and handover to the client.

- Experience within a Construction Manager role or similar.

- HNC / HND or NVQ Level 5 (or Degree)

- Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to develop close working relationships with clients and subcontractors.

- A true leader with passion for people development, can do attitude and a flare for innovation.