Lead Planning Manager

Morson Edge; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Edge is recruiting a Lead Planning Manager for the Hinkley Point C project in Bridgwater, Somerset. This is a full-time, permanent role with hybrid working; on-site presence is required 3–4 days per week to coordinate complex schedules.

You will drive integration of Level 5 schedules across Mechanical, Electrical and HVAC disciplines, align delivery activities, manage interfaces and lookahead planning, and support critical national infrastructure programs.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in project controls or programme controls.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary programmes in major projects.
• Strong schedule management and Level 5 planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of MEH level-5 schedules across the programme.
• Coordinate four-week lookahead plans for disciplines and areas.
• Consolidate and maintain the 16-week lookahead schedule.
• Integrate engineering, materials, access, resource, construction, testing and commissioning requirements into delivery plans.
• Promote collaborative planning and professional standards to support delivery.

Skills

Schedule management

Stakeholder coordination

Leadership

Lookahead planning

Education

Degree in Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Lead Planning Manager

Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset

Full time / Permanent / 37 hour per week / Mon - Fri

We are recruiting a Lead Planning Manager at Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater Nr Somerset.

This is a predominantly a full time site-based role, however there are flexible hybrid working arrangements available. The successful candidate will typically be required to work on site 3-4 days per week.

This role is central to ensuring the successful coordination and delivery of a major Mechanical, Electrical and HVAC programme, helping to support critical national infrastructure for generations to come.

This is a brilliant opportunity to work as part of the MEH Alliance on the prestigious Hinkley Point C Nuclear project. The alliance work across the project to integrate and coordinate the delivery of all main Mechanical, Electrical, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (MEH), cabling and associated support services. This innovative approach will help different contractors work as a single entity to deliver the complex installation of cabling and pipework in the power station's vast network of rooms.

The role

As a Lead Planning Manager, youll lead the integration and control of complex programme schedules across multiple engineering disciplines. Working at the heart of a large-scale infrastructure project, youll provide the planning leadership needed to align delivery activities, manage interfaces and constraints, and ensure projects remain achievable, predictable and efficiently coordinated.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence the successful delivery of a nationally important programme while working alongside industry-leading engineering, construction and project controls professionals.

Youll play a vital role in enabling informed decision-making, driving collaboration and helping create lasting infrastructure that supports the UKs future.

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Leading the integration of Mechanical, Electrical and HVAC Level 5 schedules across the programme.
• Coordinating the development and review of discipline and area four-week lookahead plans.
• Managing the consolidation and maintenance of the overall 16-week lookahead schedule.
• Integrating engineering, materials, access, resource, construction, testing and commissioning requirements into delivery plans.
• Promoting collaborative planning, constructive challenge and professional standards to support successful programme delivery.

Essential experience of the Lead Planning Manager

• Significant experience within a project controls, planning or programme controls environment.
• Proven experience coordinating complex, multidisciplinary programmes within major project environments.
• Strong expertise in schedule management, including Level 5 planning and lookahead planning.
• Experience managing project interfaces, constraints and dependencies to enable predictable delivery.
• Ability to lead, influence and collaborate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders across large-scale engineering, infrastructure, energy or nuclear projects.

Qualifications for the Lead Planning Manager

Degree in Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline

Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.