Job Description
Head of Planning
Location: Chorleywood
Projects: £50m – £250m New Build Schemes
Salary: £95,000 – £125,000 + package (car allowance, healthcare, bonus)
A leading UK main contractor is seeking an experienced Head of Planning to oversee the planning function across major construction projects ranging from £50m to £250m. This is a senior leadership role responsible for driving programme excellence, ensuring robust planning governance, and supporting project delivery teams with high-quality programme management.
This opportunity would suit someone who has a proven track record delivering major projects, excellent technical capability in Primavera P6, and the leadership presence to manage planners across multiple schemes.
The Role
1. Lead the planning function across a portfolio of complex new-build projects.
2. Develop, review and challenge fully-logic-linked programmes using P6.
3. Work closely with Project Directors, Construction Managers and Commercial teams to build robust, realistic and fully compliant programmes.
4. Oversee short-term and long-term planning, risk analysis, and recovery programme development.
5. Ensure consistent planning standards, governance a...