Lead Planner

Aspect Resources; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing agency is seeking a Lead Planner for a hybrid role based in Manchester. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in leading teams and managing railway projects, demonstrating strong communication skills and proficiency with planning software. Responsibilities include stakeholder engagement and simplifying complex program details for reporting. This position offers a competitive daily rate and is IR35 inside.

Qualifications

• Relevant successful experience in the management, planning and delivery of major construction/engineering projects.
• Good communication skills at all levels and a team player.
• Good information technology user skills.

Responsibilities

• Explain planning and scheduling outputs to non-planning personnel.
• Leverage stakeholder management skills.
• Lead teams and develop others.

Skills

Strong communications skills

Leadership of teams

Simplifying complex programmes

Understanding of railway design

Stakeholder management

Understanding of railway access principles

Experience in reading Railway Access box plans

Education

Membership of a relevant professional body

Educated to 'A' level standard in a mathematics or IT-related topic

Tools

Proprietary software planning/scheduling tools

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Lead Planner

Location: Hybrid/Manchester (3 days/week onsite)

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Daily Rate: £531/day (Umbrella - Maximum)

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Responsibilities / Role Focus

Note: The following items reflect role expectations through the listed criteria for essential and desirable qualifications.

• Strong communications skills, able to explain planning and scheduling outputs to non-planning personnel.
• Demonstrate leadership of teams and developing others.
• Examples of simplifying complex / detailed programme for reporting purposes.
• Understanding of railway design and delivery principles.
• Experience in stakeholder management.
• Understanding of railway access principles, experience in reading Railway Access box plans alongside schedules (Essential).

Essential Qualifications

• Membership of a relevant professional body and/or have a CPD established to attain membership.
• Relevant successful experience in the management, planning and delivery of major construction/engineering projects.
• Relevant successful experience of proprietary software planning/scheduling tools.
• Previous knowledge and expertise within the field of project resource management.
• Good communication skills at all levels and a team player.
• Good information technology user skills.

Desirable Qualifications

• Knowledge of/experience in rail processes and systems.
• Knowledge of/experience in the UK rail industry.
• Educated to “A” level standard in a mathematics or information technology-related topic.

Inclusion & Equality

• Disability Confident: As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
• Armed Forces Covenant: CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

How to apply / Next steps

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on (phone number removed).

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

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