Planning Manager

Overview

As Planning Manager, you will lead the end-to-end programme from tender to delivery for civil engineering and rail projects. You’ll work with engineering, delivery and commercial teams to build clear, logic-driven programmes under NEC, managing interfaces across structures, earthworks, utilities and rail systems. You’ll drive accurate progress reporting, change management, and robust planning across multi-disciplinary works, delivering clarity and value for the project. This is a hands-on role at scale, shaping construction sequencing, logistics, and methodology to support commercial and delivery outcomes. You will operate in a collaborative, cross-functional environment with a strong focus;

Responsibilities

• Lead programme development from tender through delivery with reflected sequencing, logistics and methodology
• Maintain accurate progress reporting and support change management under NEC
• Coordinate across civil, rail, engineering, delivery and commercial teams to ensure programme clarity
• Produce structured progress reports, forecasts and programme narratives for decision-making and reporting
• Interrogate design information and ensure buildability and methodology are reflected in the programme
• Manage interfaces across structures, earthworks, utilities and rail systems
• Support tender programmes with methodology input and alignment to commercial strategy
• Assess site constraints, access, plant and labour impact on sequencing and risk

Key requirements

• Civil engineering degree or equivalent
• Planner/Planning Manager experience in civil engineering, multi-disciplinary projects
• Rail project experience, preferably within CP frameworks
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 with logic-linked programmes, resource loading and critical path analysis
• Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts and contractual programme implications
• Experience developing tender programmes and aligning with commercial strategy
• Ability to interrogate design information and reflect buildability in the programme
• Understanding of construction delivery constraints and interfaces influencing sequencing and risk
• Strong communication skills to align with project managers, engineers, commercial teams and clients
• Experience producing progress reports and programme narratives for decision-making and reporting

• Strong communication
• Collaborative mindset
• Analytical thinking
• Primavera P6
• NEC contracts knowledge
• Programme management

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