Lead Planning Manager

Gold Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading main contractor in Birmingham is seeking a highly experienced Lead Planning Manager to oversee a team of approximately 10 Planning Engineers. In this senior leadership role, you will manage planning strategy across a major construction portfolio valued at circa £3bn, ensuring robust project delivery from start to finish. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a similar role, strong leadership and communication skills, and a background in delivering large-scale projects. This position offers an attractive salary and benefits including an annual bonus, car allowance, and generous leave.

Benefits

Annual car allowance

Bonus scheme

Pension

Healthcare

Life Assurance

Private Medical

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Clear career progression

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior planning role within a main contractor environment.
• Strong leadership experience managing and developing planning teams.
• Extensive background delivering large, complex construction projects.
• Expert knowledge of planning methodologies and software.
• Commercially astute with the ability to influence at senior management level.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of NEC form of contract.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Planning Engineers.
• Oversee the production and governance of project programmes.
• Provide strategic planning input during bid, pre-construction, and delivery phases.
• Ensure consistency in planning processes across the region.
• Manage programme risk, change, and progress reporting.
• Interface with senior stakeholders, clients, and supply chain partners.
• Support claims and forensic planning as required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Education

Degree / HNC / HND in a construction related field

Tools

Planning software

Job description

Title: Lead Planning Manager
Location: Birmingham (Hybrid)
Salary: (phone number removed) + package

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly experienced Lead Planning Manager with strong management skills to join a leading main contractor based in Birmingham. This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for planning strategy across a diverse portfolio of major construction projects throughout the Midlands.

The Role

As Planning Manager, you will take full ownership of the regional planning function, overseeing a team of approximately 10 Planning Engineers and providing strategic planning leadership across a project portfolio valued at circa 3bn.

You will work closely with regional directors, project teams, and commercial leads to ensure robust, realistic programmes are developed, maintained, and communicated, supporting successful project delivery from pre-construction through to completion.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Planning Engineers across multiple projects
• Oversee the production, management, and governance of project programmes
• Provide strategic planning input during bid, pre-construction, and delivery phases
• Ensure consistency and best practice in planning processes across the region
• Manage programme risk, change, and progress reporting at a regional level
• Interface with senior stakeholders, clients, and supply chain partners
• Support claims, extensions of time, and forensic planning where required

About You

• Proven experience in a senior planning role within a main contractor environment
• Strong leadership experience managing and developing planning teams
• Extensive background delivering large, complex construction projects
• Expert knowledge of planning methodologies and software
• Commercially astute with the ability to influence at senior management level
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Hold a construction related qualification - Degree / HNC / HND
• Excellent knowledge of NEC form of contract

Offer

• (phone number removed) basis salary
• Annual car allowance 7,000
  Annual bonus scheme
• Pension, Healthcare, Life Assurance, Private Medical
• 30 days annual leave plus banks holidays
• High-profile role within a financially strong, well-established contractor
• Clear long-term career progression within the business

If you are looking for a new career challenge in planning and you would like to be considered for the above opportunity then please apply by sending your CV or call Matt Lilburn on (phone number removed) for further information quoting reference 72500.

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