Job Description
Planning Manager / Senior Planner\n Major Infrastructure - Aviation \n Location: Gatwick Airport (Hybrid working available)\n Employment Type: Permanent \n\nOverview:\n Our client, a leading consultancy specialising in infrastructure and aviation projects, is seeking an experienced Planning Manager or Senior Planner to support the delivery of key projects within the Gatwick Airport Capital Programme. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex, high-profile aviation schemes, providing expert programme management and project planning services for one of the UK's busiest airports.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nDevelop, manage, and maintain detailed project and programme schedules for Gatwick Airport projects using Primavera P6.\n\nProvide planning leadership across multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring integration of design, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.\n\nCollaborate with project stakeholders including contractors, consultants, and the airport's in-house teams to ensure alignment on project timelines and deliverables.\n\nSupport the Programme Controls function with schedule risk analysis, critical path identification, and scenario planning.\n\nPrepare high-level and detailed reports for senior management, highlighting programme risks, progress, and key milestones.\n\nDrive best practices in project planning, ensuring adherence to client, regulatory, and industry standards.\n\nLead programme reviews, schedule health checks, and provide coaching to junior planners where required.\n\nEngage with stakeholders to ensure early identification and mitigation of schedule risks, dependencies, and resource conflicts.\n\nRequirements:\n\nProven background in project planning within major infrastructure or aviation projects, ideally in an airport environment.\n\nStrong experience using Primavera P6 to build, maintain, and manage project schedules.\n\nExcellent understanding of project controls processes, critical path analysis, risk management, and schedule forecasting.\n\nPrevious experience working for or with consultancies on large infrastructure programmes.\n\nAbility to operate in a fast-paced, stakeholder-driven environment with competing priorities.\n\nKnowledge of NEC contracts is highly desirable.\n\nStrong communication and stakeholder management skills.\n\nDegree qualified in Engineering, Construction, Project Management, or a related field is preferred.\n\nProfessional certifications such as APM, PMI, or similar are advantageous.\n\nWhat's on Offer:\n\nOpportunity to work on one of the UK's most high-profile aviation programmes.\n\nJoin a market-leading consultancy with long-term pipeline of airport and infrastructure projects.\n\nCompetitive salary or day rate, with hybrid working flexibility.\n\nClear career progression pathways into senior leadership or programme controls management.\n\nWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status