Planning Manager - Peterborough/Hybrid

Balfour Beatty; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company seeks a Planning Manager in Peterborough to lead project planning and execution. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in major projects, strong leadership skills, and expertise in tools like Primavera P6. This role offers a hybrid working model and various employee benefits, including flexible work arrangements and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Smart working options

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience in planning major projects within the water or civil engineering sector.
• Leadership experience in managing and developing planning teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain robust project plans aligned with standards.
• Provide strategic insights and ensure resource alignment.
• Communicate key project milestones to stakeholders.
• Drive a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Champion health and safety across all planning activities.

Skills

Project planning expertise

Leadership

Collaboration

Strategic thinking

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

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About the role

Planning Manager - Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)

Location: Peterborough/Hybrid

@one Alliance a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and seven industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. Together, we deliver over half of Anglian Water's capital investment programme.

As we enter AMP8, our most ambitious Asset Management Period, we are preparing to undertake our largest project yet. This is a unique opportunity to drive industry change, set global standards, and foster career growth.

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for project planning and delivery? Do you thrive in a leadership role, driving teams to achieve excellence? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

As a Planning Manager you'll:

• Lead & Influence - Play a key role in the Senior Leadership Team, working closely with Delivery Directors and Programme Managers.
• Shape the Future - Own the planning strategy, ensuring successful project execution and continuous improvement.
• Develop & Inspire - Mentor and lead a team of planners, driving collaboration and best practices.
• Drive Efficiency - Identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and ensure on-time project delivery.
• Embrace Innovation - Leverage cutting‑edge planning techniques like 4D and Time Chainage.
• Make an Impact - Support major infrastructure projects that benefit communities and the environment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop and maintain robust project plans aligned with @one Alliance and Anglian Water standards.
• Provide strategic insights, ensuring resource alignment and risk mitigation.
• Communicate key project milestones and progress to stakeholders.
• Drive a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Champion health, safety, and wellbeing across all planning activities.

Who We're Looking For

• Proven experience in planning major projects, ideally within the water or civil engineering sector.
• Strong expertise in Primavera P6 and collaborative planning processes. Leadership experience in managing and developing planning teams.

Benefits

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on‑going maintenance, our in‑house experts, flexible resources and industry‑leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long‑term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]