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Planning manager - substations

Staple Hill
M Group
Planning manager
Posted: 16h ago
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Right across infrastructure, theres a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage youre at in your career, with us youll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Read all the information about this opportunity carefully, then use the application button below to send your CV and application.
Where will you be working?

At M Group Energy were enabling the energy essential to support our lives.
We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation.

This role will be within our Transmission & Renewables team. We design, build and commission substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Our teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity.

Want to come and be a part of it?

Where will you be working?

M Group are recruiting for a Planning Manager for our Substations department within the South West/South Wales area. This role is client facing, so a willingness to travel is a must.

Youll be managing the production of robust and detailed programmes for all works associated with the design, procurement and construction phases of our substation projects, ensuring the team liaise with the Project/Construction Manager and Site Engineers to ensure that the programme keeps abreast of any changes.

Youll be managing and coordinating the production of detailed trackers that can substantiate progress measurements on a regular basis and retain these for analysis on future bids.

Mentor and support less experienced members of the planning team on the technical aspects of programming.

What will you be doing?

Are you a skilled planner with a passion for creating and improving construction schedules?

Your expertise will be vital to our success! Were looking for someone who excels at managing resources and subcontractors and who enjoys being involved in every stage of the project, working closely with the site delivery team and attending client meetings, from initial planning to final handover.

In this role, you will also collaborate with our bid team, offering your planning expertise to make our bids competitive and accurate.

Your ability to collect benchmarking data for value assessments and manage risk, issue, and opportunity registers will be highly valued.

If you are passionate about exploring new planning techniques and technologies and can lead a change agenda for business improvement, wed love to have you on our team!

What youll bring Proven experience in planning major projects within a high voltage environment
Knowledge and experience with national grid substations Experience managing a team
Experience working with P6 primavera
Experience with NEC contracts
A full UK Driving licence
Able to collaborate, influence and deal with people at all levels including Executive Directors.
Proven track-record of delivering change and implementing strategic initiatives.
Whats in it for you? 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
Car Allowance
Private health care and health care cash plan

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

Were responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
Were open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
Were together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
Were ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether youre a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

Its an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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