Job Description:

Murphy 
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, Canada and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; energy 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 4,000 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. Visit (url removed) or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X: #MoretoMurphy 

A day in the life of a Murphy Planning Manager

• Lead the planning team on a day-to-day basis, including line and/or functional management.
• Inspire and empower individuals within their portfolio to deliver high quality standards and outputs as well as inspire career growth
• Ensure there is alignment between Operations, Commercial and Planning resources on projects – single version of the truth.
• Undertake audits and reviews to ensure planning requirements are followed, minimise non-compliance, drive high standards and ultimately improve project / business performance.
• Contribute to the development of business unit and sector plans and strategies.
• Develop and maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships with the Client and other project stakeholders (internal and external)
• Support the work winning function on development of tenders from first principles and ensure work willing governance processes are adhered to.
• Ensure that there is accurate and transparent reporting of progress, challenge management, risk and opportunities in relation to the programme.
• Ensure that programmes and associated progress reports are regularly updated and submitted to the Client in accordance with the requirements of the contract.
• Managing Compensation events from Subcontractors and to Client

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Experienced Planning Manager or Senior Planner
• Experience managing a team of planners
• Contract planning for a Tier 1 contractor
• Fully conversant and efficient in the use of P6
• Stakeholder management & experience of representing the company in front of Clients at planning and business performance meetings
• Mentoring / coaching and professional development experience