Planner

J Murphy & Sons Limited; Knowsthorpe; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Murphy is a leading international engineering and construction company. A Senior Civils Planner role involves developing and revising the civil delivery programme across disciplines, inputting into progress reports and risk analysis, and coordinating interfaces with planners and the bid team.

The role requires experience in major civils or depot builds, familiarity with planning tools (P6, MSP) and NEC, and a driving licence.

Qualifications

• Major civils, construction or depot build experience is essential.
• Railway experience is preferred, but not essential.
• Proven experience of first principles planning with robust complex build schedules.
• Knowledge of planning software (P6, Microsoft Project) and NEC.
• Experience with planning techniques for tendering and contract delivery.
• Understanding of commercial interfaces with planning functions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across disciplines to develop and revise the civil delivery programme.
• Input into progress reporting, identify issues and propose solutions.
• Prepare a resourced programme and ensure conformance with requirements.
• Contribute to the risk register and conduct schedule risk analysis.
• Work with planners to identify critical interfaces and plan accordingly.
• Participate in collaborative planning and interface workshops.
• Manage project documentation in an orderly fashion.
• Provide coaching, support and training to others as required.
• Communicate planning information between all parties and bid teams.

Skills

First principles planning

Schedule risk analysis

Contract interfaces

Tendering & contract delivery planning

Driving licence

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

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A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Civils Planner

• Collaborate across disciplines to develop and revise the civil delivery programme, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of intended delivery strategy, dependencies, risks and progress.
• Input into progress reporting, contribute insights, identify issues and propose effective solutions.
• Prepare a resourced programme, including reviewing the outcome for conformance with expectations and requirements.
• Contribute to the risk register and undertake schedule risk analysis.
• Work closely with other planners/sections to identify and plan critical interfaces.
• Input into collaborative planning and interface workshops.
• Manage personally controlled project documentation in an orderly fashion.
• Carry out other relevant duties as required from time to time.
• Contribute to coaching, supporting and formal training of others.
• Provide a link to communicate planning community information between all parties
• Draw up a bid preparation programme and contribute to the tender queries database.
• Define methods and establish competitive outputs, in consultation with the estimator and other team members, including the supply chain in appropriate circumstances.
• Assist 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

Experience on Civil Engineering and/or Construction projects.

• Major civils, construction, or depot build experience is essential.
• Railway experience is preferred, but not essential"
• Proven experience of first principles planning, with ability to create robust complex build schedules from design drawings.
• Use of planning software (P6, Microsoft Project) and a sound knowledge of NEC
• 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 have a full drving licence

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'