Programme Planning Manager

Gatwick Airport; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Gatwick Airport is seeking a Programme Planning Manager to lead the planning for major projects aimed at enhancing airport infrastructure. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and a proven background in managing multi-year infrastructure planning, ensuring projects are delivered exceeding expectations.

Benefits

5% Welcome Bonus

Performance-based bonus scheme

High street shops and restaurant discounts

Healthcare scheme

Life and disability insurance

Professional training to develop

Discounted travel

Volunteer days

Qualifications

• Experience planning infrastructure projects over 100 million.
• Extensive experience with Primavera P6 required.
• Demonstrable leadership, influencing, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning for major infrastructure projects from concept to closeout.
• Create and maintain project schedules and manage control programmes.
• Develop and enhance planning standards and mentor team members.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Communication

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Circa 86,000 + 5% Welcome Bonus + 4,750 Flex Allowance + up to 20% Bonus + Benefits

Construction

Permanent

Hybrid

Gatwick Airport

Programme Planning Manager (Major Projects)

London Gatwick offers an exciting opportunity for a Programme Planning Manager to join our dynamic team at the world's most efficient single runway airport. Be a part of shaping our future, supporting the delivery of a substantial investment plan to develop and enhance our airport infrastructure and facilities.

The Programme Planning Manager (Major Projects) will play a key role in supporting the Programme Manager in delivering the strategic aims and objectives of the business through the development, implementation and delivery of effective planning and assurance processes across a programme of projects.

The projects require significant expansion of our existing operational facilities and would require a mix of upfront diversionary works, civil works and building construction. Your role will be crucial in helping Gatwick to achieve its strategic goals for the next decade, enhancing our airport and facilities.

As part of a multi-disciplinary team of construction industry experts, you will be involved from the early stages of projects, defining technical scopes, aligning project delivery with business requirements, and ensuring these are carried through from design to construction and handover.

Your primary focus will be on developing, implementing, and delivering effective planning and assurance processes across a programme of projects that are each typically valued between 150m and 300m.

What is the role?

Reporting to the Lead Planning Manager, you'll take a key role in leading the planning of projects across all stages of their lifecycle, from concept approval to delivery and closeout. Your mission is to make sure performance targets are not just met but surpassed consistently and on time.

Other duties include:

• Responsible for leadership of the planning function across the Major Projects Programme. You'll expertly apply your knowledge and skills across multiple projects, to help us achieve our strategic goals.
• Creating and maintaining schedules for the entire project journey, including internal and external interfaces. This will include managing the control programmes from project concept to closeout, managing contract program evaluations, assessing compensation events, conducting delay analysis and helping to drive schedule improvements through to our supply chain
• Helping the planning team grow by contributing to the development of standards, managing, motivating, coaching and mentoring team members. You'll be excited about helping talented individuals reach their potential.
• Reviewing the Programme, assisting in trend and change processes, reporting, risk management and finding ways to be more efficient that might positively affect programme outcomes and your teams' performance.
• Continuously developing and upholding world-class health, safety, and environmental standards across the programme and its contractors. We aim to achieve health, safety and environmental excellence.

What are we looking for?

The live environment at Gatwick requires all our teams to have a flexible and adaptable approach, with problem solving skills and an innovative outlook. You'll have the opportunity to be significantly involved in delivering the strategic objectives of projects, as well as the opportunity to take the lead of your own projects from inception to completion. In addition, this role requires:

• Previous experience planning infrastructure projects as a Planning Manager on multi-year programmes within the construction or infrastructure sectors working on projects/programmes typically more than 100 million.
• Previous experience leading small teams.
• Extensive experience of Primavera P6 and related commercial acumen
• Demonstrable experience in communicating with a wide range of stakeholders to explain complex or abstract ideas straightforwardly.
• Proven leadership and influencing skills, along with the ability to motivate, coach, facilitate, and create learning opportunities for others.

What do I get?

Our employees tell us that working here is something special and no day is like another; where our teams do something every day that other airports only dream of. Along with a competitive salary our employees enjoy a range of personal, health and financial benefits, including:

• 5% Welcome Bonus
• Performance-based bonus scheme
• High street shops and restaurant discounts
• Healthcare scheme
• Life and disability insurance
• Professional training to develop
• Discounted travel
• Volunteer days

What it's like to work at London Gatwick?

At London Gatwick, our people are our biggest asset. We want our people to thrive and have the best experience while working with us. We know we are all at our best when we feel comfortable and included.

We are an organisation that places diversity, equity and inclusion at its heart. Our aim; to create a place where everyone belongs and has a voice, and we recognise we all play an important role in our success.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.

Apply now to start your career with Gatwick.