Senior Project Manager

Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (Murphy) is 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 and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power and water. Headquartered in London, Murphy has a 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 around 3,600 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’ - directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success.

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Senior Project Manager – HV Cables 

Murphy is  currently looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our award-winning team. The Senior Project Manager will lead and be accountable for HV Cable projects ensuring that the scope of works are 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

To be fully accountable for the delivery of the project, ensuring it is completed safely, on time, in accordance with the contract requirements and to budget
Sets the overall standard on the project/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.
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
Line management of 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.
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.
To comply with company standards, policies, and procedures.
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 are we looking for?

Experience in HV cable installation, jointing and commissioning within 11kV to 400k
Experience within a Senior Project Manager or 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.
Expertise in the use and interpretation of project controls to review the status of a project
A true leader with passion for people development, can do attitude and a flare for innovation