Project Planner

Description:

Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (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 and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power 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 3,600 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. 

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Project Planner

Would you like to join a business recognised as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For'?

Murphy is seeking a dynamic Project Planner to join our team in the delivery of Beaulieu Park Station, the first new railway station on the Great Eastern Mainline in over a century. 
This landmark project will provide a new three platform station and is strategically located approximately three miles northeast of Chelmsford station, playing a crucial role in a major £252m regeneration programme to transform road and rail infrastructure and support 14,000 new homes.

What you will be doing

Collaborate with site teams and the supply chain to oversee, develop, and revise the delivery programme, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of progress and intended delivery strategy.
Input into project reporting, contribute insights, identify issues and propose effective solutions.
Play a vital role in the management of change, working closely with the commercial and operations team to carry out impact and mitigation assessments.
Evaluate supplier programme submissions (NEC: Clause32) in conjunction with commercial and operations team.
Work closely with other planners/sections to identify and plan critical interfaces.
Input into collaborative planning and interface workshops.
Extract and assimilate information from multiple sources and present in a manner that clearly communicates work scope to multiple stakeholders.
Provide staff & labour forecast analysis using a resource loaded programme.
Undertake schedule risk analysis and contribute to the project risk register.
Manage personally controlled project documentation in an orderly fashion.
Contribute to coaching, supporting and formal training of others.
Cooperate with the design engineer to establish a design brief for temporary works.
Contribute to the required written submission material.  
Who we are looking for:

An effective and clear communicator, skilled in building relationships and thrives in large, fast-paced teams.
Capable of identifying, challenging and succinctly articulating issues that impact project outcomes.
Driven by the positive influence they can have on project outcomes.
Independent and proactive with a passion for acquiring knowledge and supporting others.
Experienced in multi-disciplinary, whole lifecycle projects, adept at handling multiple tasks and interfaces.
Proven track record of Planning in a rail or civil engineering environment.
Active experience of working with a wide range of planning techniques in serving both tendering and contract delivery.
Possesses an understanding of the commercial and contractual interfaces with the planning function.
Experience project delivery under the NEC form of contract.
Proficient in use of primavera P6