Head of Planning

VolkerWessels; Watford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension

Private medical care

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working opportunities

Birthday day off

Job summary

VolkerFitzpatrick, part of VolkerWessels UK, seeks a Head of Planning to lead the Planning function for a £700m business. Based in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, with UK travel. The successful candidate will set strategic objectives and ensure a high-quality planning service across sites.

Applicants should hold a degree in construction management or engineering, plus professional certifications, and have extensive senior planning management experience with strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a Senior Planning Management role.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Strong business and commercial awareness.
• Good knowledge of construction technology.

Responsibilities

• Lead and determine the strategic objectives of the Planning function.
• Ensure a consistent, high-quality planning service is delivered.
• Oversee planning activities across UK sites with travel as required.

Skills

Senior Planning Management experience

Excellent communicator

Team leadership

Business & Commercial awareness

Construction technology knowledge

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Degree in construction management

Engineering degree

Relevant professional certifications

Job description

Head of Planning

2026-09-10T00:00:00

Watford

Hertfordshire

GB

WD17 2

Any

2026-12-09T21:06:12.877

VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation's life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings.

We have an excellent opportunity for a Head of Planning to join VolkerFitzpatrick and lead the entire Planning function for a £700m business. This role will be based out of Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, with travel across the UK to sites, as required. The successful candidate will lead and determine the strategic objectives of the Planning function, whilst ensuring a consistent and high-quality planning service is delivered.

About you

• A degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field, along with relevant professional certifications
• Prior significant experience in a Senior Planning Management role
• Excellent communicator
• Team Player and Leader
• Business & Commercial Awareness
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of construction technology
• Able to work under pressure

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure. By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees. We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities - comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity benefits
• Flexible working opportunities
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support 24/7 Virtual GP service
• Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

Additional information

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all. JBRP1_UKTJ