Murphy
Senior Contracts Manager
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Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Contracts Manager
Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Contracts Manager to join our Ground Engineering team based out of Hemel Hempstead, Kentish Town, or Wigan.
About Us
We have a proven track record of successfully delivering both minor and major works across a range of sectors. We also offer leading Building Information Modelling (BIM) capabilities, investing in digital solutions for new rigs, remote diagnostics, and computer monitoring systems of rotary pile construction.
By engaging with our customers at the earliest stages of each project, we build close working relationships to develop efficient and effective solutions to complex geotechnical needs.
A Day in the Life of a Murphy Senior Contracts Manager
- Overall management of project teams during the construction and installation phase of the project.
- Co-ordination of constructability input during solutions identification and development phase.
- Co-ordination and allocation of construction staff to projects ensuring that appropriate construction and installation staff are appointed to individual projects: based on experience, skills, and knowledge.
- Liaise with the Project Managers to ensure that the construction resource pool is an appropriate size, with an appropriate blend of skill-sets, for the projected workload.
- Overall performance management of subcontractors.
- Ensures that the construction and installation teams are accountable for their performance against agreed schedules and people-hour budgets.
- Ensures that all construction and installation activities are carried out in accordance with Health and Safety Legislation.
- Ensures that the duties of the Principal Contractor are discharged in accordance with the CDM Regulations.
- Ensures that all temporary and permanent construction and installation activities are carried out in accordance with agreed quality procedures.
- Interfaces with all other functional leaders within the organisation to facilitate successful development of the project from solution stage constructability through construction, installation, commissioning, and handover to the client.
- Ensure regular input from the Project Manager is gained on third party, environmental, and public relations issues.
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Still Interested, Does This Sound Like You?
- Ideally degree educated in Geotechnical Engineering or civil engineering.
- Has gained 10 to 15 years’ experience in the ground engineering industry.
- Appointed person in lifting operations would be a preference.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team to deliver piling contracts, safely, efficiently, and within budget/program constraints.
- Excellent communication skills to effectively liaise with clients and estimating team to offer expertise on tenders.
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- 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, Platinum 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 £5.4bn and £23m invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024, there really is #MoretoMurphy.
If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Colin Shaw on 07353 134 836 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.
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