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:
A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Planner
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
Coach and mentor planning staff and support their professional development.
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.
Managing Compensation events from Subcontractors and to Client
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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