Strategic Planning Lead - UK Infrastructure Projects

STRABAG SE; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health cover

Pension 9%

Professional membership

25 days holiday

Job summary

STRABAG UK is seeking an experienced Senior Planning Manager to join the Infrastructure Division and lead the planning and delivery of major civil engineering and infrastructure projects across the UK. This senior role requires leadership of a planning team, strong risk management, and expertise in 4D planning and BIM.

The successful candidate will manage programme production, monitor progress, assess risks, and coordinate interfaces with partners and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Membership of Professional Institution.
• Degree/HND/HNC in Construction / Engineering or appropriate professional qualification.
• Advanced competence in Planning software.
• Significant experience within a wide variety of appropriate construction environments.
• Senior experience of working with a wide range of planning techniques in both tendering and contract delivery.
• Advanced understanding of BIM and 4D planning.
• Advanced knowledge of Safety, Environment and Risk Management.
• Significant experience and Specialist knowledge of the contracts the business operates within.
• Advanced knowledge of resourcing and cost loading programmes to produce outputs to clearly demonstrate this information to others.
• Management experience of a Planning team.
• Experience in Risk management.
• Experience of tendering.
• Experience in project management at a senior level.
• Experience of managing QSRA on complex projects.
• Be able to act as a specialist within the Planning function.
• Leadership training.
• Experience in the use of TILOS software.

Responsibilities

• Manage the production of programme schedules as aids to controlling the project.
• Ensure collation of information on the progress and status of the project to ensure the accurate updating of the programme.
• Lead the assessment of programme risks and programme risk analysis, including development and implementation of mitigation measures.
• Review and ensure the quality and accuracy of reports, narratives and programmes to be submitted.
• Ensure interfaces of partners, supply chain and third parties are known, analysed, understood and appropriately linked and ensure communication of the interfaces is widely advertised.
• Input into and challenge the production of labour, cost and resource profiles and schedules over the duration of the project based on detailed estimates and budgets and utilise forecasts to completion.
• Forecasting potential problem areas and proposing potential solutions such that the Project Manager can initiate appropriate preventative and corrective action.
• Review of change and compensation events, including involvement with disputes/potential disputes as a Planning specialist.
• Interfacing with other functional team leads across the Business Unit assigned.
• Undertake review, challenge and assurance of the programme to comply with STRA-PLAN procedures and guidelines.
• Provide review and input into STRA-PLAN procedures and guidelines.
• Ensure the production of as-built data accumulated from the works to allow feedback to the Business Development team and availability to the wider Planning team.
• Undertake regular one-to-one reviews with project/Business Unit Planning personnel to manage development targets, staff satisfaction and engagement.
• Encourage sharing of information and best practise and communication between Business Units.
• Reporting of data and progress to the Head of Planning.
• Review the Employer’s Requirements, Contract Data and Works Information and associated information and highlight any deficiencies/omissions noted.
• Responsibility for the Planning function, including the management of the Planning team, on the project(s) or Business Unit assigned.
• Manage the production of adequate and timely contract planning information to the project management team and client.

Skills

Planning leadership

Risk management

Tendering experience

Project management

Staff management

TILOS software

Education

Degree/HND/HNC in Construction/Engineering

Tools

Planning software

TILOS

Job description

STRABAG UK is seeking an experienced Senior Planning Manager to join the Infrastructure Division and lead the planning and delivery of major civil engineering and infrastructure projects across the UK. This senior role requires leadership of a planning team, strong risk management, and expertise in 4D planning and BIM.

The successful candidate will manage programme production, monitor progress, assess risks, and coordinate interfaces with partners and suppliers.