Senior Planner

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. 
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Senior Planner – London
 

Would you like to join one of the UK's Best Big Companies as awarded by Best Companies? If so, Murphy is currently looking for a Senior Planner to lead the planning function on their allocated project, ensuring that all projects within their portfolios are effectively planned, scheduled, and monitored.
 
What you will be doing

• Undertake the tender planning role in accordance with the business’ procedures and processes and the requirements of the contract.
• Ensure that integrated, whole life programmes are prepared from first principles
• Contribute the required written submission material.
• Attend the bid review meeting to contribute a clear view of the work scope and the intentions for delivering it by reference to prepared material.
• Attending the handover meeting to contribute a clear view of the work scope and the intentions for delivering it by reference to prepared material and further defined tasks.
• In consultation with Estimator, advise project team of required feedback reports
• Ensure that the scheduling of programmes is appropriate, contract / procedurally compliant, robust, and obtainable.
• Undertake and participate in programme risk workshops using tools such as QSRA.
• Develop and maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships with the Client and other project stakeholders.

 
Who we’re looking for

• Experienced planner who has worked on a civils major project previously for a contractor.
• Ideal background in a site role (Engineering, planning, management) for a Tier 1 contractor
• NEC contract experience essential
• Programme management of consultants, stakeholder, and approval processes
• Providing project progress reports to team and leading the compilation of upstream client reporting

  
About the Project

• Thames Water AMP7 is a 4-year long framework plus 5-year extension into AMP8.
• Murphy is a Primary Contractor in Lot 5 North London Infrastructure, value £200m (Inside the M25 – North of the River Thames)
• The framework will consist of the delivery of ECI, detailed design, build, commissioning and handover of water and wastewater infrastructure schemes.
• Include individual projects up to £30m with a focus on works working within the public domain and on road carriageways.  
• Design Partner in place.
• Featuring repairs and build of new assets with a bias towards Clean Water networks with a few waste projects also on the books.
• Sizable Temporary works and working closely with Stake holders are part of day-to-day activities

About Murphy

• Charity is at the heart of Murphy values; you will receive 2 days leave per year to donate your time to a charity of your choosing. Many teams choose to support a charity together to positively impact our communities. 
• Access to Murphy Wellbeing: you will have access to a host of online tools, mental health trained colleagues, and if needs be external professional support because we understand that work and life offers challenges that sometimes need a little extra support.
• Murphy is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture, making Murphy a great place to work where we can all thrive. You can get involved in numerous events and even join our committee dedicated to continuously nurturing Murphy’s inclusive culture.

What you’ll get in return

• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development.
• 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
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, cycle to work scheme etc

As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer we are proud to have signed up to #BantheBoxUK and reduce barriers to employment for people with criminal records.

If you think Murphy is the place to help you thrive in a great team dedicated to delivery and engineering excellence, and want to work in an inclusive team culture that rewards performance and drives personal development, apply today.

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call (phone number removed) to discuss in more detail.  

J Murphy & Sons Limited is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK