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Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (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 and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power 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 3,600 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. 

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Senior Project Manager - Shipley

Murphy is looking to recruit an Experienced Senior Project Manager / Senior Contracts Manager for a new depot build in Shipley as part of the wider TransPennine Route Electrification programme between Manchester and York. Experience delivering large multidisciplinary Civil Engineering schemes is a must in exchange for an opportunity to work on the largest Infrastructure project in the North of England.

What you will be doing

Ensure responsibilities of Principal Contractor are discharged in line with CDM Regulations.
Act as the leader  and build the project team, providing guidance, direction and leadership to deliver scope of works
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 the agreed budget.
Refer significant / strategic issues to the overseeing manager and work with them to ensure they are managed and resolved. 
Lead the identification, assessment and documentation of risks and opportunities. Develop and implement action plans to mitigate / reduce the impact of risks, and develop and implement realisation plans to enhance the benefit of opportunities
Ensure that the project team works to progressively complete handover documentation so that we are “fit to finish”, complying with the contracted completion requirements of the Client.
Develop and maintain effective communication and relationships with the Client and other project stakeholders (internal and external).
Manage and resolve any actual or potential conflicts with the Client or project stakeholders.
Ensure the requirements of the contract are administered and discharged appropriately.
Ensure that suitable and robust change control processes are in place to identify, notify, measure and agree the impact of change in accordance with the contract requirements.
To ensure contract programmes are developed, reviewed and updated in accordance with the contract requirements.
Ensure that the project works are planned and scheduled at an appropriate level of detail.
To ensure the programme is updated regularly to enable identification of change and early warning of any potential issues and causes for concern.
Lead the review of project controls information to facilitate the timely identification of any issues or areas of concern.
Ensure output and productivity measurement is in place for key activities / trades.
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.
Lead the regular review of actual costs identifying any variances to the budget. Ensuring issues are identified and actions implemented to respond in an effective and timely manner.
Accountable for ensuring the financial performance of the project (or aspect of a project) is achieved or exceeded.
Lead the development and implementation of improvement actions where necessary to ensure the financial objectives are achieved / bettered
Supply chain management,  ensure suppliers and sub-contractors are managed and co-ordinated appropriately.  

Who we are looking for

Appropriate safety training and qualification for the nature of the works (SMSTS / NEBOSH / SEATS).
Rail depot build experience including large scale Portal Frame buildings and Cladding, Earthworks and heavy Civil Engineering works.
Expertise in the project management of an engineering project.
Technical knowledge appropriate to the nature of works.and competent in the administration of construction contracts.
Expertise in developing and maintaining forecasts and budgets, planning and programming
Expertise in the use and interpretation of project controls to review the status of a project.
HNC / HND or NVQ Level 5 (or Degree).
Professionally qualified or working towards.
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