Lead Planner for Major Infrastructure Projects

Millbank Holdings Ltd; Lewisham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Millbank Holdings Ltd is seeking a Planning Lead to drive planning, scheduling and reporting for a major infrastructure delivery programme. You will influence project strategy, risk management and programme optimisation, coordinating with design, commercial and construction teams.

Based in Lewisham, the role requires developing, updating and maintaining fully resourced programmes, managing changes and ensuring milestones are achieved safely and efficiently.

Qualifications

• HNC in a construction-related discipline or equivalent industry experience.
• Extensive planning experience within civil engineering, infrastructure or construction environments.
• Experience developing and managing programmes during both tender and project delivery phases.
• Strong understanding of planning methodologies and programme controls.
• Experience working with commercial and contractual aspects of project planning.
• Proficiency with industry-standard planning software.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to analyse programme performance and implement recovery strategies where required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain fully resourced project programmes.
• Review programme outputs to ensure alignment with project requirements and objectives.
• Produce visual planning materials and undertake programme risk analysis.
• Act as a key communication link between planning stakeholders.
• Define construction methodologies and establish achievable outputs in collaboration with project teams and supply chain partners.
• Coordinate with design teams to establish briefs for temporary works.
• Introduce and manage programme changes whilst monitoring progress against plan.
• Plan temporary works design activities to ensure design approvals are in place ahead of construction activities.
• Develop and maintain schedules for temporary works and indirect cost activities.
• Provide planning advice, support and performance reporting to project teams.
• Identify project risks, opportunities and areas requiring intervention.
• Manage compensation event programmes and programme revisions.
• Coordinate interfaces between multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
• Evaluate contract documentation and develop detailed delivery programmes.
• Produce and maintain both internal and external project programmes.
• Review progress with construction teams and produce programme reports.
• Identify potential delays and collaborate with teams to develop mitigation measures.
• Assess scope changes and additional works, considering commercial and contractual implications.
• Ensure planning standards, procedures and best practices are consistently applied.
• Coordinate subcontractor programmes and integrate them into the master programme.

Skills

Planning experience

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Risk analysis

Programme controls

Analytical skills

Education

HNC in construction-related discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Millbank Holdings Ltd is seeking a Planning Lead to drive planning, scheduling and reporting for a major infrastructure delivery programme. You will influence project strategy, risk management and programme optimisation, coordinating with design, commercial and construction teams.

Based in Lewisham, the role requires developing, updating and maintaining fully resourced programmes, managing changes and ensuring milestones are achieved safely and efficiently.