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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Project Planner – Northwest

Murphy is recruiting a Planner to join our new United Utilities Enterprise Partnership in the Northwest, UK.

Take a look at the role outline and if you think you fit the bill and want to work within a team that rewards performance, drives personal development and offers a great place to work delivering exciting projects, then get in touch!

What you will be doing

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 aid of planned methods.
Manage personally controlled project documentation in an orderly fashion.
Provide a link between all parties regarding the planning community information
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.
In consultation with Estimator advise project team of required feedback reports and support.
Who we are looking for

Experience within a Planner role.
Experience within Civil Engineering / Construction preferably within Water
Use of planning software (P6, TILOS, QSRA).
Active experience of working with a wide range of planning techniques in serving both tendering and contract delivery.
Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft packages, including Microsoft Project and P6.

About the Framework
The investment for (Apply online only) is United Utilities biggest ever environmental programme to deliver cleaner rivers and more reliable water supplies. Delivering circa £3bn of major infrastructure and non-infrastructure programmes, the work will include upgrades to wastewater treatment works and reducing spills from storm overflows.

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 contact Isobel Town on () or Email: (url 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