Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Planner to work with Energy at our Leeds office (LS9 OHY) as part of our delivery of the Great Grid partnership (GGP)
This project is currently in the process of mobilising the project teams in order to support the early works, inclusive of DCO support, ahead of site commencement Mid 2027.
The works are currently split between our regional office in Stone Cross (Warrington), with GGP support in Birmingham and Leeds .
Once the site is mobilised the teams will be based on site with locations in and around the Chesterfield and Lincolnshire area. Construction works are currently planned between Mid 2027 and Mid 2031
Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries - ensuring their energy security for decades to come.
We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.
A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Planner:
Assimilate information and summarise it in a manner that can be used to communicate the work scope to others.
Prepare a resourced programme, including reviewing the outcome for conformance with expectations and requirements.
Contribute to the risk register and undertake programme risk analysis.
Prepare visual material in support of planned methods.
Manage personally controlled project documentation in an orderly fashion.
Define methods and establish outputs, in consultation with the estimator and other team members, including the supply chain in appropriate circumstances.
Liaise with the design engineer to establish a design brief for temporary works.
Provide the estimator with a justified schedule of temporary works and other indirect cost items.
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 clear further defined tasks.
In consultation with Estimator advise project team of required feedback reports and support.
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Experience on Civil Engineering and/or Construction projects.
Desirable experience working on National Grid, Substations, Overhead Lines, HV Plant or HV Cables
Use of planning software (P6, Asta, TILOS, QSRA).
Active experience of working with a wide range of planning techniques in serving both tendering and contract delivery.
A clear understanding of the commercial and contractual interfaces with the planning function.
Must be based within commutable distance of Leeds with travel to sites as and when needed