Planning Manager

ZipRecruiter; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent contractor in the Water sector is seeking a Planning Manager based in Brighton. This role involves developing, monitoring, and reporting on project plans while ensuring compliance with both operational and commercial requirements. The ideal candidate will fit a leadership role within a dynamic team and engage in extensive collaboration across various departments to drive performance improvement and project success.

Benefits

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Health Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Car/car allowance

Contribution Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Experience working with NEC3/4 contracts.
• CSCS card holder and current Water Hygiene card holder desired.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor project plans ensuring achievable timescales.
• Drive the project team to deliver to the plan and challenge delays.
• Attend site meetings and report programme issues to the management team.

Skills

Experience in planning civil & M&E projects

Knowledge of current HSE practices

Excellent communication skills

Ability to identify risks & opportunities

Proactive attitude & problem-solving skills

Education

Professional qualification

Tools

Primavera P6 planning software

Microsoft software & applications

Job description

Job Description

Our Water contractor client is looking to strengthen their Planning team with a Planning Manager for their Southern Water region based out Falmer (Brighton). You will provide services to ensure that project plans have achievable timescales and are accurately monitored and updated. Directly reporting to the Head of Planning, your responsibility is to manage other members of the project teams to develop, monitor, progress, and report on tender & contractual programmes. This includes ensuring that both the operational & commercial members of the team are fully briefed on the critical activities & risks of their projects at all times.

The Planning Manager will be required to work closely with the commercial department to monitor costs, take ownership of several project plans, drive the project team to deliver to the plan & challenge any delay & deviation. Leading, coaching & guiding junior Planners, you'll be viewed as an approachable planning expert who is keen to pass on experience & knowledge to develop others & drive performance improvement. Candidates will need to be commutable to Falmer offices 2/3 days a week minimum.

Responsibilities

• Work with the estimating team to prepare programmes from tender documentation, ensuring compliance & realism.
• Prepare programmes in accordance with contract requirements, update them & submit for acceptance as required.
• Assist with the delivery of collaborative planning workshops.
• Lead the development of Construction phase 4D Planning.
• Maintain a baseline programme & measure progress against it.
• Liaise with project teams to ensure consistency of key assumptions on methodology & outputs.
• Identify opportunities & key risks during the planning process.
• Gather, collate & distribute progress information & reasons for deviations/delays.
• Monitor & analyse changes to scope & revise programmes accordingly.
• Attend progress/project meetings & present programmes for review.
• Attend site meetings to gather progress information & report programme issues to the Senior Planning Manager & site management team.
• Distribute regular look ahead programmes.
• Ensure an As Built programme is available at project closedown.
• Maintain knowledge of site processes & costs.
• Record effects of changes on site & on the contract programme.
• Assist with the monthly progress report in line with customer requirements.
• Build & maintain relationships with the Senior Planning Manager, Project Manager, Commercial team & client representatives.
• Assist with the administration of Primavera P6 planning software.
• Deliver planning software training to new users when required.

Skills/Experience/Qualifications

• Experience in planning civil & M&E projects.
• Knowledge of current HSE practices & CSCS card holder.
• Experience working with NEC3/4 contracts.
• Proficient in Microsoft software & application.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 planning software.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to identify risks & opportunities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment & meet deadlines.
• Proactive attitude & problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage own workload effectively.

Desirable

• Water Industry experience.
• Site-based engineering background.
• Professional qualification.
• Current Water Hygiene card holder.
• Familiarity with contract management software such as CEMAR & Aconnex.

Benefits

• Competitive salary circa 70-80k, dependent on experience.
• Hybrid working (dependent on job needs).
• Car/car allowance (dependent on job needs).
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (additional 5 days available to buy).
• Contribution Pension scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Health Insurance.
• Private Medical Insurance.