Lead Planner in London

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll 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.

Where will you be working?

You will be working across Rail, Aviation, Defence & Adjacent Markets. You will visit major international airports, see our wide range of specialist rail engineering projects across the UK and be involved in the maintenance and upgrades of defence properties, airfields, military bases, ports, railway infrastructure and depots.

What will you be doing?

We work on Aviation, Rail and general civils projects across the UK. You should expect to work across our various divisions. The role will require attending site or offices 4 days a week with 1 day a week minimum spent out at head office at Heathrow. The current opportunity is to work from home one day per week. You’ll be involved in the following:

• Provide detailed progress reports and programme narratives to stakeholders.
• Monitor and update project programmes throughout their lifecycle, ensuring alignment with progress and change management.
• Liaise with external contractors and suppliers to coordinate accurate programme updates.
• Administer programme management in accordance with the contracts; most of our contracts are NEC4.
• Facilitate planning workshops to define and capture project methodologies while considering contractual and operational constraints.
• Develop comprehensive tender and delivery programmes using Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Collaborate with estimators and tender sponsors to understand project deliverables and contribute to the overall bid strategy.
• Support the planning team with day-to-day programme management tasks, as needed.
• Ensure compliance with the Company Management System and stay updated on industry trends and legislation.
• Work with a supporting and dedicated team of planners.
• Own project planning duties for the whole lifecycle of projects.

What you’ll bring:

• Proficient in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Experience 4+ years in Project Planning in the UK.
• Excellent time and workload management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to lead planning workshops and present programmes at tender adjudication meetings, client presentations, and internal management reviews.
• NEC experience (desirable).
• Rail or Aviation or Civils experience (desirable).
• Tender planning experience (desirable).
• Full UK driving license.
• Right to work in the UK.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and outside of work, some of which include:

• Matched or contributory pension scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders.
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s retail discounts.
• Life Assurance.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Enhanced maternity or paternity leave.
• Reward and recognition scheme.
• Online GP Service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

In addition, this role offers:

• Competitive basic salary.
• Healthcare cash plan.
• Company Vehicle or Allowance.
• Pension Scheme.
• Bonus.
• Payment uplifts.
• Paid holidays.
• Personal development training leading to Professional Qualification.

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’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting 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.

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

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It’s 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.