Planner

Murphy Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Glasgow is seeking a Project Planner to join their Energy Team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in civil engineering and experience using planning software. Responsibilities include program preparation, risk analysis, and liaising with design engineers. The company values innovation and has a commitment to a diverse workforce, offering a range of benefits including generous holiday, a contributory pension scheme, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discretionary annual bonus

Above market rate pension scheme

Health screening and enhanced sick pay

Extra weeks holiday for marriages and wedding bonus

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• Experience within a Planner role.
• Active experience of working with a wide range of planning techniques.
• Clear understanding of commercial and contractual interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a resourced programme ensuring it meets expectations.
• Contribute to the risk register and undertake programme risk analysis.
• Define methods and establish outputs in consultation with team members.

Skills

Planning software (P6, Asta, TILOS, QSRA)

Civil Engineering / Construction experience

Commercial and contractual understanding

Computer literacy in Microsoft packages

Job description

Overview

Murphy is recruiting for a Project Planner to work with the Energy Team on the SSE ASTI Framework.

Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries - ensuring their energy security for decades to come.

We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

Responsibilities

• 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 aid of planned methods.
• Manage personally controlled project documentation in an orderly fashion.
• Provide a link between all parties regarding the planning community information.
• Define methods and establish outputs, in consultation with the estimator and other team members, including the supply chain in appropriate circumstances.
• Liaise with the design engineer to establish a design brief for temporary works.
• Provide the estimator with a justified schedule of temporary works and other indirect cost items.
• In consultation with Estimator advise project team of required feedback reports and support.

Qualifications

• Experience within a Planner role.
• Experience within Civil Engineering / Construction
• 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.
• Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft packages, including Microsoft Project and P6.

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

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Jack Roberts on 07514 313533 to discuss in more detail.

Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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