About the role

  • Planning Manager providing leadership and strategic direction across planning for complex programmes. Engineering consultancy managing multidisciplinary teams and ensuring performance across diverse sectors.

Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership, assurance and strategic direction across planning activities
  • Lead and manage planning teams, providing coaching, direction and quality assurance
  • Develop overall planning strategy for programmes
  • Oversee development and maintenance of fully integrated project and programme schedules
  • Provide authoritative schedule analysis for senior stakeholders
  • Lead schedule‑related elements of performance measurement, including Earned Value Management
  • Ensure effective baseline management and alignment with contractual requirements
  • Build strong client and stakeholder relationships
  • Drive continuous improvement across planning processes
  • Oversee compliance with relevant contract requirements
  • Support bid and work‑winning activities

Requirements

  • Relevant years of planning experience
  • Strong leadership experience, including managing planning teams
  • Advanced proficiency in planning software, including Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Open Plan, Asta Powerproject
  • Deep understanding of schedule development, logic, critical path, constraints
  • Proven experience leading schedule‑cost‑risk integration and performance measurement
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Broad understanding of project controls disciplines and their interaction with planning
  • Strong understanding of relevant contract forms (NEC, JCT, FIDIC)

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries
  • Employee rewards
  • A brilliant range of benefits
  • Training and professional development opportunities
  • Hybrid working culture
  • Flexible holiday allowances

Job title

Planning Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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