Lead Planning Manager

Millbank Holdings; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Millbank Holdings is seeking an experienced Lead Planning Manager in Bridgwater to steer integration and management of programme schedules across Mechanical, Electrical and HVAC disciplines. You will provide planning leadership, insight and coordination to keep delivery on track and drive planning excellence across the project teams.

Based at Bridgwater with hybrid working, you will influence senior stakeholders, manage interfaces and dependencies, and oversee Lookahead and four-week plans on a

Qualifications

• Significant experience in project controls, planning or programme controls.
• Proven track record of managing complex, multidisciplinary programmes.
• Strong expertise in Level 5 scheduling and lookahead planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead the integration of Mechanical, Electrical and HVAC Level 5 schedules.
• Coordinate discipline and area four-week lookahead plans.
• Manage the overall 16-week lookahead schedule.

Skills

Lead planning

Level 5 scheduling

Lookahead planning

Interfaces management

Discipline integration

Education

Engineering or Project Management 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? Take the lead on a programme that will shape the UK's energy future 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.

If you thrive on complexity, enjoy bringing teams together and want your work to have a lasting impact, this is an opportunity worth exploring.

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 key responsibilities will include:

• 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.

What you’ll bring:

• 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.

Qualifications:

• A degree in Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline.

Working arrangements

37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Based at Bridgwater, with hybrid working available.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance.

Why consider this opportunity?

This is more than a planning role. It’s an opportunity to take on a position of influence within a major infrastructure programme, working with talented professionals to overcome complex challenges and deliver something that will have a lasting impact.

If you’re passionate about planning excellence, enjoy bringing people and activities together, and are ready to take the lead on complex programme delivery, we’d love to hear from you.

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.

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