Senior Project Manager - Power - United Kingdom.

J Murphy and Sons Ltd are currently looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our award-winning team. The Senior Project Manager will lead and be accountable for larger and more complicated project(s) 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 including National Grid, SSE and Ørsted, on both transmission and distribution networks.

Recently acknowledged as the UK’s 3rd Best Large Company to work for by Best Companies, this is a fantastic time to join J. Murphy & Sons! Take a look at the role outline and if you think you fit the bill and want to work as a Senior Project Manager within a team that rewards performance, drives personal development and offers a great place to work delivering exciting projects, then get in touch

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 we are looking for?

• Experience within the power sector/industry
• 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.
• Experience in integration of major enhancement programmes.
• A true leader with passion for people development, can do attitude and a flare for innovation
• Flexible with travelling & potential overnight stays