Planning Manager

Kier Group; Kelsale; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in Suffolk is seeking a Planning Manager to lead planning and programme management for the Sizewell C project, ensuring delivery milestones and contractual obligations are met.

You will develop and manage fully integrated programmes using Primavera P6 and MS Project, monitor progress, prepare weekly and monthly reports, and coordinate with project managers, engineers and stakeholders to keep milestones on track.

Qualifications

• Significant planning experience in infrastructure projects.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Experience working under NEC contracts in UK infrastructure.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive, solution-focused mindset with strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage fully integrated project programmes using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Monitor progress and productivity; produce weekly and monthly reports and programme narratives.
• Analyse delays and develop mitigation, recovery, and acceleration plans to keep projects on track.
• Support commercial teams with change impact assessments and extension-of-time submissions.
• Coordinate programme interfaces with project managers, engineers and stakeholders to hit milestones.

Skills

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

UK NEC contracts

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

We're looking for a Planning Manager to join our Suffolk - Sizewell C team based in Suffolk.

Location: Kier Main Compound, Off A12, Kelsale, Suffolk
Hours: 45 hrs per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

The Planning Manager leads planning and programme management across major infrastructure works, ensuring projects are effectively planned, monitored, and controlled to achieve delivery milestones, contractual obligations, and client expectations. This is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of a major nuclear infrastructure project as part of one of the UK's largest energy programmes, with future opportunities to contribute to additional nuclear projects within the Natural Resources, Nuclear and Networks business unit.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Planning Manager, you'll be working within the project team, supporting them in delivering major infrastructure works for a nuclear-grade power station. Your day to day will include:

• Developing and managing fully integrated project programmes using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project
• Monitoring progress and productivity, producing weekly and monthly reports, dashboards, and programme narratives
• Analysing delays and developing mitigation, recovery, and acceleration plans to keep projects on track
• Supporting commercial teams with change impact assessments and extension-of-time submissions
• Working closely with project managers, engineers, and stakeholders to coordinate programme interfaces and achieve key milestones

What are we looking for?

This role of Planning Manager is great for you if:

• You have significant planning experience in infrastructure, major civil engineering, energy, utilities, highways, or rail projects
• You possess strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 and can produce integrated programmes and look-ahead schedules
• You have experience working in UK infrastructure environments under NEC contracts
• You demonstrate strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams
• You have a proactive, solution-focused mindset with excellent analytical skills and attention to detail

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a BPSS Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicantswith convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.