Construction Manager

Murphy, Bamber Bridge, England, United Kingdom

Murphy is recruiting for a Construction Manager to join our growing Infrastructure team, delivering a major water infrastructure project in partnership with United Utilities, as part of the AMP8 programme.

Murphy is a long‑standing delivery partner to leading water clients across the UK and Ireland, including Thames Water, Severn Trent, Northern Ireland Water, Yorkshire Water, SES Water, Bristol Water, South East Water, and Uisce Éireann, where we operate over 25 facilities under full DBOM contracts.

• Experience of a multi‑Utility package
• 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.
• Co‑ordination and 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 Manager/Senior Site Manager 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.
• Overall performance management of subcontractors.
• Ensures that the construction and installation teams are accountable for their performance against agreed schedules and man‑hour budgets.
• Ensures that all construction and installation activities are carried out in accordance with Health and Safety Legislation.
• Ensures that the duties of the Principal Contractor are discharged in accordance with the CDM Regulations.
• Ensures that 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.
• Ensure regular input from the Project Manager is gained on third party, environmental and public relations issues.
• Participate in, and positively promote, the Murphy Culture Development Culture (leading to Zero Harm).

• Successful experience as a Construction Manager for a tier 1 or tier 2 contractor
• Previous experience on a water/wastewater/utilities/pipelines project
• Experience of tunnels, shafts, pits, inner city construction and utilities preferred
• Proven ability to lead teams and performance manage
• IT literate:
  Microsoft Office, Outlook, Teams etc
• Experience in managing materials including liaising with the commercial team to ensure the right materials are ordered and delivered

• 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. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.8bn and £23m invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #Moreto Murphy
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If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call James Hing on to discuss in more detail.

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