Planning Maager

Description

Job : Planning Manager

Boyd Recruitment are currently recruiting for a large tier one civil engineering contractor in the central belt of Scotland. They are looking to add a planning manager to their expanding pre construction team.

The Company

The company is based just outside of Glasgow and cover all facets of civil engineering including power generation and transmission, road & Bridge works as well as water and utilities.

The company undertakes works across Scotland including some remote areas. with the same attention to detail applied to every contract from the smallest to largest, through the personal involvement of senior members of staff, dedicated to providing a high quality of service to its customers. The experienced in-house site construction teams are supported by a core of specialist office-based staff undertaking project development, design coordination, temporary works design, planning & programming and risk management.

The Job

The Planning Manager is responsible for leading and developing planning and project controls capability across all sectors including Water, Energy, Marine, Defence and Infrastructure.

The role will establish planning as a strategic business function that supports bid success, project delivery excellence, portfolio management and informed business decision-making.

Beyond producing programmes, the Planning Manager will develop the company's future planning capability through the implementation of modern planning systems, digital reporting, resource forecasting, project controls and data-driven performance management. The role will provide leadership to planners across the business and act as the recognised subject matter expert for programme management.

The position directly supports the company's ambition to strengthen management information, implement integrated digital dashboards and improve project controls as part of its long-term growth strategy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITES:

Leadership:

Lead the planning function across all operational sectors. Develop and maintain company planning standards, procedures and best practices. Ensure consistent programme development, updating and reporting across all projects. Act as programme assurance lead for major bids and contracts. Manage the planning team including Senior Planners, Planners and Assistant Planners. Support recruitment, mentoring and professional development of planning personnel. Pre Construction and Tender Planning:

Lead programme development for strategic tenders and framework submissions. Develop construction methodologies, phasing, logistics and resource plans. Challenge delivery assumptions and identify programme opportunities and risks. Support estimating and commercial teams with programme-related cost inputs. Present programme strategy to clients during interviews and tender negotiations.

Project Controls and Delivery:

Implement integrated project controls across programme, resource, cost and risk management. Establish programme baselines and governance requirements. Monitor project performance against critical milestones. Identify delays, constraints and recovery opportunities. Provide independent programme assurance reviews for major projects. Lead contract programme management, eg NEC3/NEC4, ensuring programmes are contractually compliant, regularly updated and suitable for managing change and compensation events. Establish consistent planned-versus-actual reporting of progress, outputs and productivity, identifying variance and supporting corrective and recovery actions

Resource and Portfolio Planning:

Develop company-wide resource forecasting capability. Maintain medium and long-term workload and resource plans. Identify future skills and capacity requirements. Support strategic decision-making regarding sector growth, recruitment and investment. Produce portfolio-level dashboards and forward workload reporting. Digital Planning Development:

Champion digital transformation of planning processes. Assist development of integrated reporting using Power BI, Microsoft 365 and project controls platforms. Establish automated reporting and performance metrics. Drive adoption of 4D planning, visual construction sequencing and BIM integration. Promote data-driven decision making throughout project delivery. Develop performance dashboards integrating programme, resource, output and productivity data to improve forecasting and decision-making. Governance and Assurance:

Establish planning KPIs and performance standards. Conduct programme health checks and assurance reviews. Support Board reporting and executive performance reporting. Ensure planning compliance with client and contract requirements. Develop lessons learned and continuous improvement processes. SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Skills Essential:

Extensive experience, 10 years min, in civil engineering, infrastructure or utility sectors. Proven experience as a Planning Manager, Senior Planner or Project Controls Manager. Advanced Primavera P6 expertise. Strong NEC3 and NEC4 programme management knowledge. Strong understanding of NEC programme requirements and their impact on contractual and commercial position. Experience developing resource-loaded and cost-loaded programmes. Strong understanding of project controls principles. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.

Skills Desirable:

Leadership and team development experience. Experience in Scottish Water, Energy, Marine or Defence sectors. Power BI dashboard development experience. BIM and 4D planning experience. Earned Value Management knowledge. Experience implementing planning systems and standards. Understanding of AI and digital project controls technologies. Qualifications Essential:

Degree or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or related discipline.

Qualifications Desirable:

AMP, MSP or PRINCE2 Practitioner. Primavera P6 Professional certification. Chartered status or working towards Chartered status.

For More information call Chris Boyd on (phone number removed)

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