Planning Manager

Position: Planning Manager Location: Wigan, Blackburn or Hyde with hybrid working available Salary Guide: £75,000 – £80,000, car/allowance, bonus and excellent benefits Our client is a Tier 1 D&B Contractor operating predominately in the water industry, who are delivering a number of water and wastewater non-infrastructure projects for United Utilities. They have a new vacancy for Planning Managers to provide planning services for the UU Framework on 3 major wastewater treatment projects to ensure that programme plans and project plans are accurately monitored and updated as well as be the driving force in continuous improvement and development of planning activity. In addition, provide planning co-ordination and leadership. Responsibilities will include: Ability to manage the planning services for a multi-million pound project. Understanding of the multi-disciplined roles involved within an integrated programme including design, construction, commissioning, interface with 3rd party others and framework partners. Knowledge of planning systems. (Primavera – Essential), (Microsoft Project -preferable) Provide programme management to control the progress of the project by identifying and producing integrated programmes of work, monitoring performance against plans and identifying problem areas and other effects. Minimise company risk by identifying the critical path within the whole programme of work. Provide resource planning and levelling by appropriate resource analysis of activity. Enable control of the progress of procurement by producing schedules for all materials and equipment, updating regularly and analysing the implications of updates. Update and monitoring of Project Plans for progress reports and to support applications for payment (if appropriate). Preparation of as-built programmes. Assist with programmes submissions for requests for extension of time. Provide programme/progress information in support of Earned Value Analysis as required. Appreciation of planning input into Key Performance Indictors and bench marking. Supervise and develop subordinates. Assist with minimising project and sub programme out turn costs. Assist with income forecasting. Detailed knowledge of the NEC contract and programme requirements. Lead the planning section at contract/progress review meetings. Experience: Good understanding of Construction, Civil Engineering and M&E activity. Minimum 5 years planning experience. Possess sound understanding of planning skills and programming. Minimum Educated HND level. Excellent written contractual communication. Excellent verbal communication. Excellent knowledge of planning systems. Good coaching and leadership skills. Strong commercial awareness. Package includes: A competitive salary Car/car allowance (subject to role and level of position) 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy) Contribution Pension scheme Life Assurance Health Insurance Private medical Insurance And many more benefits including – cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, kids pass etc Key Words: Planning Manager Head of Planning Planning Lead Lead Planner Regional Planner Principal Planner Senior Planner Senior Planning Engineer Senior Project Planner Project Controls Manager Construction Water Industry Water Sector Water Treatment Clean Water Sewage Wastewater Waste Water Utilities Highways Power Energy Nuclear Energy from Waste Rail Infrastructure Programme Manager Programme Management Primavera P6