Planning Manager

ICE Recruit; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Planning Manager in Leeds to oversee the planning of a critical rail project. You will leverage your extensive civil engineering experience, collaborating across disciplines to ensure project success. The role offers competitive benefits including a discretionary bonus, enhanced pay, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discretionary annual bonus

Above market rate pension scheme

Life assurance and health screening

Investment in professional development

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in delivering large-scale civil structures.
• Proven track record of working with Tier 1 contractors.
• Sound knowledge of commercial interfaces within NEC contracts.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on delivery programme and identify risks.
• Maintain progress reporting and contribute insights.
• Lead collaborative planning workshops.

Skills

Effective communication

Civil Engineering experience

NEC contracts knowledge

Primavera P6 knowledge

Job description

Overview

Murphy is recruiting for a Planning Manager with a background in structures and rail to join our Transportation team on the Transpennine Route Upgrade (East) (TRUe).

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to one of the UK’s highest-profile rail projects, with specific responsibility for leading the planning of the design and construction of a new rail depot—a critical enabler to the success of the wider TRUe programme.

The role will be based between our TRU delivery office in Leeds (LS9 0SG) and the site in Shipley, with occasional travel to additional delivery hubs in York and Sherburn-in-Elmet (LS25 6JE).

With a proud history dating back to the 1960s, Murphy provide practical, innovative results, working around the individual needs of our customers. From Rail renewals to enhancements, bridge building, highways, ports and emergency earthworks – our award-winning team has extensive experience and has been involved in projects that have changed the face of transport networks in three countries.

We dedicate ourselves to being ‘better engineered’ to ensure our transportation infrastructure solutions meet and exceed customer requirements, delivering value for money through innovatio

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across disciplines & sub-contractors to develop and revise the delivery programme, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of intended delivery strategy, dependencies, risks, change and progress.
• Establish & maintain periodic progress reporting, contribute insights, identify issues, risks and propose actionable solutions
• Ensure key stakeholders across disciplines and organisation are appropriately informed.
• Contribute to the risk register and schedule risk analysis.
• Formal identification, impact assessment and notification of programme change
• Work closely with other planners/sections to identify and plan critical dependencies.
• Lead collaborative planning and interface workshops.
• Promote the Planning function and work collaboratively with peers to drive best practice and project performance.
• Inspire and empower the wider planning community to deliver high quality standards & outputs
• Contribute to coaching, supporting and formal training of others in the project

Qualifications

• An effective and clear communicator, skilled in building relationships and thrives in large, fast-paced, multi-discipline teams.
• Capable of identifying, challenging and succinctly articulating issues and solutions that impact project outcomes.
• Extensive experience of Civil Engineering and/or Construction projects with a proven track record of delivering large-scale civil structures, ideally with a Tier 1 contractor
• Sound working knowledge of NEC contracts, specific to the programme obligations within Clauses 31 & 32 and the commercial interfaces.
• Desirable - full project lifecycle experience, particularly design & build within large-scale rail & structure projects
• Computer literate with extensive working knowledge of Primavera P6 planning software.
• Based in our TRU delivery office in Leeds with occasional travel to York, Sherburn in Elmet (LS25 6JE) or site in Shipley, must have a full driving licence.

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, Gold 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

How to apply

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Lorna Rhodes on 07801 960464 to discuss in more detail.

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK