Lead Planning Manager

Millbank; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Millbank Holdings Ltd is seeking a Lead Planning Manager to chair the integration of schedules across Mechanical, Electrical and HVAC for a major UK infrastructure programme at Hinkley Point C.

You will lead planning leadership, coordinate interfaces, drive best practice and ensure achievable four- and 16-week lookahead plans, with BPSS clearance and a proven track record in multisector engineering programmes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in project controls and planning.
• Proven track record managing multidisciplinary programmes.
• Expertise in Level 5 scheduling and lookahead planning.
• Experience managing interfaces, dependencies and delivery constraints.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders across teams.
• Experience in major engineering, infrastructure, energy or nuclear programmes.
• Degree in Engineering, Project Management or related field.
• BPSS clearance eligible or attained.

Responsibilities

• Leading the integration of Mechanical, Electrical and HVAC Level 5 schedules.
• Overseeing development and coordination of discipline and area four-week lookahead plans.
• Managing the overall 16-week lookahead schedule.
• Integrating engineering, materials, resources, access, construction, testing and commissioning requirements.
• Managing programme interfaces, constraints and dependencies.
• Driving collaborative planning, challenging assumptions and promoting planning excellence across delivery teams.

Skills

Level 5 scheduling

Lookahead planning

Stakeholder influence

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Do you have significant experience leading planning activities within large-scale, multidisciplinary engineering, infrastructure or nuclear programmes, including Level 5 scheduling and lookahead planning? Are you experienced in integrating and managing complex programme schedules across multiple engineering disciplines, including Mechanical, Electrical and HVAC, while managing interfaces, dependencies and delivery constraints?

The Opportunity

Looking for your next career move? This is an opportunity to step into a pivotal leadership role on one of the UK's most significant infrastructure and nuclear programmes.We're looking for an experienced Lead Planning Manager to bring their expertise, leadership and vision to a complex, multidisciplinary engineering programme at Hinkley Point C.You'll have the opportunity to influence programme delivery on a major national undertaking, working alongside leading engineering, construction and project controls professionals. With responsibility for integrating complex schedules and coordinating multiple delivery disciplines, you'll play a key role in turning ambitious plans into successful outcomes.

The role

As Lead Planning Manager, you'll lead the integration and management of programme schedules across Mechanical, Electrical and HVAC disciplines.You'll provide the planning leadership, insight and coordination needed to keep delivery on track, manage complex interfaces and ensure teams have clear, achievable plans. You'll also have the opportunity to drive planning best practice and influence decisions at programme level.

Your duties and responsibilities will be

• Leading the integration of Mechanical, Electrical and HVAC Level 5 schedules.
• Overseeing the development and coordination of discipline and area four-week lookahead plans.
• Managing the overall 16-week lookahead schedule.
• Integrating engineering, materials, resources, access, construction, testing and commissioning requirements.
• Managing programme interfaces, constraints and dependencies.
• Driving collaborative planning, challenging assumptions and promoting planning excellence across delivery teams.

You will have the following qualifications & experience

• Significant experience in project controls, planning or programme controls.
• A proven track record of managing complex, multidisciplinary programmes.
• Strong expertise in Level 5 scheduling and lookahead planning.
• Experience managing interfaces, dependencies and delivery constraints.
• The confidence and credibility to influence senior stakeholders and bring multiple teams together.
• Experience within major engineering, infrastructure, energy or nuclear programmes.
• A degree in Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline.
• The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance.

Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone.

If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.

Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.