Planning Manager

PACE Global; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PACE Global is seeking an experienced Planning Manager to support a major rail infrastructure programme across Leeds, York and Manchester. You will develop, monitor and manage integrated schedules with design, engineering and client stakeholders.

Travel between sites is required; hybrid working may be considered. Strong knowledge of Primavera P6 or Asta Powerproject and proven rail sector delivery are essential.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in planning for UK rail projects.
• Experience developing, monitoring and managing programme schedules across multi-site schemes.
• Strong knowledge of planning software such as Primavera P6 or Asta Powerproject.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and update integrated programme schedules across design, consents, procurement and delivery phases.
• Collaborate with design managers, engineers and project controls to reflect dependencies and critical path.
• Produce regular progress reports, schedule risk analyses and forecast updates for stakeholders.
• Identify and escalate schedule risks, delays and resource conflicts; propose mitigations.
• Support benchmarking, lessons learned and continuous improvement of planning processes.
• Coordinate with Leeds, York and Manchester offices to ensure consistent planning and data.
• Contribute planning input to bids, tenders or change control processes.
• Demonstrate experience in UK rail sector on major infrastructure or enhancement schemes.
• Present schedule information clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Scheduling

Rail sector knowledge

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

Primavera P6

Asta Powerproject

Job description

Location: Leeds, York and Manchester (travel between all three sites required; hybrid working may be considered)

Contract Type: Permanent or Contract/Interim considered

Sector: Rail Infrastructure

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Planning Manager to support a major project in the Rail sector. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, monitoring and managing programme schedules across a major rail infrastructure scheme, working closely with design, engineering and client stakeholders across the Leeds, York and Manchester locations. This is a great opportunity for a planning professional with strong rail sector knowledge to contribute to one of the UK's most significant rail investment programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and update integrated programme schedules covering design, consents, procurement and delivery phases of the scheme.
• Work collaboratively with design managers, engineers and project controls teams to ensure programme logic, dependencies and critical path are accurately reflected.
• Produce regular progress reports, schedule risk analyses and forecast updates for internal and client stakeholders.
• Identify and **escalate** schedule risks, delays and resourcing conflicts, proposing mitigation strategies where required.
• Support the wider planning function in benchmarking, lessons learned and continuous improvement of planning processes.
• Liaise with multi-disciplinary teams across Leeds, York and Manchester offices to ensure consistency of planning approach and data across the programme.
• Contribute to bid, tender or change control processes where planning input is required.
• Demonstrable experience working within the UK rail sector, ideally on major infrastructure or enhancement schemes.
• Strong working knowledge of planning software (e.g., Primavera P6, Asta Powerproject or similar).
• Experience managing programmes involving multi-disciplinary design and engineering teams.
• Right to work in the UK (evidence required as part of the application process).
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to present schedule information clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Willingness and ability to travel between Leeds, York and Manchester as required.