Planning Manager

Planning Manager

Location: Orwell Logistics Park, Ipswich
Hybrid working available | Travel & mobility support options available

This is an opportunity to join one of the UK's most significant infrastructure programmes - Sizewell C - a once-in-a-generation clean energy project that will help power over 6 million homes for decades to come.

Working within the Civil Works Alliance (a partnership between Balfour Beatty, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O'Rourke), you'll lead planning and programme management activities across the Main Civil Works
, supporting the delivery of one of Europe's largest and most complex infrastructure programmes.

As a Planning Manager
, you'll be responsible for leading a team of planners and driving best-in-class planning, scheduling and programme controls across multiple work packages. You'll work closely with Project Managers, Engineering, Commercial and Project Controls teams to ensure robust, integrated programmes are developed, maintained and delivered.

• Leading planning and scheduling activities across Main Civil Works packages from pre-construction through to delivery
• Managing and developing a team of planners, ensuring high standards of programme quality and consistency
• Developing, maintaining and optimising integrated project programmes using Primavera P6 or equivalent tools
• Ensuring alignment between planning, commercial and project controls functions, including cost and performance reporting
• Driving the implementation of planning standards, governance and best practice across the programme
• Supporting the development of construction methodologies, sequencing and logistics strategies
• Leading programme reviews, progress reporting and performance analysis with key stakeholders
• Identifying programme risks, opportunities and mitigation strategies to support successful project delivery
• Managing change control processes, ensuring programme impacts are assessed and communicated effectively
• Supporting Earned Value Management (EVM) and integrated performance reporting
• Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure programmes are realistic, achievable and aligned with delivery strategies

• Significant experience in planning and scheduling within major civil engineering, infrastructure or construction projects
• Proven experience in a Planning Manager or Senior Planner leadership role
• Strong expertise in Primavera P6 and programme management best practice
• Experience developing and managing complex, integrated project schedules
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, methodologies and project delivery
• Experience working within large infrastructure programmes, joint ventures or alliance environments
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret programme data and provide meaningful insight
  
  Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and integrated project controls is desirable
• Degree qualified in Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline
• Membership of a relevant professional body (APM, CIOB or similar) would be advantageous

• Be part of one of the UK's largest and most complex infrastructure projects
• Lead planning activities across a nationally significant programme of works
• Work within a collaborative alliance environment alongside industry-leading organisations
• Influence the successful delivery of major civil engineering works through best-in-class planning
• Long-term career opportunities within a major programme of works
• Competitive salary, benefits and hybrid working arrangements

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to…