Project Manager, Operations Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager

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

We provide end-to-end services for major water and sewage companies such as Thames Water, Severn Trent Water, Northern Ireland Water, Yorkshire Water and United Utilities, and for several water-only companies including SES Water, Bristol Water and South East Water.

We also provide a full design, build, operate and maintain service for Uisce Éireann and we currently operate over 25 of their facilities, ensuring they run efficiently and comply fully with EPA regulations.

• Plan and deliver all work on a medium/large sized site or many smaller sites, ensuring work is completed on time and to the correct standard
• Ensure contract programmes are planned, reviewed and delivered
• Build and develop the wider operational team to deliver all aspects of the project/contract requirements
• Line management of Senior Site Managers, Site Managers and Section Managers
• Responsible for effective client relationship management and provides 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
• 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
• Responsible for implementing CDP (Cultural Development Programme) on your sites

• Successful experience as a Project Manager with demonstrable acumen to deliver a good profit margin.
• Previous experience on a water/utilities project worth £15 million +
• Previous experience delivering trenchless solutions, shafts, pipeline is preferable
• Proven ability to lead teams and performance manage
• Experience of planning and estimating

• 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, Gold 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

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call James Hing
on to discuss in more detail.

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK