Senior Planning & Controls Leader for Complex Projects

Uslaing O'rourke; Dartford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a Planning Leader to shape and deliver best-in-class planning across our projects and programmes. This senior role focuses on setting direction, standardising planning processes, and embedding robust project controls on high-value programmes.

You will work with senior stakeholders to influence strategy, optimise delivery methods, and develop planning teams to ensure capability and succession. Strong strategic thinking and deep technical planning expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience leading planning and controls for complex programmes.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders with data and insight.
• Strong strategic and analytical thinking with delivery-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage integrated programmes across all project stages, including digital and 4D modelling alignment.
• Establish and maintain robust project controls, reporting, forecasting, and performance analysis.
• Define milestones, production outputs, and resource requirements to optimise delivery.
• Lead, develop, and support planning teams, ensuring capability and succession planning.

Skills

Planning leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Project controls

Data-driven decision making

Job description

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a Planning Leader to shape and deliver best-in-class planning across our projects and programmes. This senior role focuses on setting direction, standardising planning processes, and embedding robust project controls on high-value programmes.

You will work with senior stakeholders to influence strategy, optimise delivery methods, and develop planning teams to ensure capability and succession. Strong strategic thinking and deep technical planning expertise are essential.