Planning Manager for Enisca Browne
| Posting date: | 03 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 July 2025 |
| Location: | Ilkeston |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | J Browne Construction |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Hours of work: 45 hours per week
Department: PMO and Estimating
Location: Ilkeston
Key Competencies
The Planning Manager must excel in building and maintaining strong, collaborative relationships with a broad spectrum of stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. This includes internal teams such as design engineers, procurement specialists, construction managers, commissioning leads, commercial and contract managers, as well as external parties including clients, subcontractors, and suppliers.
They will act as the central point of contact for all programme-related matters, ensuring that stakeholders at every level receive timely, accurate, and relevant information to facilitate informed decision-making. This requires the ability to translate complex scheduling data and technical planning concepts into clear, concise language tailored to different audiences, from site operatives to senior executives and client representatives.
Key Skills & Competencies
• Substantial experience in planning MEICA works within the UK water sector
• Strong Primavera P6 skills and familiarity with NEC3/NEC4 contract planning requirements
• Proven ability to develop and maintain complex programmes with interdependent design, procurement, and site activities
• Deep understanding of construction methodologies, commissioning sequencing, and supply chain dependencies
• Experienced in earned value management, critical path analysis, and risk-based scheduling
Essential Qualifications
• HND or Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering or other relevant experience with project planning experience
• Primavera P6 Advanced User Certification (or demonstrable high-level expertise)
• APM, PMI, or equivalent project management/planning accreditation (preferred)
Desirable Qualifications
• APM Project Planning & Control (PPC) Practitioner or equivalent
• PMI-SP (Project Scheduling Professional) certification
• NEC3 / NEC4 Accredited Project Manager or formal NEC training (e.g. ECC Planning & Programming workshops)
• APM PMQ (Project Management Qualification) or PRINCE2 Practitioner
• Training in Earned Value Management (EVM) or use of EVM in live projects
• Power BI or data analytics training for reporting and visualisation
• Familiarity with ISO 21500 / 21502 (project, programme, and portfolio management standards)
Role Purpose
The Planning Manager is responsible for the leadership, coordination, and delivery of robust planning and scheduling support across the full lifecycle of MEICA-focused water and wastewater projects, from initiation through to commissioning and handover. Operating within NEC3 and NEC4 contract environments, the role ensures that programmes are contract-compliant, technically sound, and aligned with stakeholder objectives. This role plays a critical part in achieving successful, timely project delivery.
Role Summary
• Programme Development and Management.
• Develop robust, logic-linked baseline programmes (Primavera P6) from limited initial information, drawing on experience in delivering complex MEICA works in regulated water environments.
• Structure programmes to cover all project stages (initiation to completion), including key stage gates, hold points, and approval milestones.
• Support and coordinate the development of integrated design, procurement, construction, and commissioning schedules, ensuring alignment across internal teams and the supply chain.
• Contract and NEC Compliance.
• Ensure all programmes are NEC3/NEC4 compliant, including provisions for Clause 31 and Clause 32 programme submissions.
• Interface with commercial and delivery teams to support assessment of early warnings, compensation events, and change impacts on the schedule.
• Contribute to the preparation and defence of entitlement for extensions of time and schedule relief in accordance with contract conditions.
• Progress Monitoring and Reporting.
• Establish consistent project reporting procedures and programme dashboard templates for use by delivery teams and suppliers.
• Monitor and update programme performance including progress, critical path, float trends, and earned value metrics.
• Produce regular 4-week and 12-week lookahead schedules to inform delivery planning and resource coordination.
• Prepare and present monthly project reports and dashboards to internal stakeholders and client teams.
• Review and Assurance.
• Review and validate design, subcontractor, and supplier schedules for integration into the master programme.
• Identify variances and schedule risks, recommend mitigation actions, and support recovery planning.
• Track engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning progress and escalate schedule-impacting issues early.
• Stakeholder & Interface Management.
• Act as the planning point of contact for design teams, site delivery teams, commercial teams, supply chain partners, and client representatives.
• Engage daily with internal project teams and external contractors to ensure programme information is accurate and current.
• Monitor submittal schedules and coordinate interface points across contracts, suppliers, and disciplines.
• Team Leadership & Governance.
• Support and mentor planners and programme coordinators with planning and reporting responsibilities, ensuring high professional standards and consistency.
• Implement and oversee planning governance procedures to be applied consistently across projects by all planners and contractors.
• Collaborate with the Head of PMO and Estimating in developing and deploying standardised tools, templates, and best practices.
• Carry out any other duties appropriate to this post
Department: PMO and Estimating
Location: Ilkeston
Key Competencies
The Planning Manager must excel in building and maintaining strong, collaborative relationships with a broad spectrum of stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. This includes internal teams such as design engineers, procurement specialists, construction managers, commissioning leads, commercial and contract managers, as well as external parties including clients, subcontractors, and suppliers.
They will act as the central point of contact for all programme-related matters, ensuring that stakeholders at every level receive timely, accurate, and relevant information to facilitate informed decision-making. This requires the ability to translate complex scheduling data and technical planning concepts into clear, concise language tailored to different audiences, from site operatives to senior executives and client representatives.
Key Skills & Competencies
• Substantial experience in planning MEICA works within the UK water sector
• Strong Primavera P6 skills and familiarity with NEC3/NEC4 contract planning requirements
• Proven ability to develop and maintain complex programmes with interdependent design, procurement, and site activities
• Deep understanding of construction methodologies, commissioning sequencing, and supply chain dependencies
• Experienced in earned value management, critical path analysis, and risk-based scheduling
Essential Qualifications
• HND or Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering or other relevant experience with project planning experience
• Primavera P6 Advanced User Certification (or demonstrable high-level expertise)
• APM, PMI, or equivalent project management/planning accreditation (preferred)
Desirable Qualifications
• APM Project Planning & Control (PPC) Practitioner or equivalent
• PMI-SP (Project Scheduling Professional) certification
• NEC3 / NEC4 Accredited Project Manager or formal NEC training (e.g. ECC Planning & Programming workshops)
• APM PMQ (Project Management Qualification) or PRINCE2 Practitioner
• Training in Earned Value Management (EVM) or use of EVM in live projects
• Power BI or data analytics training for reporting and visualisation
• Familiarity with ISO 21500 / 21502 (project, programme, and portfolio management standards)
Role Purpose
The Planning Manager is responsible for the leadership, coordination, and delivery of robust planning and scheduling support across the full lifecycle of MEICA-focused water and wastewater projects, from initiation through to commissioning and handover. Operating within NEC3 and NEC4 contract environments, the role ensures that programmes are contract-compliant, technically sound, and aligned with stakeholder objectives. This role plays a critical part in achieving successful, timely project delivery.
Role Summary
• Programme Development and Management.
• Develop robust, logic-linked baseline programmes (Primavera P6) from limited initial information, drawing on experience in delivering complex MEICA works in regulated water environments.
• Structure programmes to cover all project stages (initiation to completion), including key stage gates, hold points, and approval milestones.
• Support and coordinate the development of integrated design, procurement, construction, and commissioning schedules, ensuring alignment across internal teams and the supply chain.
• Contract and NEC Compliance.
• Ensure all programmes are NEC3/NEC4 compliant, including provisions for Clause 31 and Clause 32 programme submissions.
• Interface with commercial and delivery teams to support assessment of early warnings, compensation events, and change impacts on the schedule.
• Contribute to the preparation and defence of entitlement for extensions of time and schedule relief in accordance with contract conditions.
• Progress Monitoring and Reporting.
• Establish consistent project reporting procedures and programme dashboard templates for use by delivery teams and suppliers.
• Monitor and update programme performance including progress, critical path, float trends, and earned value metrics.
• Produce regular 4-week and 12-week lookahead schedules to inform delivery planning and resource coordination.
• Prepare and present monthly project reports and dashboards to internal stakeholders and client teams.
• Review and Assurance.
• Review and validate design, subcontractor, and supplier schedules for integration into the master programme.
• Identify variances and schedule risks, recommend mitigation actions, and support recovery planning.
• Track engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning progress and escalate schedule-impacting issues early.
• Stakeholder & Interface Management.
• Act as the planning point of contact for design teams, site delivery teams, commercial teams, supply chain partners, and client representatives.
• Engage daily with internal project teams and external contractors to ensure programme information is accurate and current.
• Monitor submittal schedules and coordinate interface points across contracts, suppliers, and disciplines.
• Team Leadership & Governance.
• Support and mentor planners and programme coordinators with planning and reporting responsibilities, ensuring high professional standards and consistency.
• Implement and oversee planning governance procedures to be applied consistently across projects by all planners and contractors.
• Collaborate with the Head of PMO and Estimating in developing and deploying standardised tools, templates, and best practices.
• Carry out any other duties appropriate to this post
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