Project Manager

Murphy is a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; energy and water. 

Headquartered in London, Murphy has a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel, tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities.

Murphy employs around 4,000 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’ - directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. Visit (url removed) or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X:

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A day in the life of a Murphy Project Manager

• Plan and deliver all work on a medium 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 Site Managers, Assistant 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 a contract with an indicative turnover of between £1M - £15M per annum
• 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

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• 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 horizontal drilling and pipe jacking operations is an advantage
• Proven ability to lead teams and performance manage
• IT literate: Microsoft Office etc
• Experience of planning and estimating