Tender Planner

Murphy; Golborne; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Discretionary bonus

Pension enhancement

Life assurance

Parental leave benefits

Professional development

Job summary

Murphy is recruiting for a Tender Planner to work with Transportation out of Golborne, with some travel to sites as required. The role encompasses assimilating information, preparing resourced programmes, and contributing to risk analysis across major rail and infrastructure projects.

You will use planning techniques and tools (P6, Asta, TILOS, QSRA) in collaboration with estimators and the broader team. Murphy offers competitive benefits and a strong development culture.

Qualifications

• Must have pre-construction/tender planning experience.
• Experience with Network Rail schemes or major infrastructure projects is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assimilate information and summarise scope for the team.
• Prepare a resourced programme and check conformance with requirements.
• Contribute to the risk register and perform programme risk analysis.
• Create visual material to support planned methods.
• Define methods and outputs with input from estimator and supply chain.
• Provide the estimator with a justified schedule of temporary works and indirect costs.
• Attend bid review meetings to present a clear work scope and delivery plan.
• Advise project team on required feedback reports and support.

Skills

Tender planning

Bid coordination

Risk analysis

Tools

P6

Asta

TILOS

QSRA

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Tender Planner to work with Transportation out of Golborne, with some travel to sites as required.

With a proud history dating back to the 1960s, we provide practical, innovative results, working around the individual needs of our customers. 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 innovation.

A day in the life of a Murphy Tender Planner:

• Assimilate information and summarise it in a manner that can be used to communicate the work scope to others.
• 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 support of planned methods.
• Define methods and establish outputs, in consultation with the estimator and other team members, including the supply chain in appropriate circumstances.
• Provide the estimator with a justified schedule of temporary works and other indirect cost items.
• 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.
• In consultation with Estimator advise project team of required feedback reports and support.

• Experience working on Network Rail schemes and/or Major Infrastructure project is desirable.
• Must have previous pre construction/ tender planning experience
• Use of planning software (P6, Asta, TILOS, QSRA).
• 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.

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

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