Location
United Kingdom

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Murphy is hiring a Senior Project Manager to lead the development and delivery of water and wastewater treatment projects for key clients in the South of England, primarily Thames Water and South East Water, with potential involvement across other regions including Severn Trent Water. This pivotal role involves managing multiple projects through all phases—from identification and design to procurement, construction, and commissioning. You will ensure effective oversight of all key project elements including health and safety, scope, estimating, commercial and financial management, risk, quality, and resource planning. Reporting directly to the UK Regional Manager, your daily responsibilities will include engaging with key water company clients to understand needs, identifying opportunities, and supporting tendering teams in developing compliant water/wastewater treatment solutions. You will oversee the daily management of a portfolio of projects covering design development, process, civil, structural, pipeline, MEICA, commissioning, and handover. Managing project delivery across programme, budget, construction, HSE performance, and progress for all assigned projects is essential. You will lead and support staff at all levels, promoting development and retention of key personnel, while maintaining professional relationships with senior client representatives. Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and commercial awareness is required. Collaboration with Murphy teams to define design requirements and deliver technical solutions through a multi-disciplinary approach is expected. Ensuring all projects comply with current Health & Safety, CDM, and Environmental regulations, reviewing subcontractor RAMS, process designs, engineering drawings, and environmental compliance will be part of your role. You will ensure projects meet client technical standards through coordination with internal and external design teams, provide technical input for tenders, and support work-winning efforts. Developing and maintaining detailed project programmes using MS Project and Primavera P6 to meet key milestones, adhering to company safety, environmental, and quality systems, producing project performance reports, and participating in monthly reviews with senior management are key duties. You will also ensure compliance with company commercial and financial procedures, finalise contract documentation with the Commercial Team, and manage price variations and final accounts.

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 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, and more.

About Murphy
Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. We are proud of our diverse workforce representing over 60 different nationalities and a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities, and ages. With a forward order book of £5.8bn and £23m invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024, there really is #MoretoMurphy.

Experience
10+ years relevant post-graduate experience in a client-facing capacity within the water/wastewater process/MEICA sector. Working knowledge of large-scale Municipal Wastewater Treatment including Process and MEICA design and operations/maintenance. Proven experience delivering significant water/wastewater projects and programmes, including close collaboration with supply chain to ensure adherence to deliverables, milestones, specifications, health & safety, outputs, and quality. Strong working knowledge of implementing CDM regulations in project delivery. Demonstrated detailed understanding of design processes including HAZOP, HAZCON, and all aspects of health and safety in project delivery.

About you
Self-motivated and energetic with the capacity to identify critical needs and concerns in project delivery to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget. Strong leadership skills to support and develop staff at all levels. Excellent communication and relationship management skills to maintain professional interactions with senior client representatives. Commercially aware with strong knowledge of NEC contracts.

Qualifications
Relevant qualifications in engineering, project management, or related disciplines are expected. Proven ability to use MS Project and Primavera P6 for project programming. Commitment to health, safety, environmental, and quality standards compliance.