Senior Planning Lead – Infrastructure & Power Projects

STRABAG SE; Stafford; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

STRABAG UK LIMITED is seeking an experienced Planning Manager to lead the planning function across major infrastructure and Power & Distribution projects in the UK. You will oversee a planning team, manage schedules, and drive timely information to project management and clients.

You will apply advanced planning techniques, assess risks, and coordinate with BIM, estimation, and commercial teams to ensure quality deliverables within STRABAG’s contract framework.

Qualifications

• CSEF Mandatory Skills required.
• Membership of Professional Institution.
• Degree/HND/HNC in Construction / Engineering or appropriate professional qualification.
• Advanced competence in appropriate Planning software.
• Broad experience within the appropriate construction environment.
• Senior experience of working with a wide range of planning techniques in both tendering and contract delivery.
• An advanced understanding of the commercial and contractual processes within the planning function.
• Previous experience with implementing and utilising 4D planning.
• Advanced knowledge of Safety, Environment and Risk Management.
• Significant experience and advanced working knowledge of the contracts the business operates within.
• Management experience of a Planning team.
• Ability to analyse and challenge the resource and cost loading data within programmes and produce outputs to clearly demonstrate this information to others.
• Experience in Risk management.
• Experience of tendering.
• Leadership training.
• Experience in the use of TILOS software.
• Experience in project management.
• Experience of managing QSRA.

Responsibilities

• Review the Employer’s Requirements, Contract Data and Works Information and highlight any deficiencies noted.
• Responsibility for the Planning function, including the management of the Planning team, on the project(s) assigned.
• Manage the production of adequate and timely contract planning information to the project management team and client.
• Provide programme schedules as aids to controlling the project.
• Collate information on the progress and status of the project to ensure the accurate updating of the programme.
• Lead the assessment of programme risks and programme risk analysis, including development and implementation of mitigation measures.
• Review and ensure the quality and accuracy of reports, narratives and programmes to be submitted.
• Management and coordination of the programme to ensure interfaces of partners, supply chain and third parties are known, analysed, understood and appropriately linked.
• Management of the production of labour, cost and resource profiles and schedules over the duration of the project based on detailed estimates and budgets and utilising forecasts to completion.
• Forecasting potential problem areas and proposing potential solutions such that the Project Manager can initiate appropriate preventative and corrective action.
• Review of change and compensation events.
• Interfacing with other functional team leads including, BIM team, design team, estimation, commercial team and construction execution.
• Undertake review, challenge and assurance of the programme to comply with STRA- PLAN procedures and guidelines.
• Provide productivity as-built data accumulated from the works to allow feedback to the Business Development team and availability to the wider Planning team.
• Undertake regular one-to-one reviews with project Planning personnel to manage development targets, staff satisfaction and engagement.
• Encourage sharing of information and best practise and communication between Business Units.
• Reporting of data and progress to the Head of Planning.

Skills

Planning leadership

Risk management

Tendering experience

4D planning

Resource analysis

Project management

Leadership training

Contractual awareness

Programmes & schedules

Team management

Education

Degree in Construction/Engineering

Professional Institution membership

CSEF Mandatory Skills

Tools

TILOS software

Planning software

Job description

STRABAG UK LIMITED is seeking an experienced Planning Manager to lead the planning function across major infrastructure and Power & Distribution projects in the UK. You will oversee a planning team, manage schedules, and drive timely information to project management and clients.

You will apply advanced planning techniques, assess risks, and coordinate with BIM, estimation, and commercial teams to ensure quality deliverables within STRABAG’s contract framework.