Strategic Planning Lead for Major Infrastructure

Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture; Slough; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture are seeking a Strategic Planning Manager to lead the development, transformation and continuous improvement of the SCS Planning Function. You will partner with Head of Planning, DU teams and PMO to ensure governance, standards and reporting are consistently applied across SCS.

You will drive a One Planning Team approach, advance planning standards, templates and modern digital reporting, and collaborate with IT/Data to enhance BI capabilities, data

Qualifications

• Degree required in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Significant planning and project controls experience on major infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and programme management.
• Experience with Clause 32 submissions, governance, change management and PMO integration.
• Advanced Primavera P6 capability and capability to develop planning standards.

Responsibilities

• Support development and implementation of the SCS Planning Strategy and Planning Improvement Roadmap.
• Lead transition of planning processes and governance to align with the Delivery Unit structure.
• Assess and recommend improvements to programme governance, reporting frameworks and assurance requirements.
• Develop long-term improvement initiatives to support delivery and completion.
• Act as trusted advisor to the Head of Planning on strategies and methods.
• Drive a united planning team approach across SCS and promote consistency of outputs.
• Lead development of modern planning solutions and digital reporting capabilities.
• Collaborate with IT/Data teams to enhance reporting (Power BI) and data integration.

Skills

Planning and project controls

NEC contracts

Clause 32 programme submissions

Programme governance

Change management

PMO integration

Risk management

Reporting development

Advanced Primavera P6

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Education

Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or similar

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Data warehouse integration

Job description

Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture are seeking a Strategic Planning Manager to lead the development, transformation and continuous improvement of the SCS Planning Function. You will partner with Head of Planning, DU teams and PMO to ensure governance, standards and reporting are consistently applied across SCS.

You will drive a One Planning Team approach, advance planning standards, templates and modern digital reporting, and collaborate with IT/Data to enhance BI capabilities, data