Project Director

A day in the life of a Murphy Project Director:

• Ensure that the scope of works is delivered in a safe manner, on time, to the required quality standards, meeting the acceptance criteria and achieving the expected financial outcomes.
• Sets the overall standard on the project/contract, ensuring consistency across projects and in line with standards policies and procedures.
• Build and 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 that are accountable for the operational delivery of the project, chairing regular project team meetings, ensuring actions are recorded and closed out.
• Manage the “fit to start” process to ensure that we mobilise in a controlled and timely manner to facilitate the timely delivery of the project scope.
• Ensure there is an effective, comprehensive, and formal handover from the work winning team to the delivery team.
• Develop and maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships with the Client and other project stakeholders.
• Lead the development of a detailed cost forecast for the project, ensuring it is reviewed and updated regularly.
• Lead the development of resource forecasts (staff, labour, key plant and materials), ensuring they are aligned and coordinated with the programme.
• Support the procurement of suppliers and sub-contractors.
• Lead the development and implementation of improvement actions where necessary to ensure the financial objectives are achieved / bettered.
• Lead the development and implementation of tender strategy / win themes
  
  

Still interested, does this sound like you ?

• Extensive experience in the successful delivery of complex, large-scale rail or major civil engineering projects.
• Experience within a Project Director or Senior Managerial role.
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness.
• Experience of working on complex multi-discipline Enhancement projects, delivering within programme and cost controls
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to develop close working relationships with clients and subcontractors.
• Professionally qualified construction representative - member of a professional body.
• Demonstrable experience leading building projects
• Project management methodology knowledge essential.
• Able to develop positive working relationships across all levels of the organisation.
• Proven ability to lead teams and coach on performance