Senior Planning Lead - NHS Hospital Redevelopment

Cobalt Recruitment; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cobalt Recruitment is assisting a major healthcare capital programme in Manchester to recruit a Lead Planning Manager. You will own planning strategy, master programmes and schedule leadership for a multi-phase hospital redevelopment.

The role requires senior stakeholder management with NHS, contractors and consultants, strong NEC contract knowledge, and delivery-focused leadership in a live healthcare environment. Hybrid/site-based working with significant programme activity from 2028.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in planning major infrastructure projects.
• Proven track record delivering GBP100m+ projects.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts and public sector governance.
• Experience with NHS or healthcare estates is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning for a major sector of the hospital redevelopment.
• Develop and maintain integrated master programmes across design to delivery.
• Establish planning strategies, controls and governance.
• Create complex phasing and sequencing for live healthcare environments.
• Provide senior planning leadership to contractors, consultants and NHS.
• Monitor progress, risks and milestones; propose mitigations.
• Produce programme reporting for governance boards.

Skills

Planning

Stakeholder management

NEC contracts

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Tools

Primavera P6

Asta Powerproject

BIM

Job description

Cobalt Recruitment is assisting a major healthcare capital programme in Manchester to recruit a Lead Planning Manager. You will own planning strategy, master programmes and schedule leadership for a multi-phase hospital redevelopment.

The role requires senior stakeholder management with NHS, contractors and consultants, strong NEC contract knowledge, and delivery-focused leadership in a live healthcare environment. Hybrid/site-based working with significant programme activity from 2028.