Commercial Manager

J. Murphy & Sons Limited is a leading global, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 that improves lives by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada, we provide better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; water; power; natural resources; and construction & property.Headquartered in London, we also have a number of related businesses - Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Urban Infrastructure; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. We are specialists in delivering pipelines; design; marine; structural steel; tunnelling; fabrication; bridges and piling; and invest heavily in our substantial holding of plant; equipment and facilities. Commercial Manager, North Bristol Sewer Relief, Infrastructure Based in Bristol Murphy are recruiting a site based Commercial manager to lead the delivery of the North Bristol Sewer Relief project. Worth £40 million and due to be completed in Autumn 2021. You will have experience delivering a heavy civils project of similar value for a tier 1 contractor. As Commercial manager you will be responsible for the commercial delivery of the overall project. You will manage and develop a team of Quantity Surveyors and manage the client and other internal stakeholders. THE PROJECT Murphy have been awarded the contract by Wessex water to deliver the construction of a 6.5km pipeline to connect the sewer in Lawrence Weston to the Frome Valley relief sewer near Cribbs Causeway. The pipeline will direct waste more efficiently around North Bristol to our water recycling centre in Avonmouth. The project will last approx. 3 years and is worth c.£40 million. The majority of the pipeline will be dug using a tunnel boring machine which negates the use of trenches. The tunnel will go under the M5 and various national rail services and our presence will not be felt by infrastructure above ground. WHY JOIN MURPHY? Murphy is all about people...around 3,500 of them in fact! We deliver essential infrastructure projects in the UK, Canada and Ireland that help peoples' lives and local economies to thrive. From wastewater plants to power cables, from residential developments to rail projects...plus much, much more...what we do keeps the country running! Our Water Business is operating nationally providing world-class infrastructure solutions to Thames water, United Utilities, Severn Trent, HS2, Bristol Water, South East Water, Wessex Water and Sutton & East Surrey Water with an annual turnover of c.£120m. YOUR PROFILE * Chartered Quantity Surveyor or equivalent * Degree educated/HND or equivalent * Commercially astute with demonstrable delivery on infrastructure projects for a tier 1 contractor. * Expert knowledge of Standard Forms of Contract and Standard Methods of Measurement. * Understanding of programming techniques and project controls. * Proven leadership and mentoring skills of a team and preferably graduates/apprentices * Computer literacy in Microsoft, Office applications etc. * Relevant CSCS card * Full driving license MURPHY BENEFITS * competitive salary * company car OR car allowance * 27 days holiday (option to buy or sell 2 per year) * Discretionary annual bonus * Above market rate pension * 2x charity days/giving back days * Life assurance * Other Murphy benefits include: include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc