Jobs in Leiston, england, united kingdom

Planning Manager – Infrastructure

Location – Suffolk, Sizewell Roads

Purpose of the role :

The Planning Manager supports the business by ensuring effective systems and controls are in place through providing specialist planning, cost management, reporting, change and risk management services.

Key Accountabilities :

• Work with the Project Teams to convert bid Programmes to Delivery Programmes and manage them.
• Manage a group of up to 4 planners.
• Accountable for the updates of every live project each month with the Project team with Progress against baseline, assisting the team and ensuring that all work is accurately captured within the programme.
• Work with the Project teams to develop realistic action plans to recover any slippage.
• Represent the Project or Programme at presentations and meetings internally and externally as and when required.
• Have an appreciation of Project Management and construction processes.
• Develop pre-construction programmes linked to the construction programme and taking into account design and procurement.
• Produce Logistics and Sequencing diagrams / plans.
• Produce reporting, Programme Commentary and narratives and Outline Method Statements.
• Understand and be able to produce Preliminaries Assessment.
• Provide ongoing Project Support.
• Challenge solutions to determine optimum programme durations.
• Presentation of programme information to directors at bid settlement.
• Produce (or supervise production) 4D programmes and time chainage diagrams.
• Ensure Implementation of the Quality, Safety and Environmental Policies and Targets within the programmes.
• Comply, as appropriate, with the processes contained within the GT BMS, especially all the procedures related to Planning and Project Controls, in particular those related to the Infrastructure BU.
• Ensure 4Projects is used as the document management system.
• This is not an exhaustive list of duties.

Person Specification – to effectively undertake this role you will need the following :

Competency Requirements

Technical / Professional Qualifications Required

What we can offer in return :

With an impressive order book of over £3.2 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits :

About us :

Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Infrastructure Business

Our Infrastructure business has seen impressive growth over the last few years, securing a number of high-profile projects and places on key frameworks that have cemented our position as a leading player in the infrastructure sector.

We are committed to investing in the success of our people, our business and our partners by consistently exceeding targets and delivering value to our customers through excellence, efficiency and innovation. We ensure that we have a positive impact and lasting legacy on the local environment, society and the communities in which we work.

With a solid foundation, we are poised for continued growth. Our Sustainable Growth Strategy centres on expanding our core capabilities into adjacent markets with new and existing customers, with a focus on infrastructure resilience to support the UK’s transition to net zero.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Infrastructure business please contact Jenny Reid on [email protected] .

Additional Information :

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, part-time and / or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meets the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

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