Provide leadership, coaching and potentially line management to planning resources, ensuring high‑quality outputs, professional development and consistent ways of working
Job Summary
Provide leadership, coaching and potentially line management to planning resources, ensuring high‑quality outputs, professional development and consistent ways of working.
Provide authoritative schedule analysis including scenario modelling, impact assessments, forward‑looking forecasts, and mitigation strategies for senior stakeholders.
Build strong client and stakeholder relationships, representing the Planning function at a senior level and influencing decision‑making.
Matching Summary
Provide leadership, coaching and potentially line management to planning resources, ensuring high‑quality outputs, professional development and consistent ways of working.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Leadership in planning activities
Quality assurance across deliverables
Proactive analytical approach to issues
Develop overall planning strategy
Oversee integrated project schedules
Authoritative schedule analysis
Schedule-related performance measurement
Nice-to-have
Coaching and line management
Client and stakeholder relationship building
Continuous improvement and best practice
Consultancy environments experience
Engineering and/or construction background
Key Requirements
Extensive planning experience on complex projects
Strong leadership and team management
High capability in QA, governance, and analytical review
Advanced proficiency in planning tools (Primavera P6, MS Project etc.)
Deep understanding of schedule development and risk
Proven experience integrating schedule, cost, and risk (EVM)
Strong baseline management and change control
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Working knowledge of contract forms (NEC, JCT, FIDIC)