Planning Manager

MWH Treatment; Southampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water management firm is seeking a Planning Manager in Southampton to enhance their Planning team. You will manage project plans ensuring that they are realistic and achievable, work closely with estimating teams, and lead the development of construction planning. The ideal candidate should have solid experience in project planning, risk assessment, and familiarity with Primavera P6. This role offers an opportunity to drive performance improvement and mentor junior planners.

Qualifications

• Experience in project planning and management.
• Strong understanding of construction phases and methodologies.
• Ability to prepare and update project programmes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare compliant and realistic programmes from tender documentation.
• Lead the development of Construction phase 4D Planning.
• Maintain a baseline programme and measure progress.

Skills

Project planning

Cost monitoring

Team leadership

Risk assessment

Primavera P6

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Overview

MWH Treatment is looking to strengthen their Planning team with a Planning Manager for our Southern Water region. 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, their responsibility is to manage other members of the project teams to develop, monitor, progress & 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 Senior Planner 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the estimating team to prepare programmes from tender documentation. Ensuring that they are compliant & realistic
• Prepare programmes in accordance with contract requirements, update them & submit them for acceptance as contractually 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 opportunity & key risks during the planning process
• Gather, collate & distribute progress information & the 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 the effects of changes on site & the effects 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