Overview
As a Planning Manager for major water projects, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the planning, integration, and monitoring of capital projects. Collaborating with various stakeholders across disciplines, you will ensure project schedules accurately reflect performance and support decision-making while aligning activities with strategic objectives and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain integrated programme schedules for complex, multi-disciplinary projects.
- Review and validate programme logic and sequencing to ensure schedule accuracy.
- Identify and resolve scheduling issues through collaboration with internal and external partners.
- Produce programme reports and updates for senior leadership and stakeholders.
- Monitor programme performance and escalate significant risks to relevant parties.
- Support scenario planning, forecasting, and schedule risk assessments.
- Engage in proactive stakeholder management and promote accountable planning practices.
- Ensure adherence to governance standards and contribute to performance assurance activities.
Requirements
- Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Controls, or a related field.
- Proven experience in programme integration within infrastructure or capital project environments.
- Strong background in developing complex, integrated schedules.
- Experience with contract-driven delivery methods, particularly NEC or FIDIC contracts.
- Knowledge of schedule risk analysis and performance reporting.
- Familiarity with regulatory processes and multi-disciplinary project management.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong analytical abilities with a focus on improving programme certainty and delivery predictability.