Project Director

Accountable for the delivery of all work on a large and technically complex project, ensuring work is completed safely and efficiently.
- Set the overall standard on the project/contract, ensuring consistency and in line with standards, policies and procedures.
- 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 who are responsible for the operational delivery of the project.
- Provide strategic updates to Senior Management
- Responsible for strategic client relationship management.
- Contributes to work winning at a strategic level.
- Will be expected to resolve all operational and some strategic issues.
- Comply with company standards, policies and procedures recommending improvements where necessary. Mirror the Murphy Values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect in all behaviours.
- Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

Professionally qualified construction representative
- member of a professional body.
- Demonstrable experience of leading building projects
- Project management methodology knowledge essential.
- Proven track record in project management delivering projects/contracts of a similar nature.
- Able to develop positive working relationships across all levels of the organisation.
- Driven with a passion for excellence
- Proven ability to lead teams and coach on performance

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. #MoreToMurphy
Murphy is recruiting for a Project Director to work within Water on our new United Utilities Enterprise Partnership.

We provide end-to-end services for major water and sewage companies such as Thames Water, Severn Trent Water, Northern Ireland Water, Yorkshire Water and United Utilities, and for several water-only companies including SES Water, Bristol Water and South East Water.

We also provide a full design, build, operate and maintain service for Uisce Éireann and we currently operate over 25 of their facilities, ensuring they run efficiently and comply fully with EPA regulations.

A day in the life of a Murphy Project Director

About the FrameworkThe investment for 2025-2030 is United Utilities biggest ever environmental programme to deliver cleaner rivers and more reliable water supplies. Delivering circa £3bn of infrastructure and non-infrastructure programmes, the work will include major upgrades to wastewater treatment works and reducing spills from storm overflows.
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 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 £3.3b and £39m Invested in environmentally friendly plant there really is #MoretoMurphy