Lead Planning & Project Controls Manager

AM Global; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

AM Global in Tees Valley is seeking an experienced Planning and Project Controls Lead to build, manage, and maintain detailed baseline programmes in Primavera P6 for bids and live projects. You will ensure logic, durations, resources and milestones are accurate and up to date.

You will lead on 3-week look-ahead planning, progress measurement, productivity tracking and recovery planning, working closely with Project Managers and site teams to drive performance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading planning or project controls within engineering, construction, energy or infrastructure.
• Hands-on, site-based planning experience on electrical, E&I or MEP projects in power, renewables, oil & gas, data centres or similar.
• Experience setting up progress measurement and productivity tracking (earned hours, planned vs actual man-hours).
• Experience managing, developing and mentoring planners across multiple projects at the same time.
• Expert user of Primavera P6.

Responsibilities

• Build, own and maintain detailed baseline programmes in Primavera P6 for bids and live projects, including logic, durations, resources and key client milestones.
• Produce 3-week look-ahead and short-term programmes with site teams, so supervisors know exactly what needs doing and what they need to do it.
• Update programmes weekly against real site progress, with clear narratives showing what has moved and why.
• Make sure planning standards, templates and procedures are applied consistently on every project.
• Get out on site regularly, walk the job with supervisors and verify progress at the workface.
• Set up and run progress measurement on every project – installed quantities, earned hours and percentage complete against plan.
• Track planned against actual man-hours and productivity by discipline and area, and flag early where we are falling behind.
• Work with Project Managers and supervisors to find root causes and fix issues.
• Build labour histograms and resource forecasts so we have the right people in the right place at the right time.
• Lead recovery planning when projects fall behind, with realistic, costed options.
• Link programme and cost with the Commercial team, providing accurate progress, earned value and forecast data.
• Manage change control and keep risk and opportunity registers live in the programme.
• Produce short, accurate weekly and monthly reports for project teams, leadership and clients.

Skills

Project planning

Earned value

Resource forecasting

Leadership

Mentoring

Progress tracking

Education

Degree or HNC/HND in engineering or construction management

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

AM Global in Tees Valley is seeking an experienced Planning and Project Controls Lead to build, manage, and maintain detailed baseline programmes in Primavera P6 for bids and live projects. You will ensure logic, durations, resources and milestones are accurate and up to date.

You will lead on 3-week look-ahead planning, progress measurement, productivity tracking and recovery planning, working closely with Project Managers and site teams to drive performance.