Senior Planning Manager

Mace; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace in Manchester is recruiting a Senior Planner to lead a large, high-energy infrastructure consultancy team on a major client project. The role is based on site with two days per week on location and potential hybrid working arrangements.

You will deliver client-focused outcomes through planning governance, EVM, and performance management, while developing planning teams and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships to support net zero and sustainability goals.

Qualifications

• Professional membership or equivalent development (APM, RICS, CIOB, ICE or similar).
• Extensive infrastructure project and programme planning experience.
• Strong commercial, financial and senior stakeholder management capability.
• Proven leadership of large teams with sustainability and carbon awareness.

Responsibilities

• Delivering client-focused outcomes through strategic planning, governance and performance management.
• Acting with integrity, supporting commercial negotiations, strategy development and accountable decision-making.
• Enabling people to excel through collaboration, knowledge sharing and inclusive stakeholder engagement.
• Managing application of planning, scheduling and EVM methodologies across complex projects.
• Managing and develop high-performing planning teams delivering robust project controls.
• Influencing clients and stakeholders through clear analysis, insight and recommendations.
• Supporting net zero outcomes through collaborative, carbon-conscious project delivery.

Skills

Infrastructure planning

Leadership

Commercial management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

The project: We are supporting a major client in the transportation sector and have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Planner to join our team in Manchester. If you are searching for an opportunity to lead a large, high-energy infrastructure consultancy team while delivering a unique programme.

This role will be based on site 2 days per week.

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Delivering client-focused outcomes through strategic planning, governance and performance management.
• Acting with integrity, supporting commercial negotiations, strategy development and accountable decision-making.
• Enabling people to excel through collaboration, knowledge sharing and inclusive stakeholder engagement.
• Managing application of planning, scheduling and EVM methodologies across complex projects.
• Managing and develop high-performing planning teams delivering robust project controls.
• Influencing clients and stakeholders through clear analysis, insight and recommendations.
• Supporting net zero outcomes through collaborative, carbon-conscious project delivery.

You’ll Need To Have

• Professional membership or equivalent development (APM, RICS, CIOB, ICE or similar).
• Extensive infrastructure project and programme planning experience.
• Strong commercial, financial and senior stakeholder management capability.
• Proven leadership of large teams with sustainability and carbon awareness.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well:

We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise:

We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing:

We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel:

We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable with-in the role.

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