Planning Manager Watford £70,000 - £79,000 car/car allowance We are currently looking for a Planning Manager to join our Civil Engineering clients. The role is based near Watford and come with a salary up to £79,000 (depending on experience) car/car allowance. Job Role: The Planning Manager will support the Head of Planning within the Pre-Construction Planning team They will lead the development and production of a tender programmes and supporting information; ensuring it complies with the Contract and Works Information. Responsibilities: Manage the planning on the tender to produce the plan and programme for submission. Communicate the plan to everyone involved including external stakeholders. Ensure the plan and programme incorporate allowance for safe working methods and timely construction. Identify risk to the programme, make time risk allowance in the programme and contribute to the tender risk and opportunity schedule/register. Communicate and gain approval from the bid/project team, the methods proposed and the sequence of the plan utilizing visual aids and graphics developed from concept and detailed drawings. Liaise and negotiate with suppliers communicating proposed methods and sequence. Assist the bid team to evaluate supply chain quotations/methodologies that relate to programme. Manage the resource and cost loading of the programmes in liaison with the Estimating team to produce a commercial forecast if required. Skills: Able to digest high level of information and provide expanded detailed analysis using their work experience. Excellent communicator. Proactive in providing information and contributing to the quality submission for the Bid with relation to Programme and Methodology items. Understanding of BIM and its implications and value proposition within the organisation. A willingness to incorporate new evolving technologies such as AI into their workflows. If the Planning Manager role has taken your interest, or you have any questions, apply with your latest CV and I will be in touch to discuss the next steps of your application. Ross Stott @Utilise