Lead Planner

ZipRecruiter; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Lead Planner for a hybrid role based in Manchester. The role requires strong communication, leadership skills, and relevant experience in major construction or engineering projects. The contract duration is 12 months with a daily rate of £531. Ideal candidates will have experience with railway principles and project resource management.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in management, planning, and delivery of major construction/engineering projects.
• Understanding of railway design and delivery principles.
• Experience with reading Railway Access box plans alongside schedules.

Responsibilities

• Explain planning and scheduling outputs to non-planning personnel.
• Lead teams and develop team members.
• Simplify complex programs for reporting purposes.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project resource management

Information technology skills

Education

A-levels in mathematics or information technology

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

• 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.
• 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

• 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.

Disability Confident

As a member of the confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a 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, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

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.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

To apply for this role please submit your latest CV or contact Aspect Resources on (phone number removed).