Overview
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Murphy is recruiting for a Project Director to work with the Energy Team on National Grid Substation Projects across the South West & South Wales.
Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. We deliver engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets.
We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.
Responsibilities
* 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.
* Produce detailed cost forecast for the project, ensuring it is reviewed and updated regularly.
* Oversee resource forecasts (staff, labour, key plant and materials), ensuring they are aligned and coordinated with the programme.
* 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.
Qualifications
* Experience in delivering HV Transmission projects within 132kV to 400kV or major civil projects.
* 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.
What’s in it for you?
* 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
About Murphy
Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Gold Investors In People accredited. We are proud of our diverse workforce with representation from many nationalities and backgrounds. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and investment in environmentally friendly plant, we continue to grow and innovate.
If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Jack Roberts on 07514 313533 to discuss in more detail.
Due to the requirements of the role, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check. Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.
Role details
* Seniority level: Director
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Management and Manufacturing
* Industries: Civil Engineering
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