Infrastructure Program Planning Lead (Hybrid, London)

ARM; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ARM in London is seeking a Planning Manager to lead critical infrastructure planning on a major programme. You will drive integrated master schedules across multiple contractors, manage risks, and provide clear schedule intelligence to senior stakeholders.

The role requires substantial experience with major infrastructure projects, strong NEC contracts knowledge, and the ability to lead planning teams while partnering with project managers to ensure on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Significant planning experience on major infrastructure, engineering or capital projects.
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 or similar project scheduling software.
• Proven experience managing master schedules and integrating multiple contractor programmes.
• Good understanding of NEC contracts, particularly NEC3 and/or NEC4.
• Experience assessing and managing compensation events and programme changes.
• Experience working within a complex, multi-contractor project environment.
• Strong understanding of critical path scheduling and programme management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to challenge, influence and communicate issues confidently.
• A proactive approach with the ability to identify risks and emerging problems early.
• Experience providing planning leadership and supporting Project Managers with project controls.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain complex project and programme schedules across multiple contractors and suppliers.
• Integrate contractor programmes into a consolidated master programme.
• Monitor progress, critical paths, milestones and key project dependencies.
• Identify potential delays, risks and emerging issues and proactively advise project teams.
• Assess programme changes and compensation events and their impact on project delivery.
• Support Project and Programme Managers with schedule intelligence and project controls.
• Produce clear and accurate programme reports, analysis and progress updates for senior stakeholders.
• Provide direction, guidance and support to planning resources within the project team.
• Establish and maintain effective planning processes, methodologies and reporting arrangements.
• Work closely with contractors and stakeholders to agree progress reporting approaches.
• Analyse programme controls data and provide recommendations to support decision-making.
• Contribute to improving planning processes and overall project performance.

Skills

Primavera P6

Master schedules

NEC contracts

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Job description

ARM in London is seeking a Planning Manager to lead critical infrastructure planning on a major programme. You will drive integrated master schedules across multiple contractors, manage risks, and provide clear schedule intelligence to senior stakeholders.

The role requires substantial experience with major infrastructure projects, strong NEC contracts knowledge, and the ability to lead planning teams while partnering with project managers to ensure on-time delivery.