Planning Manager

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Part of the Volker Wessels UK Group, Volker Stevin is an industry-leading civil engineering business, providing complex and innovative engineering solutions across a wide range of sectors including maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. Collaborating with, and drawing on the specialist skills of the group’s business units we deliver a truly integrated, multidisciplinary service.

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Planning Manager – Marine & Civil Engineering Project | Helensburgh, Scotland

Join Volker Stevin and help deliver a major long-term infrastructure project that combines complex marine and civil engineering works. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Planning Manager to lead planning activities from tender stage through to project delivery while working across our Helensburgh project offices and Glasgow city centre office.

Reporting to the Head of Planning
, you will manage a team of Senior Planners and Planners, ensuring programmes are developed, maintained and delivered in line with Volker Stevin Planning Standards and business management systems. You will play a key role in driving project performance, managing programme risks, and supporting successful delivery on a nationally significant project.

• Lead all planning activities throughout the bid lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain compliant tender programmes.
• Identify programme constraints, risks, opportunities and contractual requirements.
• Establish construction methodologies, sequencing and delivery strategies.
• Work closely with estimators, operational teams and bid managers to develop robust programmes.
• Apply resource planning and levelling techniques across labour, plant and materials.
• Support value engineering initiatives and programme optimisation.
• Lead programme presentations and ensure effective tender handovers.

• Develop, manage and maintain contract programmes.
• Lead collaborative planning sessions with project teams.
• Produce programme updates, dashboards and monthly reports.
• Monitor progress, productivity, change control and programme risk.
• Analyse performance data to support informed decision-making.
• Manage recovery programmes and planning requirements arising from project change.
• Ensure accurate reporting and communication with clients and stakeholders.

• Lead, mentor and develop planning teams.
• Manage planning resources across projects and work streams.
• Drive continuous improvement and planning best practice.
• Deliver training and support the wider Volker Stevin Planning Community.
• Provide strategic planning insights and reports to senior leadership.

The successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain BPSS and SC Security Clearance
. Eligibility may be affected by nationality, citizenship, residency history and other security vetting requirements.

This is an opportunity to work on a landmark infrastructure project, lead talented planning professionals, and help deliver complex engineering solutions that leave a lasting legacy. At Volker Stevin, safety, collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do.

If you're ready to lead planning on one of Scotland's most exciting marine and civil engineering projects, we'd love to hear from you.

• A Degree or HND in a relevant subject is desirable, as is Professional membership of one or more of the following: RICS/CIOB/RIBA/ICE/CIBSE.
• Significant experience in civil engineering, marine, infrastructure or major construction projects.
• Proven leadership experience managing planning teams.
• Strong expertise in programme management, risk management and project…