Job summary
Our Water contractor client are seeking a Planning Manager on a permanent basis out of their Burntwood office with hybrid working.
Key skills required for this role
Water, Wastewater, Project planning, Primavera P6, Programme management
Important
Water experience an advantage
Job description
Our Water contractor client are seeking a Planning Manager on a permanent basis out of their Burntwood office with hybrid working.
As Planning Manager, you'll take ownership of the project plan, drive the project team to deliver to the plan and challenge any delay and deviation. Leading, coaching and guiding a small team of more junior Planners, you'll be viewed as an approachable Planning expert who is keen to pass on experience and knowledge to develop others and drive outperformance amongst the team.
Responsibilities
1. Collaboratively develop and maintain robust detailed project plans for the Delivery Team in accordance with Contract requirements ensuring methodology is consistently followed
2. Ensure project plans capture the full project scope and resources are considered and loaded as required
3. Pro-actively identify opportunities and risks in the plan and monitor the critical path and key milestones, advising the delivery team on any potential changes
4. Design and implement effective and value- added communication plans ensuring relevant teams and individuals are clear and buy into the strategy and approach
5. Ensure planning standards are maintained and published processes are adhered to.
6. Appreciate and uphold the Health & Safety standards in all planning processes
Responsibilities
7. Enable Project Management to control the progress of contracts by identifying and producing integrated programmes of work (design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover), monitoring performance against plans and identifying problem areas and potential early warnings.
8. Minimise company risk by identifying the critical path for contracts.
9. Help the project team minimise company risk by identifying the critical path for contracts.
10. Enable resource planning and levelling by appropriate resource analysis of contracts
11. Detailed knowledge of the NEC contract and programme requirements
12. Lead the planning section at contract / progress review meetings.
13. Production of required project reports including identification of project risks and opportunities
14. Resource load plans in collaboration with the lead disciplines to provide programme wide visibility of resource demand
Skills/experience/qualifications
15. Experienced senior planner/planning manager
16. Range of planning software experience - Primavera p6, Asta, MS Project
17. Self-motivated
18. Able to challenge construction team
19. Full UK driving licence
20. Right to work in the UK
Benefits
21. Salary up to 90k depending on experience
22. Generous holiday allowance
23. Car/car allowance tbc
24. Company pension
25. Hybrid working - 3/2 day split between office/site/home
26. Work for a family owned water infra and civil engineering specialist, delivering critical projects, innovative engineering solutions and construction management
27. Share
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