Strategic Infrastructure Planning Lead

Millbank; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Millbank seeks an experienced Planning Lead to steer planning for a major infrastructure programme. You will develop and maintain fully resourced, delivery-focused programmes working with project management, design and commercial teams.

You will influence strategy, risk management and optimisation, ensuring milestones are met safely and efficiently through robust planning, scheduling, and reporting."

Qualifications

• HNC in construction discipline or equivalent industry experience.
• Extensive planning experience in civil engineering, infrastructure or construction.
• Experience developing and managing programmes during tender and project delivery phases.
• Strong understanding of planning methodologies and programme controls.
• Experience with commercial and contractual aspects of project planning.
• Proficiency with industry-standard planning software.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain fully resourced project programmes.
• Review programme outputs to ensure alignment with project requirements and objectives.
• Produce visual planning materials and undertake programme risk analysis.
• Act as a key communication link between planning stakeholders.
• Define construction methodologies and establish achievable outputs in collaboration with project teams and supply chain partners.
• Coordinate with design teams to establish briefs for temporary works.
• Introduce and manage programme changes whilst monitoring progress against plan.
• Plan temporary works design activities to ensure design approvals are in place ahead of construction activities.
• Develop and maintain schedules for temporary works and indirect cost activities.
• Provide planning advice, support and performance reporting to project teams.
• Identify project risks, opportunities and areas requiring intervention.
• Manage compensation event programmes and programme revisions.
• Coordinate interfaces between multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
• Evaluate contract documentation and develop detailed delivery programmes.
• Produce and maintain both internal and external project programmes.
• Review progress with construction teams and produce programme reports.
• Identify potential delays and collaborate with teams to develop mitigation measures.
• Assess scope changes and additional works, considering commercial and contractual implications.
• Ensure planning standards, procedures and best practices are consistently applied.
• Coordinate subcontractor programmes and integrate them into the master programme.

Skills

Extensive planning experience

Strong planning methodologies

Commercial & contractual planning

Proficiency with planning software

Communication & stakeholder management

Programme performance analysis & mitig

Education

HNC in construction-related discipline

Equivalent industry experience

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Millbank seeks an experienced Planning Lead to steer planning for a major infrastructure programme. You will develop and maintain fully resourced, delivery-focused programmes working with project management, design and commercial teams.

You will influence strategy, risk management and optimisation, ensuring milestones are met safely and efficiently through robust planning, scheduling, and reporting."