Assistant Planner

Murphy is recruiting for a Assistant Planner to work with our planning Team within ur Energy and Industry division.

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.

What you will be doing:

• Supporting the planning and delivery of allocated projects and tenders, ensuring programmes are effectively developed, monitored and delivered on time and profitably. You will assist with planning across smaller projects or sections of larger projects.


• Assist with tender and contract planning in line with procedures and contract requirements.


• Help prepare integrated programmes from first principles, identifying scope, constraints and resources.


• Produce planning deliverables including programmes, narratives and reports.


• Update programmes with change events, progress and mitigation measures.


• Ensure programmes are robust, contract‑compliant and peer‑reviewed.


• Maintain accurate archives of all planning documents.


• Communicate programme information clearly to project teams and stakeholders.


• Support project managers in effective project control and timely delivery.


• Validate and integrate supply chain and consultant programmes.


• Maintain accurate planning and progress records and provide transparent reporting.


• Analyse project performance and support improvement measures.


• Support identification and management of change, delay and disruption.


• Support work‑winning teams in targeting and securing projects.


• Ensure planning deliverables meet governance requirements.

Who we are looking for:

• Proficiency in the use of planning techniques.


• Understanding of construction techniques, methods and processes.


• Awareness of contract administration


• Understanding of the principles in the use of planning software (Microsoft Project ,P6, Asta).


• HNC or equivalent.


• Ideally Degree educated, preferably in a Construction / Engineering discipline

What you’ll get in return:

• 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


• Generous Private Healthcare Allowance


• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus


• Extra 2 days holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus


• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development


• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited. 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.

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Sarah Barrett on 0873422094 to discuss in more detail.

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