Senior Planning Manager - Complex Projects (Primavera P6)

Mace; Addlestone; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace is seeking a senior planner to support a large-scale campus redevelopment near Weybridge, Surrey and a London-based site in Moorgate. The role requires Primavera P6 expertise, strong EVM knowledge, and leadership of a planning team across live environmental projects.

The ideal candidate will have multi-sector planning experience, excellent communication with stakeholders, and a track record in regulated, carbon-conscious delivery on complex programmes.

Qualifications

• Degree educated in construction, engineering or equivalent professional qualification.
• Significant multi-sector planning experience using Primavera P6 and schedule management techniques.
• Strong written communication, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to integrate programme, cost and risk data, driving service excellence and planning assurance.
• Membership of APM, RICS, CIOB, ICE, AACE, IRM, IEMA or equivalent demonstrable professional or personal development.
• Extensive experience in the successful planning of projects and programmes.
• Deep property or infrastructure project management expertise.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Leadership and management experience of large, diverse teams.
• Experience of managing relationships with key senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape the outlook of the projects you are working on.
• Experience of delivering highly regulated projects.

Responsibilities

• Managing application of specific planning/scheduling methods, techniques and tools.
• Good working knowledge of planning/scheduling earned value management (EVM), project controls methodologies.
• Communicating effectively with the client, project team and stakeholders.
• Influencing on complex requirements and communicating analysis and corrective measures effectively.
• Directing and managing a team of professionals delivering planning/schedule management services and responsible for team/individual development.
• Influencing client to accept proposals and recommendations.
• Undertaking tasks required to fulfil the requirements of the project/assignment.
• Working collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and sharing responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

Skills

Schedule management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Earned Value Management

Education

Degree in construction or engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Mace is seeking a senior planner to support a large-scale campus redevelopment near Weybridge, Surrey and a London-based site in Moorgate. The role requires Primavera P6 expertise, strong EVM knowledge, and leadership of a planning team across live environmental projects.

The ideal candidate will have multi-sector planning experience, excellent communication with stakeholders, and a track record in regulated, carbon-conscious delivery on complex programmes.