Planning Manager (Sizewell C)

EDF; Sizewell; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF is seeking a Planning Manager for the Sizewell C project in the UK. You will lead integrated programmes using Primavera P6, drive progress reporting, and support risk, change, and commercial decisions across design, procurement, construction and handover stages.

The role requires significant infrastructure planning experience, NEC contract exposure, and strong leadership to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and client-facing activities.

Qualifications

• Significant planning experience in infrastructure, major civil engineering, energy, utilities, highways, or rail projects.
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 and planning software, with the ability to produce integrated programmes and look-ahead schedules.
• Experience working in UK infrastructure environments under NEC contracts.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, project controls, production rates, and programme analysis.
• Ability to analyse complex data and provide clear strategic and operational insight.
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and client-facing skills.
• Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary interfaces and support commercial, operational, and tender teams from bid stage through to project completion.
• Experience producing visual management reports using Power BI or similar tools is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage fully integrated project programmes using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Produce baseline and acceptance programmes aligned to scope, methodology, procurement strategy, and delivery phasing.
• Establish critical path activities and monitor performance against milestones and contract requirements.
• Lead short- and long-term planning across design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Coordinate programme interfaces across disciplines, subcontractors, and stakeholders.
• Monitor progress and productivity against plan; produce weekly/monthly reports, dashboards, and look-ahead schedules.
• Analyse delays, assess impact, and develop mitigation and acceleration plans.
• Lead earned value, KPI, and project controls reporting and present updates to senior leadership.
• Identify programme risks, constraints, and opportunities; support risk workshops and assurance reviews.
• Assess change impacts and contribute to forecasting and commercial decision-making.
• Resource load and level programmes to support sequencing and delivery decisions.
• Work with project managers, engineers, commercial teams, procurement, suppliers, and clients.
• Mentor planners and uphold planning standards and governance.
• Support bid and tender submissions through programme development and visuals.

Skills

Significant planning experience

Primavera P6 planning software

NEC contract environment experience

Construction sequencing

Project controls reporting

Leadership & stakeholder management

Power BI reporting (desirable)

Education

Degree or HND in Civil Engineering/Construction Management

Professional body membership (APM/ICE/CIOB/PMI)

Primavera P6 certification

NEC accreditation (desirable)

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Job description

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The Planning Manager leads planning and programme management across major infrastructure works, ensuring projects are effectively planned, monitored, and controlled to achieve delivery milestones, contractual obligations, and client expectations.

The role includes developing integrated programmes, managing progress reporting, assessing risks and opportunities, supporting commercial and operational teams, and providing strategic planning leadership throughout the project lifecycle. Kier is currently delivering major infrastructure works in support of a nuclear-grade power station as part of one of the UK’s largest energy projects. This role will initially support project delivery through to completion, with the opportunity to contribute to future nuclear projects within the Natural Resources, Nuclear and Networks business unit. Significant experience in infrastructure construction, change management, and impact programme development within an NEC contract environment is essential.

Key Tasks and Accountabilities

Programme Development and Management

• Develop, maintain, and manage fully integrated project programmes using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Produce baseline and acceptance programmes aligned to scope, methodology, procurement strategy, and delivery phasing.
• Establish critical path activities and monitor performance against key milestones and contract requirements.
• Lead short- and long-term planning across design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Coordinate programme interfaces across disciplines, subcontractors, and stakeholders.

Progress Monitoring and Reporting

• Monitor progress and productivity against plan, and produce weekly and monthly reports, dashboards, look-ahead schedules, and programme narratives.
• Analyse delays, assess impact, and develop mitigation, recovery, and acceleration plans.
• Lead earned value, KPI, and project controls reporting, including visual management outputs where applicable.
• Present programme updates and analysis to senior leadership and client representatives.

Risk, Change, and Commercial Support

• Identify programme risks, constraints, and opportunities, and support risk workshops and assurance reviews.
• Assess change impacts, support extension-of-time submissions, and contribute to forecasting and commercial decision‑making.
• Resource load and level programmes accurately to support sequencing and delivery decisions.

Stakeholder, Team, and Tender Support

• Work closely with project managers, engineers, commercial teams, procurement teams, supply chain partners, and clients.
• Mentor and develop planners, and ensure planning standards, governance, and business processes are consistently applied.
• Support bid and tender submissions through programme development, methodology input, logistics strategies, phasing plans, and visual planning outputs.

Key Accountabilities

• Delivery of accurate, contract‑compliant programmes and timely programme reporting.
• Achievement of key project milestones and effective management of programme risk and change.
• Continuous improvement in planning standards, reporting quality, and project controls outputs.

Diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing

• Contribute to team wellbeing and help create an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought, background, and experience is actively encouraged.
• This profile is not exhaustive. From time to time, you may be asked to undertake other tasks within your capabilities, with training and support provided where needed.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Significant planning experience in infrastructure, major civil engineering, energy, utilities, highways, or rail projects.
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 and planning software, with the ability to produce integrated programmes, impact programmes, and look‑ahead schedules.
• Experience working in UK infrastructure environments under NEC contracts.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, project controls, production rates, and programme analysis.
• Ability to analyse complex data and provide clear strategic and operational insight.
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and client‑facing skills.
• Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary interfaces and support commercial, operational, and tender teams from bid stage through to project completion.
• Experience producing visual management reports using Power BI or similar tools is desirable.

Desirable Qualifications

• Degree or HND in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Membership of a relevant professional body such as APM, ICE, CIOB, or PMI.
• Primavera P6 certification and NEC accreditation are desirable.

Behavioural Competencies

• Strong leadership and collaboration skills.
• A proactive, solution‑focused mindset with high attention to detail.
• Commercial and operational awareness, with the ability to perform under pressure in complex project environments.
• Typical Infrastructure Sectors
• Highways and major roads, rail infrastructure, nuclear and energy, water and utilities, aviation, marine and ports, and large civil engineering projects.

Collaborative - We enjoy what we do and work closely with clients and stakeholders to find innovative solutions. Working together is vital to building effective relationships across teams, clients, and stakeholders.
Trusted - We deliver what we promise, act safely and ethically, and care about the environment and the communities in which we work.
Focused - We are clear in our approach, disciplined in how we work, and thorough in how we deliver for our clients and customers.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home‑grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low‑carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low‑carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind‑boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.