Murphy is recruiting for a Planning Manager/ Senior Planner to work with Energy split role between NOWZ and GGP - Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone Project in Norwich, the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone project is one of national significance, part of the UK government’s target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.  GGP, the Norwich to Tilbury scheme, as part of our delivery of the Great Grid partnership (GGP). The project is currently in the process of mobilising the project teams in order to support the early works, inclusive of DCO support, ahead of site commencement Mid 2027.
The works are currently split between Norwich, Essex and Suffolk with GGP support in Birmingham. 

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.

A day in the life of a Murphy Planning Manager or a Murphy Senior Planner

• Accountable for ensuring that integrated, whole life programmes are prepared from first principles in accordance with the Planning and Work Winning procedures.
• Endure tender programmes are critically analysed to ensure that the planning and scheduling that underpins them is appropriate, contract / procedurally compliant, robust, and achievable.
• Accountable for ensuring that integrated, whole life programmes are prepared and maintained from first principles in accordance with the Planning procedure and Contract requirements.
• Critically analyse the performance of projects to identify areas of concern, providing guidance to the business on measures to improve performance.
• Lead roll out and adoption of planning & project controls procedures and processes.
• Organise resources within their portfolio to maximise efficiency and effectiveness.
• Adopt a rigorous and proactive regime of audit and review to ensure planning requirements are adopted, minimise non-compliance, drive high standards and ultimately improve project / business performance.
• Understand client specific requirements and ensure these are catered for.
• Develop and maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships with the Client and other project stakeholders.
• Manage the effective and efficient allocation of resources to projects and tenders.
   

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Experience of managing a small team of planners with hand on experience of large NEC projects of £100million plus
• Experience in contract and tender planning for a Tier 1 contractor.
• Experience of projects for Overhead Lines, HV Cabling, National Grid or Substations/ Power - ideally
• Experience within planning software (P6, Asta, TILOS, QSRA)
• Degree educated, preferably in a Construction / Engineering discipline.
• The works are currently split between Norwich, Essex and Suffolk  with the client based in Bury St Edmunds, must be happy to travel.