Planning Manager

Lanesra Technical Recruitment
Hampton, Greater London
Position: Planning Manager

Location: Hampton or Rickmansworth with hybrid working available

Salary: £75-85k (Neg DOE), car/allowance, bonus and excellent benefits package

Our Client: Is an integrated design and build solution provider operating in the water sector. They have over 1,000 staff working across eight regional centres, primarily supporting six long term water sector frameworks operating both on their own and increasingly in joint ventures and alliances.

The Role: Our client is in a period of significant growth and is looking to enhance their Programme Team with the recruitment of a Planning Manager for the Thames region.

This role will primary be responsible for leading, mentoring and inspiring the Planning Team, whilst being the technical expert that enhances the team's skillset and leads by example in creating high-quality project programmes.

Responsibilities: Directly support Project Managers and Project Teams within the Thames Water region to deliver high quality programmes that support efficient project delivery.

Create detailed Primavera P6 programmes that meet the requirements of the projects whilst developing P6 templates that meet the client's expectations.

Develop and maintain project plans through reliable project management methodologies with assurance of baseline scheduling.

Line Management of the planning team including workload balancing, mentoring and developing team members.

Provide technical expertise to the team in Primavera P6, MS Project and related project planning activities.

Develop project, programme and framework level reporting to enhance the information and intelligence available for business planning using PowerBI and related software.

Manage the link between the regional planning team and the business' Head of Planning.

Essential Experience: Extensive Project Planning experience.

Technical capabilities using Primavera P6 and MS Project

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to monitor and control project deviations.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration.

Appropriate professional qualifications and certifications

Experience using Power BI and/or similar project reporting software.

Desirable Experience: Academic qualifications in a construction or infrastructure related subject.

Infrastructure and/or water industry experience.

Personnel line management experience.

Project management and project delivery experience.

Experience in a consultancy or a client facing environment.

Package includes: A competitive salary

Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent)

Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent)

Bonus

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

Thames Water

Anglian Water

Southern Water

AMP 7

AMP 8
Posted 2025-10-21

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