Operations Manager

Description:

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 Operations Manager:

Take full accountability for safe, compliant, and commercially controlled project delivery. 
Ensure the project is delivered to contract, programme, and budget.
Set clear delivery standards across the projects.
Lead, empower, and inspire the project team towards successful delivery. empowering and inspiring others to successfully deliver.
Plan for current and future resource requirements and develop and implement strategies to maximize efficiency and productivity.
Critically analyse and review budgets, forecast, and performance.
Identify and manage project risks and ensure appropriate mitigation plans are in place. 
Lead project progress and performance reviews as part of the business’ reporting processes.
Ensure projects follow the gateway process and that they are “fit to start” and “fit to finish”.
Oversee stakeholder management, scope management, contracts, programme, project controls, forecasting, and cost control.
Contribute to the work winning process to support tender submissions.
Lead client engagement and negotiations.  

Still interested, does this sound like you?

Experience delivering HV Transmission & Distribution or major civils projects.
Experience leading complex multi-disciplinary projects.
Strong commercial, programme, and cost control awareness. 
Confident managing clients, stakeholders, and supply chain partners.  
HNC / HND or NVQ Level 5 (or Degree)