Planning Manager
| Posting date: | 20 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £48000-80000 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 June 2025 |
| Location: | Preston, PE6 7DX |
| Company: | J Murphy & Sons |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 22093-43398277 |
Summary
Murphy is recruiting for a Planning Manager to lead a planning team delivering water projects, the role will be based out of Preston with travel to project sites across Cumbria, Lancaster, Liverpool and Southport.
We provide end-to-end services for major water and sewage companies such as Thames Water, Severn Trent Water, Northern Ireland Water, Yorkshire Water and United Utilities, and for several water-only companies including SES Water, Bristol Water and South East Water.
We also provide a full design, build, operate and maintain service for Uisce Éireann and we currently operate over 25 of their facilities, ensuring they run efficiently and comply fully with EPA regulations.
A day in the life of a Murphy Planning Manager
- Lead the planning team on a day-to-day basis, including line and/or functional management.
- Inspire and empower individuals within their portfolio to deliver high quality standards and outputs as well as inspire career growth
- Ensure there is alignment between Operations, Commercial and Planning resources on projects – single version of the truth.
- Undertake audits and reviews to ensure planning requirements are followed, minimise non-compliance, drive high standards and ultimately improve project / business performance.
- Contribute to the development of business unit and sector plans and strategies.
- Develop and maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships with the Client and other project stakeholders (internal and external)
- Support the work winning function on development of tenders from first principles and ensure work willing governance processes are adhered to.
- Ensure that there is accurate and transparent reporting of progress, challenge management, risk and opportunities in relation to the programme.
- Ensure that programmes and associated progress reports are regularly updated and submitted to the Client in accordance with the requirements of the contract.
- Managing Compensation events from Subcontractors and to Client
Still interested, does this sound like you?
- Experienced Planning Manager or Senior Planner
- Experience managing a team of planners
- Contract planning for a Tier 1 contractor
- Fully conversant and efficient in the use of P6
- Stakeholder management & experience of representing the company in front of Clients at planning and business performance meetings
- Mentoring / coaching and professional development experience
We provide end-to-end services for major water and sewage companies such as Thames Water, Severn Trent Water, Northern Ireland Water, Yorkshire Water and United Utilities, and for several water-only companies including SES Water, Bristol Water and South East Water.
We also provide a full design, build, operate and maintain service for Uisce Éireann and we currently operate over 25 of their facilities, ensuring they run efficiently and comply fully with EPA regulations.
A day in the life of a Murphy Planning Manager
- Lead the planning team on a day-to-day basis, including line and/or functional management.
- Inspire and empower individuals within their portfolio to deliver high quality standards and outputs as well as inspire career growth
- Ensure there is alignment between Operations, Commercial and Planning resources on projects – single version of the truth.
- Undertake audits and reviews to ensure planning requirements are followed, minimise non-compliance, drive high standards and ultimately improve project / business performance.
- Contribute to the development of business unit and sector plans and strategies.
- Develop and maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships with the Client and other project stakeholders (internal and external)
- Support the work winning function on development of tenders from first principles and ensure work willing governance processes are adhered to.
- Ensure that there is accurate and transparent reporting of progress, challenge management, risk and opportunities in relation to the programme.
- Ensure that programmes and associated progress reports are regularly updated and submitted to the Client in accordance with the requirements of the contract.
- Managing Compensation events from Subcontractors and to Client
Still interested, does this sound like you?
- Experienced Planning Manager or Senior Planner
- Experience managing a team of planners
- Contract planning for a Tier 1 contractor
- Fully conversant and efficient in the use of P6
- Stakeholder management & experience of representing the company in front of Clients at planning and business performance meetings
- Mentoring / coaching and professional development experience