🚧 Planning Manager – Major Infrastructure Programmes
đź“Ť Redhill | Hybrid Working
💷 £85,000 – £95,000 + Joining Incentive + Up to 20% Bonus + Full Benefits
Shape the Future of UK Infrastructure
Are you an experienced Planning Manager looking to step into a role where your influence extends far beyond the programme? This opportunity places you at the centre of a landmark infrastructure scheme in the Sussex region, working with a globally recognised organisation delivering complex, high-value projects.
From early-stage feasibility to full-scale construction delivery, no two programmes are the same. You’ll be exposed to a diverse technical landscape including civil engineering, MEP, sustainability, specialist engineering, and value-led construction — all while playing a key role in defining how projects are planned, governed, and delivered.
This is not a role for someone who simply maintains schedules. Here, your expertise will shape delivery strategy, improve certainty, and elevate performance across multi-disciplinary teams.
Your Role
As Planning Manager, you’ll act as a strategic leader within the project environment, setting standards, driving innovation, and ensuring planning excellence across major programmes. Your responsibilities will include:
* Leading, developing, and mentoring a high-performing planning team
* Challenging conventional planning practices and embedding smarter, more efficient methodologies
* Creating and managing fully integrated programmes using Primavera P6
* Ensuring alignment between schedules, cost plans, and construction budgets
* Producing clear, robust programme, governance, and performance reporting for senior stakeholders
* Translating complex programme information into clear insights for diverse audiences
* Supporting continuous improvement initiatives to enhance predictability and delivery confidence
What You’ll Bring
* Strong experience delivering major infrastructure projects (ÂŁ50m+)
* Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and programme management best practice
* Proven leadership experience managing and developing planning teams
* Solid commercial and financial awareness, including construction budget oversight
* Confidence operating within structured governance and reporting environments
* The ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels
Desirable: Experience on geotechnical or ground engineering projects
Why Join?
* Hybrid Working: Flexibility that supports both performance and wellbeing
* Highly Competitive Package: £85k–£90k base salary, joining incentive, up to 20% bonus, plus benefits
* Career Progression: High-visibility projects with genuine scope for advancement
* Project Variety: Complex, multi-disciplinary programmes that keep your work challenging and rewarding
* Real Impact: Deliver infrastructure that supports communities and long-term growth
Ready to Make Your Mark?
If you’re ready to lead, influence, and deliver at the highest level - and want your planning expertise to truly matter - we’d love to speak with you.
Apply today and one of our recruitment specialists will be in touch to discuss the opportunity in confidence.