Planner

Aureos; Andover; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Salary

25 days Holiday plus Bank Holiday

Pension

Learning & Development opportunities

Assistance and wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Employee benefits portal

On-site parking

Referral Scheme

Job summary

Aureos are seeking a Planning Manager to join our growing team in Laindon. You will lead the schedule management function, coordinating project planning across the sub‑business unit to support rapid growth and cross‑functional delivery.

The role requires Primavera P6, MSP, TILOS, Power BI, and a degree; you will develop planning capability, provide training, review programmes, and drive continuous improvement across Infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Experience with industry standard planning tools and methods.
• Strong knowledge of scheduling, cost reporting and programme controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the project planning team across Infrastructure projects.
• Review and manage contractual schedules and compensation events.
• Provide timely, accurate planning reports and EOT support.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning processes and tools.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Planning & Organising

Problem Solving

Decision Making

Team Working

Communication

Leadership

Results Focus

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Primavera P6

MSP (Microsoft Project)

TILOS

Power BI

Visio

Excel

Job description

If you are looking to work for a growing business who truly value and care for their employees, then look no further!

Aureos are seeking a Planning Manager to join our growing team inLaindon. As a Planning Manager, you will be managing the schedule management function which consists of Project Planning specific to the sub-business unit.

Tomaintainand support in the creation of a series of leading industry best practices and planning procedures whichsupports business units’ rapid growth in support of the other planning managers across Infrastructure (Energy,Rail, Highways).

To support wider PMO businesses service groups which include Digital Systems, CDE / Programme Managementalong with Business Controls.

Provide leadership, support, and training, and contribute to career development of the planning team and graduatetraining programme.

The successful candidate willbe responsible forthe following:

• Assess and review contractual schedules and compensation events to support the business in schedule related commercial aspects.

• Delays, corrective actions, and claims.

• Where entitlement requires to bedemonstratedoffering support to the planning and projects teams around training on Compensation Events, Extension of Time (EOT) because of delay/ disruption/ loss of efficiency.

• Preparetimelyandaccuratereports and P6 schedule reviews with the planning team.

• Development and implementation of a business strategy thatidentifiesand embeds planning lessons learned.

• Establish andmaintaina highly motivated programme planning team.

• Assess anddetermineneed for change to planning processes and methods and implement changes to deliver improved performance.

• Analyse, review and highlight critical time schedule issues and ensureviableresolution plans are in place.

• Identifyand analyse performance across a programme of critical path projects.

• Undertake training sessions for Programme team(s) andassistSenior management with the interpretation of periodic time schedule/cost reports.

• Provision of on-going training for those in the business unit planning pool to manage capability assessment/development.

• Collation of best practice intelligence from both external and internal sources to be shared with central areas/business unit.

• Implementing formal training in the use of time-chainage and traditional planning techniques.

• Maintain work breakdown structure, project and activity coding and resource loading,monitoringthe scheduling of project milestones and ensure any potential delays or risks are met withappropriate solutions. This will support the wider business initiatives and goals.

Skills,qualificationsand experience:

Essential:

• PTS AC/DC

• 802A: Primavera P6 Professional Advanced

• TILOS competent

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent

• MSP (MicrosoftProject) _Microsoft Packages - Visio / Excel / Word /PowerPointetc.

• Extensive experience / understanding of The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015

• NEC 3 / 4 / NR Form of Contracts

• Collaborative Planning

• Good knowledge of Power BI

• Railway Operating Environment

• Knowledge and capability of working on OLE Projects within Primavera P6.

• An experienced user of the relevant Programme tools, techniques

• Understanding of all rail disciplines, possession management, interface management

• Attention to Detail

• Decision Making, Developing Self & Others, Influence & Persuasion, InnovationLeadership

• Planning & Organising

• Problem Solving

• Results Focus

• Team working

• Policies & Procedures

• Statutory Legislation

• Budgets & Forecasting

• Equipment Knowledge

Desirable:

• Valid Site management safety training scheme (SMSTS) certificate or similar

• ALO Coordinator and Possession Planning experience

In return you will receive :

• Generous Salary

• 25 days Holiday plus Bank Holiday

• Pension

• Learning & Development opportunities

• Assistanceand wellbeing support

• Cycle to work scheme

• Employee benefits portal

• On-site parking

• Referral Scheme

Equal Opportunities

Aureosare an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.