This strategic role will establish robust planning governance, integrate programme schedules, and drive continuous improvement in project delivery within the water and wastewater sector
Job Summary
This strategic role will establish robust planning governance, integrate programme schedules, and drive continuous improvement in project delivery within the water and wastewater sector.
A core responsibility will be building and leading a new planning team dedicated to supporting design-and-build projects with key contractor clients, ensuring consistent methodologies, tooling, and best practice are embedded across programmes.
Your leadership will be critical in maturing planning capability, enhancing predictability, and enabling the successful delivery of complex resilience infrastructure programmes.
Matching Summary
This strategic role will establish robust planning governance, integrate programme schedules, and drive continuous improvement in project delivery within the water and wastewater sector.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
develop and implement new planning processes
oversee all planning activities
integrate programme schedules
lead and develop a specialist planning team
design, implement and embed new planning processes
own integrated baseline programmes
produce and present timely reports
Nice-to-have
improving quality of life
solve complex challenges
drive continuous improvement
digital adoption in planning
pioneering a skills-based approach
Key Requirements
10+ year experience in project planning
Degree/HNC/HND in Engineering, Project Management, or related
Strong understanding of UK water sector
Proven ability to lead and develop teams
Proficient in planning software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project)
Experience with project controls, cost engineering
Familiarity with different contracting environments