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 Collaboratively develop and maintain robust detailed project plans for the Delivery Team in accordance with Contract requirements ensuring methodology is consistently followed Ensure project plans capture the full project scope and resources are considered and loaded as required 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 Design and implement effective and value- added communication plans ensuring relevant teams and individuals are clear and buy into the strategy and approach Ensure planning standards are maintained and published processes are adhered to. Appreciate and uphold the Health & Safety standards in all planning processes Responsibilities 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. Minimise company risk by identifying the critical path for contracts. Help the project team minimise company risk by identifying the critical path for contracts. Enable resource planning and levelling by appropriate resource analysis of contracts Detailed knowledge of the NEC contract and programme requirements Lead the planning section at contract / progress review meetings. Production of required project reports including identification of project risks and opportunities Resource load plans in collaboration with the lead disciplines to provide programme wide visibility of resource demand Skills/experience/qualifications Experienced senior planner/planning manager Range of planning software experience - Primavera p6, Asta, MS Project Self-motivated Able to challenge construction team Full UK driving licence Right to work in the UK Benefits Salary up to 90k depending on experience Generous holiday allowance Car/car allowance tbc Company pension Hybrid working - 3/2 day split between office/site/home Work for a family owned water infra and civil engineering specialist, delivering critical projects, innovative engineering solutions and construction management