Senior Project Manager

J Murphy & Sons; Colchester (VT); On-site; USD 93,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Murphy is recruiting a Senior Project Manager to lead HV Transmission & Distribution schemes as part of the Great Grid partnership. The project mobilisation begins mid-2027 with on-site teams in and around Colchester and Braintree, moving to Norwich to Tilbury under the GGP framework.

You will be accountable for delivery, contract programmes, cost control and stakeholder management across multi‑discipline teams, reporting to the Project Director and protecting margin.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering HV Transmission & Distribution or major civils projects.
• Experience within a Project Managerial role.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to develop close working relationships with clients and subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Be fully accountable for delivering projects safely, on time and to budget.
• Lead and coordinate multi-discipline project delivery and contract programmes.
• Set project standards and ensure requirements are identified and delivered.
• Line-manage Project, Construction Site and Engineering Managers.
• Maintain strong client relationships and provide regular progress updates to stakeholders.
• Manage resources, materials and operating plans to support on-site delivery.
• Oversee commercial performance including gross margin and cost control.

Skills

HV Transmission & Distribution

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

HNC / HND or NVQ Level 5 (or Degree)

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Project Managerto work with Energy on the Norwich to Tilbury scheme, as part of our delivery of the Great Grid partnership (GGP)The project is currently in the process of mobilising the project teams in order to support the early works, inclusive of DCO support, ahead of site commencement Mid 2027. The works are currently split between our regional office in Stone Cross (Warrington), with GGP support in Birmingham and working with the Client based in Bury St Edmunds.Once the site is mobilised the teams will be based on site with locations in and around the Colchester and Braintree areas. Construction works are currently planned between Mid 2027 and Mid 2031

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 ground breaking 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.
• Overall management and coordination of the Project delivery, including the multiple disciplines involved in large scale projects.
• 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, Construction Site and Engineering 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.