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Planning and Project Controls Manager

Job in Plymouth, Devon, PL2, England, UK
Listing for: Murphy Group
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-09
Job specializations:
  • Management
    Project & Program Management, Operations Management
  • Engineering
    Operations Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Murphy is recruiting for a Planning and Project Controls Manager to work with Energy initally based out of Kentish Town, with travel to project sites. 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 Manage the planning team on a day-to-day basis

Drive implementation and use of planning and project controls procedures and processes

Line and/or functional management of planners, including management of external planning resources

Develop capability across the team to deliver high quality standards and outputs

Apply a consistent audit and review approach to ensure planning requirements are met, reduce non-compliance and improve project and business performance

Manage the structured and controlled use of enterprise planning tools

Contribute to the development of business unit and sector plans and strategies

Review and apply client-specific requirements

Maintain effective working relationships with clients and project stakeholders (internal and external)
Ensure integrated, whole life programmes are developed from first principles in line with planning and work winning procedures

Contribute to business development activities to identify, pursue and secure projects

Ensure alignment with work winning governance processes in relation to planning outputs

Ensure tender programmes are critically reviewed to confirm that planning and scheduling are appropriate, contractually compliant, robust and deliverable

Ensure integrated, whole life programmes are developed and maintained from first principles in line with planning procedures and contract requirements

Ensure accurate and transparent reporting of progress, risks and issues related to the programme

Ensure programmes and associated reports are regularly updated and submitted to the client in line with contract requirements

Apply change control processes for identifying, notifying and quantifying time impacts relating to delay, disruption and change

Maintain alignment between Operations, Commercial and Planning teams to ensure consistent project information

Contribute to the identification, management and mitigation of project risks

Facilitate planning and project teams in resolving risks and issues

Still interested, does this sound like you?

Experience as a Planning and Project Controls Manager Experience managing a team of planners

Contract and tender planning experience within a Tier 1 contractor

Fully proficient in the use of P6 planning software

Stakeholder management experience, including representing the organisation in client-facing planning and business performance meetings

Experience in mentoring, coaching and professional development

What’s in it for you?27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each…
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