Planning Manager

AEPartners; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AEPartners is seeking an experienced Planning Manager to lead and manage all planning and scheduling activities across Electrical & Instrumentation projects. You will develop, implement and maintain detailed programmes, coordinating engineering, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning.

Working with Project Managers and site delivery teams, you will ensure delivery to milestones, budgets and programme requirements, applying expertise in E&I construction methods and using

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Planning Manager in E&I or industrial construction.
• Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6 or MS Project.
• Ability to develop baselines, schedules, and recovery plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage and maintain detailed project programmes for E&I projects.
• Lead planning across multiple projects and align with contractual milestones.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning.
• Monitor progress and identify delays, risks and mitigation options.
• Provide regular programme updates and progress reports to stakeholders.
• Support tendering with schedules and resource plans.
• Review subcontractor programmes for alignment.
• Attend progress meetings and provide client updates.

Skills

Critical path analysis

Resource loading

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Planning Manager to lead and manage all planning and scheduling activities across Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) projects.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining detailed project programmes, ensuring the effective coordination of engineering, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning activities.

Working closely with Project Managers, Engineering Managers, Construction Managers and site delivery teams, the Planning Manager will ensure projects are delivered in line with contractual milestones, budgets and programme requirements.

The role requires a strong understanding of E&I construction and installation methodologies, including electrical installation, instrumentation, cabling, containment, control systems, testing and commissioning.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, manage and maintain detailed project programmes covering all E&I engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning activities.
• Lead the planning function across multiple E&I projects, ensuring programmes are aligned with contractual requirements and project objectives.
• Develop baseline, tender and construction programmes, identifying key milestones, critical path activities and project dependencies.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables, procurement schedules, material availability and site installation requirements.
• Plan and sequence electrical installation activities, including cable containment, cable pulling, termination, electrical equipment installation and power distribution.
• Develop and manage instrumentation installation programmes covering instrument fitting, tubing, instrument cabling, calibration and loop checking.
• Integrate construction, pre‑commissioning, testing and commissioning activities into the overall project programme.
• Monitor progress against agreed programmes, identifying delays, constraints and potential risks to project delivery.
• Develop mitigation strategies and recovery programmes where projects fall behind schedule.
• Work closely with site teams to monitor productivity, labour requirements and resource allocation.
• Review subcontractor programmes and ensure alignment with the overall project delivery schedule.
• Produce regular programme updates, progress reports, forecasts and performance metrics for senior management and clients.
• Attend project progress meetings and provide programme updates to clients and key stakeholders.
• Support tendering activities through the preparation of project schedules, resource plans and construction sequencing.
• Identify opportunities to improve installation efficiency, productivity and overall programme performance.
• Provide planning support for contractual matters, including extensions of time and delay analysis.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Planning Manager, Senior Planner or Project Planner within E&I, electrical engineering or industrial construction.
• Strong understanding of Electrical & Instrumentation installation and construction methodologies.
• Experience planning complex E&I projects from engineering and procurement through to construction, testing and commissioning.
• Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Strong understanding of critical path analysis, programme logic, resource loading and progress measurement.
• Experience coordinating electrical and instrumentation workstreams alongside mechanical, civil and structural disciplines.
• Ability to develop detailed installation programmes covering cable containment, cable pulling, glanding, termination, instrument installation and commissioning.
• Experience monitoring labour productivity, installation quantities and progress against planned targets.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, project interfaces and commissioning requirements.
• Experience working with subcontractors, clients and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong analytical, organisational and stakeholder management skills.