- Ensure that the scope of works is delivered in a safe manner, on time, to the required quality standards, meeting the acceptance criteria and achieving the expected financial outcomes.
- Sets the overall standard on the project/contract, ensuring consistency across projects and in line with standards policies and procedures.
- Build and develop the wider operational and project management team to build management capability and deliver all aspects of the project/contract requirements.
- Line management of Project Managers that are accountable for the operational delivery of the project, chairing regular project team meetings, ensuring actions are recorded and closed out.
- Manage the "fit to start" process to ensure that we mobilise in a controlled and timely manner to facilitate the timely delivery of the project scope. Ensure there is an effective, comprehensive, and formal handover from the work winning team to the delivery team.
- Develop and maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships with the Client and other project stakeholders.
- Provide strategic updates and develop strategic plans.
- Contributes to work winning at a strategic level.
- Lead the development of a detailed cost forecast for the project, ensuring it is reviewed and updated regularly.
- Lead the development of resource forecasts (staff, labour, key plant and materials), ensuring they are aligned and coordinated with the programme.
- Will be expected to resolve all operational and some strategic issues.
- Support the Business Unit MD in developing strategic plans.
- Support the procurement of suppliers and sub-contractors.
- Lead the development and implementation of improvement actions where necessary to ensure the financial objectives are achieved / bettered.
- Build, organise and lead bid teams for key tenders.
- Lead the development and implementation of tender strategy / win themes.
- Experience in delivering HV Transmission projects within 132kV to 400kV
- Experience within a Project Director or Senior Managerial role
- HNC / HND
- Strong commercial and contractual awareness.
- 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.
- Charity is at the heart of Murphy values; you will receive 2 days leave per year to donate your time to a charity of your choosing. Many teams choose to support a charity together to positively impact our communities.
- Access to Murphy Wellbeing: you will have access to a host of online tools, mental health trained colleagues, and if needs be external professional support because we understand that work and life offers challenges that sometimes need a little extra support.
- Murphy is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture, making Murphy a great place to work where we can all thrive. You can get involved in numerous events and even join our committee dedicated to continuously nurturing Murphy's inclusive culture.
- Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development.
- 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
- Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc
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Project Director - London, United Kingdom - Murphy
Description
Project Director - Substations
Would you like to join one of the UK's Best Big Companies as awarded by Best Companies? Murphy is currently recruiting for a Project Director to join our award-winning Energy team covering Power, Transmission & Distribution projects such as Substations. Our team is known for its extensive in-house expertise and continual drive to innovate within the industry. The Project Director will lead and be accountable for large, high value schemes such as the delivery of major Transmission HV 132/275/400kV Substation projects.
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.
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About Murphy
What you'll get in return
Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.
