Planning Manager, Water Infrastructure Portfolio Lead

Matchtech; Tamworth; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Permanent employment

Long-term assignment

Exposure to major portfolio

Career progression

Job summary

Movar Reply is seeking an experienced Planning Manager to lead planning across Severn Trent Water projects from Tamworth. You will manage a team of 4-5 planners, develop integrated programmes and drive improvements in project controls within a major wastewater portfolio.

The role is a permanent position with a strong career progression path, offering hybrid working, client-facing exposure and opportunities to influence AMP8/AMP9 investment decisions.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a Planning Manager or Lead Planner role.
• Proven background delivering major infrastructure, utilities or capital works programmes.
• Strong NEC contract experience, including programme management, change control, compensation events and contractual reporting requirements.
• Experience managing planning teams and developing planning capability.
• Expert knowledge of Primavera P6 and project controls methodologies.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Ability to work from the Tamworth office four days per week.
• Previous water sector experience, ideally within AMP programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and scheduling across a portfolio of wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Provide planning leadership to a team of 4-5 Planners, ensuring consistency and best practice.
• Develop, maintain and manage integrated project programmes from inception to completion.
• Monitor programme performance, progress and milestones across multiple projects.
• Support project teams with programme recovery strategies and mitigation planning.
• Coordinate with project managers, commercial teams and stakeholders for alignment of programme, cost and risk.
• Manage programme reporting, forecasting and performance analysis for senior leadership.
• Support governance processes and programme controls throughout AMP8 and AMP9.
• Drive improvements in planning processes, systems and project controls capability.
• Provide strategic planning insight to support investment decisions and prioritisation.
• Mentor and develop junior planners.

Skills

Planning leadership

Infrastructure delivery

NEC contract experience

Team management

Primavera P6

Stakeholder management

Client environment

UK driving licence

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Movar Reply is seeking an experienced Planning Manager to lead planning across Severn Trent Water projects from Tamworth. You will manage a team of 4-5 planners, develop integrated programmes and drive improvements in project controls within a major wastewater portfolio.

The role is a permanent position with a strong career progression path, offering hybrid working, client-facing exposure and opportunities to influence AMP8/AMP9 investment decisions.