Senior Project Manager

Murphy Rutherglen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Project Manager to work with the Energy Team on the SSE ASTI Framework
. Our business is known for in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for customers. Today we support transmission and distribution projects in four countries to help ensure energy security for decades to come. We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning, delivering Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects for both regulated and private customers, with technical and engineering solutions in conventional power and energy transition markets.

Murphy aims to innovate while promoting sustainability and maintains 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.
• 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, 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.
• 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 with regard to gross margin, 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 with in a Senior 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.

• 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
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce, with people representing over 60 nationalities and a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024, there is #Moreto Murphy
.

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Jack Roberts on to discuss in more detail. Due to the requirements of the role, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check. Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Project Management and Information Technology

• Civil Engineering

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