Planning Manager — Civil Water Infrastructure

Anderselite Ltd; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Anderselite Ltd in Stockport invites an experienced Planning Manager to lead the planning function on a £150m water treatment works project. You will develop, manage, and maintain detailed programmes, coordinating design, construction, commercial and client stakeholders to keep milestones on track.

The role requires strong leadership, advanced scheduling skills (Primavera P6/Microsoft Project), and a proven ability to mitigate delays, optimise resources, and report progress to drive informed

Qualifications

• Experience leading planning on civil infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of project lifecycles and baselining.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Excellent stakeholder management and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update detailed project schedules and programmes using recognised planning methodologies.
• Monitor project progress, identify critical path activities, and highlight potential delays or risks.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and commercial teams to align planning with resource allocation and budget control.
• Produce regular progress reports, dashboards, and forecasts for internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead risk and opportunity management related to project scheduling.
• Support tender and contract planning activities, including baseline programme development and updates.
• Coach and mentor junior planners and promote best practice planning standards.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards within planning activities.

Skills

Advanced project scheduling

Civil engineering lifecycles

Risk identification & mitigation

Resource allocation

Stakeholder management

Engineering drawings interpretation

Problem solving

Time management

Team collaboration

Water/water infrastructure projects

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Project management tools

Job description

Anderselite Ltd in Stockport invites an experienced Planning Manager to lead the planning function on a £150m water treatment works project. You will develop, manage, and maintain detailed programmes, coordinating design, construction, commercial and client stakeholders to keep milestones on track.

The role requires strong leadership, advanced scheduling skills (Primavera P6/Microsoft Project), and a proven ability to mitigate delays, optimise resources, and report progress to drive informed