Planning and Project Controls Manager

Murphy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Discretionary annual bonus

Above market pension

Life assurance

Health screening

Maternity/paternity pay

Canteen facilities

Professional development

Discounts and gym

Job summary

Murphy is recruiting for a Planning and Project Controls Manager to lead the planning team, based out of Kentish Town with travel to project sites. Energy-sector EPC experience is valued as the role supports complex transmission and distribution projects.

You will drive planning governance, ensure compliant tender and project schedules, and align planning with commercial and operations for integrated, whole-life programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Planning and Project Controls Manager.
• Experience managing a team of planners.
• Contract and tender planning experience within a Tier 1 contractor.
• Fully proficient in the use of P6 planning software.
• Stakeholder management experience, including client-facing planning and business performance meetings.
• Experience in mentoring, coaching and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Manage the planning team on a day-to-day basis.
• Drive implementation and use of planning and project controls procedures and processes.
• Line and/or functional management of planners, including management of external planning resources.
• Develop capability across the team to deliver high quality standards and outputs.
• Apply a consistent audit and review approach to ensure planning requirements are met, reduce non-compliance and improve project and business performance.
• Manage the structured and controlled use of enterprise planning tools.
• Contribute to the development of business unit and sector plans and strategies.
• Review and apply client-specific requirements.
• Maintain effective working relationships with clients and project stakeholders (internal and external).
• Ensure integrated, whole life programmes are developed from first principles in line with planning and work winning procedures.
• Contribute to business development activities to identify, pursue and secure projects.
• Ensure alignment with work winning governance processes in relation to planning outputs.
• Ensure tender programmes are critically reviewed to confirm that planning and scheduling are appropriate, contractually compliant, robust and deliverable.
• Ensure integrated, whole life programmes are developed and maintained from first principles in line with planning procedures and contract requirements.
• Ensure accurate and transparent reporting of progress, risks and issues related to the programme.
• Ensure programmes and associated reports are regularly updated and submitted to the client in line with contract requirements.
• Apply change control processes for identifying, notifying and quantifying time impacts relating to delay, disruption and change.
• Maintain alignment between Operations, Commercial and Planning teams to ensure consistent project information.
• Contribute to the identification, management and mitigation of project risks.
• Facilitate planning and project teams in resolving risks and issues.

Skills

Planning management

Team management

P6 planning software

Stakeholder management

Mentoring / coaching

Tender planning

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Planning and Project Controls Manager to work with Energy initally based out of Kentish Town, with travel to project sites. 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 Planning Manager

• Manage the planning team on a day-to-day basis
• Drive implementation and use of planning and project controls procedures and processes
• Line and/or functional management of planners, including management of external planning resources
• Develop capability across the team to deliver high quality standards and outputs
• Apply a consistent audit and review approach to ensure planning requirements are met, reduce non-compliance and improve project and business performance
• Manage the structured and controlled use of enterprise planning tools
• Contribute to the development of business unit and sector plans and strategies
• Review and apply client-specific requirements
• Maintain effective working relationships with clients and project stakeholders (internal and external)
• Ensure integrated, whole life programmes are developed from first principles in line with planning and work winning procedures
• Contribute to business development activities to identify, pursue and secure projects
• Ensure alignment with work winning governance processes in relation to planning outputs
• Ensure tender programmes are critically reviewed to confirm that planning and scheduling are appropriate, contractually compliant, robust and deliverable
• Ensure integrated, whole life programmes are developed and maintained from first principles in line with planning procedures and contract requirements
• Ensure accurate and transparent reporting of progress, risks and issues related to the programme
• Ensure programmes and associated reports are regularly updated and submitted to the client in line with contract requirements
• Apply change control processes for identifying, notifying and quantifying time impacts relating to delay, disruption and change
• Maintain alignment between Operations, Commercial and Planning teams to ensure consistent project information
• Contribute to the identification, management and mitigation of project risks
• Facilitate planning and project teams in resolving risks and issues

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Experience as a Planning and Project Controls Manager
• Experience managing a team of planners
• Contract and tender planning experience within a Tier 1 contractor
• Fully proficient in the use of P6 planning software
• Stakeholder management experience, including representing the organisation in client-facing planning and business performance meetings
• Experience in mentoring, coaching and professional development

What’s in it for you?

• 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
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy.

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