Lead Planner

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

Aviation - Our Aviation team works across a wide range of specialist civil, mechanical and electrical engineering works including major international airports, regional airports and RAF airfields.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

We work on Aviation, Rail and general civils projects across the UK. the types of projects you will be working on will be based on your experience and background. But you should expect to work across our various divisions.

The role will require attending site or offices 4 days a week with 1 days a week minimum spent out at head office  current opportunity is to work from home one day per week.

You’ll be involved in the following:

Provide detailed progress reports and programme narratives to stakeholders.

Monitor and update project programmes throughout their lifecycle, ensuring alignment with progress and change management.

Liaise with external contractors and suppliers to coordinate accurate programme updates

Administer programme management in accordance with the contracts. most of our contracts are NEC4

Facilitate planning workshops to define and capture project methodologies while considering contractual and operational constraints.

Develop comprehensive tender and delivery programmes using Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.

Collaborate with estimators and tender sponsors to understand project deliverables and contribute to the overall bid strategy.

Support the planning team with day-to-day programme management tasks, as needed.

Ensure compliance with the Company Management System and stay updated on industry trends and legislation.

Working with a supporting and dedicated team of planners

You will get the experience to work on multiple really interesting projects across various sectors.

Own project planning duties for the whole lifecycle of projects

What you’ll bring

Proficient in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project

Experience 4+ years in Project Planning in the UK

Excellent time and workload management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Strong communication skills, with the ability to lead planning workshops and present programmes at tender adjudication meetings, client presentations, and internal management reviews.

NEC experience

Rail or Aviation or Civils experience

Tender planning experience

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and outside of work, some of which include;

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to Mental Health First Aiders

My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s retail discounts

Life Assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity or paternity leave

Reward and recognition scheme

Online GP Service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

In addition, this role offers;

As part of our excellent benefits package, we offer:

Competitive basic salary

Healthcare cash plan

Company Vehicle or Allowance

Pension Scheme

Bonus

Payment uplifts

Paid holidays

Personal development training leading to Professional Qualification

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

We’re  responsible  and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet

We’re  open  and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations

We’re  together  and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts

We’re  ambitious  and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note:

Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3 rd  party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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