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Our Water sector tier 1 contractor client is looking to strengthen their Programme Management team with a Planning Manager for their Southern Water framework on a hybrid basis out of their Brighton offices.

As a Planning Manager you will work independently to provide planning services to ensure that programme plans and project plans have achievable but challenging timescales are accurately monitored and updated and be the driving force in continuous improvement and development of planning activity. In addition, provide planning co-ordination and leadership for the region.

Responsibilities

Ability to manage the planning services across a number of business units and provide specific planning function for business unit programme of work
Managing, support and develop team
Understanding of the multi-disciplined roles involved within an integrated programme. (i.e. design, construction, commissioning, interface with 3rd party others and framework partners)
Knowledge of planning systems. (Primavera - Essential), (Microsoft Project -preferable)
Provide programme management for a programme of work comprising of a number of individual projects and programmes (batches) combined to form a portfolio of work. Collaborate to determine the best fit for the projects within the programme for the cost / revenue / time, identifying and evaluating any potential efficiency within the programme of work i.e. geographical, process type or repeatability
Provide programme management to control the progress of individual projects and batches 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 and the individual contracts
Provide resource planning and levelling by appropriate resource analysis of activity to ensure the best fit for the projects within the overall portfolio or batch.
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
To implement Company Procedures.
Ensure a safe working environment for all staff
Implement latest H & S regulations and legislation
Reduce waste to a minimum from all departmental activities
Assist with minimising project and sub programme out turn costs.
Assist with income forecasting.

Skill/experience/qualifications

Good understanding of 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
Good leadership skills.
Good commercial awareness.

Benefits

A competitive salary (client open to discussion)
Hybrid Working
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

Benefits: car allowance