Remote Planning Lead - Substations & Project Scheduling

Balfour Beatty plc; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + bonus

25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays

Up to 7% employer pension contribution

Professional fees paid + chartership

40% remote flexibility

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Power T&D is seeking a Planning Manager to oversee strategic planning and scheduling across multiple construction projects, with Middlesbrough as a preferred base. The role focuses on aligning timelines with organizational goals, optimizing resource use, and guiding the planning team to successful project outcomes.

You will lead tender and contract planning efforts, manage critical paths, and mentor junior planners, ensuring best practices and data-driven decision making across

Qualifications

• Analytical and problem solving capabilities.
• Excellent understanding and management of data and processes.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Negotiation and conflict resolution.
• Leadership and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Identify planning scope, constraints, and contract requirements with key quantities affecting the programme.
• Lead tender planning, ensuring efficient design, procurement and construction strategy.
• Develop and oversee programmes, planning philosophy, presentations and reports for Tender programmes.
• Guide the planning team in producing and maintaining Contract Programme alignment with procedures.
• Display and evaluate critical path, advise on corrective actions and maintain baselines.
• Manage labour, equipment and materials to meet objectives while minimizing costs/delays.
• Oversee contracts with subcontractors and suppliers and resolve related issues.
• Produce project data and KPIs to track progress and support decisions.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to junior planners.

Skills

Analytical and problem solving

Data and process management

Excellent communication

Negotiation and conflict resolution

Leadership and mentorship

Tools

Excel

MS Project

Primavera P6

ASTA

Job description

Balfour Beatty Power T&D is seeking a Planning Manager to oversee strategic planning and scheduling across multiple construction projects, with Middlesbrough as a preferred base. The role focuses on aligning timelines with organizational goals, optimizing resource use, and guiding the planning team to successful project outcomes.

You will lead tender and contract planning efforts, manage critical paths, and mentor junior planners, ensuring best practices and data-driven decision making across