| Location: Plymouth | Salary: £90000 - £100000 per annum + + car allowance + bonus + package |
| Sector: Planning and Project Controls, Planning and Project Controls, Planning | Type: Permanent |
| Contact: Matt Lilburn | Job Published: 15 days ago |
Title: Planning Manager
Location: Plymouth (Hybrid)
Salary: up to £100,000 + car allowance + bonus + package
A leading consultancy is seeking an experienced Planning Manager to oversee the planning function on a major and complex project based in Plymouth. This is a critical role that will see you manage a small team of planners, maintain full programme visibility, and drive best practice to support the successful delivery of a high-profile scheme. With a hybrid working setup involving three days per week on site and the remainder working remotely, this opportunity offers both strategic influence and flexibility.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end planning function for a significant major project, ensuring programmes are realistic, robust, and aligned with delivery strategy.
- Develop, manage, and maintain fully integrated project programmes using Primavera P6.
- Manage a small team of planners, providing leadership, mentoring, and ongoing development.
- Ensure compliance with NEC contract requirements, providing accurate reporting and progress assessments in line with contractual obligations.
- Work closely with project, commercial, engineering, and delivery teams to ensure programme clarity, risk awareness, and operational alignment.
- Produce regular programme dashboards, status updates, forecasts, and critical path analysis for internal and external stakeholders.
- Act as a key client-facing representative of the consultancy, communicating scheduling strategies and progress confidently and professionally.
- Identify programme risks and opportunities, offering recommendations and mitigation strategies.
- Support collaborative working practices across the project, helping to embed strong planning discipline and reporting standards.
Candidate
- Proven experience working in a Planning Manager or Senior Planning role on major construction or infrastructure projects.
- Advanced Primavera P6 skills with the ability to build, analyse, and explain complex programmes.
- Excellent understanding of NEC contract requirements and associated planning and reporting obligations.
- Strong client-facing skills with the confidence to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.
- Experience leading and developing small teams in a complex project environment.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
Offer
- Starting salary up to £100,000 per annum
- Car allowance £8,000 per annum
- Travel expenses
- Annual bonus
- Hybrid flexible working
- Pension, Private medical insurance, Healthcare, Life Assurance
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Opportunity to lead the planning function on a major, career-defining project.
- Plus other great benefits
If you are looking for a new career challenge and you would like to be considered for the above opportunity then please apply by sending your CV or call Matt Lilburn on 01342 330 533 for further information quoting reference 72362.
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