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PLANNING MANAGER – ENVIRONMENT
Location: Glasgow
Join our Environment Team and Build a Career with Purpose
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Planning Manager to join Galliford Try’s Environment Business, working on our Scottish Water Frameworks in our Joint Venture, ESD. This role offers hands-on experience across a variety of projects in the Water Industry — from wastewater treatment to clean water infrastructure.
Based in the Glasgow area, you’ll be part of a team planning and delivering high value Scottish Water projects, with opportunities to travel to multiple sites across the region.
What You Will Be Doing
This role combines project planning responsibilities with the management of the local planning team. The Planning Manager will take ownership of one or more project plans, ensuring the project team delivers according to schedule while addressing any delays or deviations. You will also support the Galliford Try planning function in implementing industry-leading planning processes and procedures.
As the team manager and planning lead, you will mentor and guide junior planners, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment. This position reports functionally to the ESD Operations Director and indirectly to the Galliford Try Head of Planning while managing day-to-day activities in alignment with Scottish Water.
1. Develop and maintain detailed project plans across the full project lifecycle.
2. Ensure project plans comprehensively capture scope, resource requirements, and dependencies.
3. Identify risks and opportunities, monitor the critical path, and advise the delivery team on potential changes.
4. Uphold planning standards and ensure compliance with Galliford Try and ESD procedures, including:
5. Implementation of project and activity codes
6. Baseline management
7. Production of programme narratives for client submission
8. Periodic schedule quality and integrity checks
At Galliford Try, our aim is to create and maintain an environment where care for our people and those who work with us is our top priority. You’ll be responsible for the Health & Safety of yourself and others, encouraging a safe and collaborative working environment that supports our Health, Safety and Environment culture.
About You
We’re seeking an experienced planner with a relevant industry qualification (Technical Degree or similar) who is motivated to develop juniors and grow their skills within the industry. You’ll bring:
9. Extensive experience in planning within the water industry.
10. Proven track record in managing a medium-sized planning team.
11. Extensive hands-on experience with Primavera P.
12. Strong leadership in collaborative planning processes
13. Schedule development from inception to completion
14. Claims programme development and contractual programme adjustments
15. Communicating complex information effectively to diverse audiences
16. Ability to perform under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
17. A proactive and innovative approach to problem-solving and team support.
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £ billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
Our benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
A wide range of corporate discounts
Cycle to Work schemes
Comprehensive pension plan
Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free / support to those who need it
Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
About us:
Named Contractor of the Year by the Water Industry Awards, Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within ourWater Frameworks business, please contactRyan De Stadler on
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview
Galliford Try are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
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