Senior Project Manager - Substations
Would you like to join one of the UK's Best Big Companies as awarded by Best Companies? Murphy are currently recruiting for a Senior Project Manager to join our award-winning Energy team covering Power, Transmission & Distribution projects such as Substations. Our team is known for its extensive in-house expertise and continual drive to innovate within the industry. The Senior Project Manager will lead and be accountable for larger and more complicated project(s) ensuring that the scope of works is delivered in a safe manner, on time, to the required quality standards, meeting the acceptance criteria and achieving the expected financial outcomes.
Following the ‘One Murphy’ approach, we’re able to deliver all aspects of the projects we work on. Murphy has designed, constructed, and commissioned projects for clients such as National Grid, SSE and Ørsted, on both transmission and distribution networks within the Energy sector.
What you will be doing
1. 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.
2. Sets the overall standard on the projects/contract.
3. Ensure the project requirements are identified and delivered.
4. Identify issues and ensure they are resolved in a controlled and timely manner.
5. To ensure contract programmes are planned, reviewed, and delivered.
6. Line management of Site Managers, Assistant Site Managers and Section Managers.
7. Responsible for effective client relationship management, collaborative approach and providing updates to internal and external stakeholders on project/contract progress.
8. Ensure risk assessments are created, in place and reviewed as and when required.
9. Ensures operating plans are in place to ensure sufficient resources and materials are in place.
10. Will be expected to resolve most operational issues with any business-critical issues referred to the Project Director.
11. To comply with company standards, policies, and procedures.
12. 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.
13. Overall performance management of subcontractors of the gross margin, management of cost control and other key commercial and financial metrics.
Who are we looking for?
14. Experience in delivering HV Transmission & Distribution or major civils projects.
15. Experience within a Project Managerial role
16. HNC / HND or NVQ Level 5 (or Degree)
17. Experience of working on complex multi-discipline Enhancement projects, delivering within programme and cost controls
18. Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to develop close working relationships with clients and subcontractors.
19. Expertise in the use and interpretation of project controls to review the status of a project.
20. A true leader with passion for people development, can do attitude and a flare for innovation.
About Murphy
21. Charity is at the heart of Murphy values; you will receive 2 days leave per year to donate your time to a charity of your choosing. Many teams choose to support a charity together to positively impact our communities.
22. Access to Murphy Wellbeing: you will have access to a host of online tools, mental health trained colleagues, and if needs be external professional support because we understand that work and life offers challenges that sometimes need a little extra support.
23. Murphy is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture, making Murphy a great place to work where we can all thrive. You can get involved in numerous events and even join our committee dedicated to continuously nurturing Murphy’s inclusive culture.
What you’ll get in return
24. Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development.
25. 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
26. Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
27. Above market rate contributory pension scheme
28. Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
29. Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
30. Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
31. Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
32. Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc
Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.