Planner
| Posting date: | 29 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £40000-60000 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 September 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS9 0NY |
| Company: | J Murphy & Sons |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 23101-43618740 |
Summary
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’
- directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. Visit www.murphygroup.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X: #MoretoMurphy
What you will be doing
- Produce fully integrated multi-discipline programmes using planning software and spreadsheets, including resourcing and cost loading.
- Produce periodic project planning related information for the Alliance as instructed.
- Assist Project Controls function in the production of reports as required for each project.
- Ensuring that the planning management software is kept up-to-date and managed in accordance with procedures and with instruction from the Planning & Scheduling Manager.
- Produce periodic Schedule Adherence Reports for review by the Planning & Scheduling Manager.
- Assist in the development and mentoring of junior planning and project control staff.
- Support the Planning & Scheduling Manager and Lead Planners where required.
- Deputise for Lead Planners where required
- Participate and support the planning team in project, programme planning and progress meetings.
- Lead in the production of programmes, including facilitating integration workshops and ensuring compliance with NR QSRA requirements.
- Ensure all project control information is produced and available for project reviews and all other internal requirements.
- Provide the project teams with programme information to allow them to make informed and timely decisions.
- Ensure compliance with business specific document control requirements.
- Ensure all 3rd party interfaces, assumptions and risks are identified and communicated accordingly.
- Agree and establish client and other stakeholder reporting requirements for all projects to which you are assigned.
- Ensure compliance with Delivering Work Within Possession (DWWP) standard for all projects to which you are assigned..
Who we are looking for
- Further Education qualification (A-Levels) or equivalent;
- High level numeracy and IT skills, with proven ability to expertly use a range of relevant software, in particular MS Excel, Word & PowerPoint;
- Previous experience in using Primavera P6 or similar planning software.
- Ideally have railway or engineering industry experience;
- Ideally hold a Higher Education qualification in Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or in a related field;
- Membership (or working towards membership) of the Association for Project Management or equivalent;
- Experience in project delivery or consultancy role.
- directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. Visit www.murphygroup.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X: #MoretoMurphy
What you will be doing
- Produce fully integrated multi-discipline programmes using planning software and spreadsheets, including resourcing and cost loading.
- Produce periodic project planning related information for the Alliance as instructed.
- Assist Project Controls function in the production of reports as required for each project.
- Ensuring that the planning management software is kept up-to-date and managed in accordance with procedures and with instruction from the Planning & Scheduling Manager.
- Produce periodic Schedule Adherence Reports for review by the Planning & Scheduling Manager.
- Assist in the development and mentoring of junior planning and project control staff.
- Support the Planning & Scheduling Manager and Lead Planners where required.
- Deputise for Lead Planners where required
- Participate and support the planning team in project, programme planning and progress meetings.
- Lead in the production of programmes, including facilitating integration workshops and ensuring compliance with NR QSRA requirements.
- Ensure all project control information is produced and available for project reviews and all other internal requirements.
- Provide the project teams with programme information to allow them to make informed and timely decisions.
- Ensure compliance with business specific document control requirements.
- Ensure all 3rd party interfaces, assumptions and risks are identified and communicated accordingly.
- Agree and establish client and other stakeholder reporting requirements for all projects to which you are assigned.
- Ensure compliance with Delivering Work Within Possession (DWWP) standard for all projects to which you are assigned..
Who we are looking for
- Further Education qualification (A-Levels) or equivalent;
- High level numeracy and IT skills, with proven ability to expertly use a range of relevant software, in particular MS Excel, Word & PowerPoint;
- Previous experience in using Primavera P6 or similar planning software.
- Ideally have railway or engineering industry experience;
- Ideally hold a Higher Education qualification in Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or in a related field;
- Membership (or working towards membership) of the Association for Project Management or equivalent;
- Experience in project delivery or consultancy role.