Senior Site Manager

Company description:

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.

Job description:

Senior Site Manager- Beaulieu

Would you like to join a business recognised as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For'?J Murphy and Sons Ltd are looking for a Senior Site Manager to provide site based leadership for all construction and installation operations to work on the CP6 Anglia Framework (Rail), working on a high profile enhancement project which is Beaulieu Park Station. The project is to provide a new three-platform station on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) approximately three miles north-east of Chelmsford station. This project alone will help excel your career, giving you exposure to a high profile project.

We're looking for a Senior Site Manager who is enthusiastic, driven, a good communicator in addition to being a strong leader/motivator that is able to manage various projects to ensure continuity of the works programme and your delivery team. What you will be doing:

• Plan and deliver all for sites, ensuring work is completed on time and to the agreed standard
• You will help produce Construction Phase Plans (H&S Plans), Risk Assessments, Work Package Plans and Task Briefings in line with Network Rail and Murphy procedures
• Ensure short and medium contract programmes are planned, reviewed and delivered.
• Monitor progress periodically against the project plan and monitor expenditure, resolving issues but may escalate critical operational issues to the Project
• Line management of Section Managers and other workflow supervisors.
• Provide periodic updates to clients on project/contract progress, typically operational in nature.
• Ensure risk assessments are created, in place and reviewed as and when required.
• Review plant, labour and materials to ensure resources are in place for the short to medium term (1-3 months).
• Liaise with the Project Manager to resolve any technical issues outside of the scope of works.
• Review, maintain, update and amended safe systems of work to ensure the work was carried out safe and without risk to health, and that the changes where recorded in Project Construction Phase Plans (H&S Plans).

Who we are looking for:

• HNC Building Studies or a degree in Civil Engineering/Construction Management.
• Knowledge sufficient to attain Chartered level of ICE.
• Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) course
• Extensive background in site/contract management delivering earthworks, rail and infrastructure contracts
• Solid health and safety knowledge and will hold a health and safety related qualification.
• CSCS Card
• First aid qualification is desirable.
• Good interpersonal skills with previous line management experience necessary.