Planning Associate Director

Maxim Recruitment; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

Professional training

Competitive salary package

Job summary

Maxim Recruitment is seeking an experienced Associate Director Planning for Birmingham to lead planning and project controls on major infrastructure commissions. You will drive programme leadership, schedule management and client engagement across rail, highways, energy and water sectors.

The role focuses on robust baselines, risk integration, Earned Value reporting and team development, with hybrid/flexible working options offered.

Qualifications

• Significant planning and project controls experience on major infrastructure or construction programmes.
• Strong planning experience in rail, highways, transport, energy, water or similar sectors.
• Experience leading planning teams on major projects.
• Understanding of Earned Value Management and project controls methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning function across complex multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Develop, maintain and manage robust project programme baselines.
• Manage and develop planning and project controls professionals.
• Undertake critical path analysis and scenario planning to identify and mitigate programme risks.
• Ensure project schedules comply with contractual requirements, including NEC contracts.
• Integrate programme, cost and risk information to support effective project decision-making.
• Deliver programme reporting, including Earned Value Management reporting.
• Lead planning workshops, programme reviews and client meetings.
• Review and assure contractor programmes and schedule submissions.
• Apply delay analysis techniques to understand programme performance.

Skills

Planning leadership

Critical path analysis

Primavera P6

MS Project

Risk management

Client engagement

Education

Degree in Project Management / Engineering / Construction Management

Professional PM qualification (advantageous)

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

An excellent Associate Director Planning job opportunity in Birmingham for an experienced planning and project controls professional to lead complex infrastructure commissions. The role involves programme leadership, schedule management, project controls, team development, and client engagement across major transport, energy, water, and infrastructure projects.

The successful Associate Director will support major UK infrastructure programmes across sectors including rail, highways, transport, energy and water. Projects will involve complex multidisciplinary teams and require robust programme planning, schedule management, project controls and integration of cost, risk and programme information.

Responsibilities and Duties

The Associate Director will provide senior planning leadership across major infrastructure projects and programmes.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead the planning function across complex multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Develop, maintain and manage robust project programme baselines.
• Manage and develop planning and project controls professionals.
• Undertake critical path analysis and scenario planning to identify and mitigate programme risks.
• Ensure project schedules comply with contractual requirements, including NEC contracts.
• Integrate programme, cost and risk information to support effective project decision-making.
• Deliver programme reporting, including Earned Value Management reporting.
• Lead planning workshops, programme reviews and client meetings.
• Review and assure contractor programmes and schedule submissions.
• Apply delay analysis techniques where required to understand programme performance and potential delay.
• Provide technical leadership and promote high standards of planning and project controls delivery.

Desired Skills and Experience

Suitable candidates will have significant planning and project controls experience gained on major infrastructure or construction programmes.

• Strong planning experience within rail, highways, transport, energy, water or similar infrastructure sectors.
• Experience leading planning teams on major projects or programmes.
• Advanced Primavera P6 capability and knowledge of MS Project.
• Strong understanding of critical path analysis and programme risk.
• Good knowledge of NEC contracts and their application to project planning.
• Experience integrating programme, cost and risk information.
• Understanding of Earned Value Management and project controls methodologies.
• Experience reviewing and assuring contractor programmes.
• Strong client and stakeholder management skills.
• Previous consultancy experience would be advantageous.
• Strong leadership, communication and team development capabilities.

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Degree in Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management or another relevant discipline.
• Relevant professional membership or project management qualification would be advantageous.

Employing Company Overview and Profile

Maxim Recruitment is seeking an experienced Associate Director Planning on behalf of a leading multidisciplinary construction and infrastructure consultancy.

The employer provides planning, project controls, engineering and advisory services on major infrastructure programmes throughout the UK. Its project portfolio includes complex transport, rail, utilities, energy and civil engineering schemes.

The successful candidate will join an established Birmingham team and take a senior role in delivering planning services, developing project teams and supporting major clients on complex infrastructure programmes.

A full client overview will be given to shortlisted candidates.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Hybrid and flexible working opportunities.
• Professional training and career development opportunities.
• Flexible holiday arrangements.

Steve Thomas is our specialist consultant managing this position

07441 343 671
(Office hours 9.30 to 5.30pm Monday to Friday)

London, Home Counties, Midlands, East Midlands & Northern UK

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