The Senior Planning Manager will oversee planning, scheduling, and coordination of construction projects, support master programme schedule creation, interface with clients, and monitor project progress while developing contingency plans for risks. Collaborating with stakeholders is key, along with generating reports on project status.
Title: Senior Planning Manager
Discipline: Project Controls & Scheduling
Industry: Construction / Built Environment
Discipline: Project Controls & Scheduling
Industry: Construction / Built Environment
Project: Confidential Major Project subject to signed NDA
Location: London-based with regular travel to Midlands site
Location: London-based with regular travel to Midlands site
Why RLB?
At RLB, we live by four simple ideas: Truth, Trust, Together, Tomorrow. Four values that live at the heart of RLB. A place where People Make Progress.
We value your skills, talents and unique perspectives – we think they are priceless.
Bring them to RLB and you’ll be empowered to shape our future and your career in new and meaningful ways.
We’ll give you opportunities to work on some of the most ambitious and exciting projects currently being designed and developed in the built environment sector.
You’ll continue to learn and advance as everyone who works for us is provided with a tailored training programme. Our mentoring and reverse mentoring schemes will enable you to share your expertise while gaining fresh insights.
What makes RLB unique is our inclusive culture. As an independent, employee-owned business, teamwork and collaboration lies at the heart of everything we do. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies are just some of the ways we invest in employee wellbeing.
Join us and you will thrive personally as well as professionally.
Role Overview
Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) has been appointed as a delivery partner for a major UK development programme, currently operating under a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). The programme includes infrastructure, vertical development and complex design and construction interfaces.
RLB’s approach is to be an extension of the Client’s team with collaboration at the heart of it.
We are seeking a Senior Planning Manager to support the successful delivery of this project.
We are seeking a Senior Planning Manager to support the successful delivery of this project.
Role Responsibilities
- Planning, scheduling, and coordination of construction projects from inception to completion,
- Supporting the creation and maintenance of master programme schedule.
- Support interface with the Client’s planning department to coordinate interfacing work packages. This will include advising on construction activities, timelines and expected sequencing.
- Work collaboratively with various stakeholders, including project managers, constructability managers, contractors, engineers, architects, and clients, to create and maintain project schedules, monitor progress, and implement strategies to overcome potential obstacles.
- Collaborate with project stakeholders to support development of detailed project plans, outlining project activities, timelines, and critical milestones.
- Support coordination with resource managers to review/allocate labour, equipment, and materials according to project requirements and schedules to carry out assigned obligations efficiently and in accordance with processes and procedures.
- Identify potential risks and bottlenecks in project schedules and develop contingency plans to minimize their impact on project timelines.
- Generate regular progress reports, presenting project status, key metrics, and forecasting potential challenges to senior management and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with contractors, architects, engineers, and project managers to integrate their inputs into the project planning process.
Candidate Profile
Qualifications
- Construction related degree or a similar construction related qualification
Experience
- Demonstrable experience in delivering projects as either a consultant or client-side Project Planner.
- Experience across infrastructure, vertical development and complex design and construction interfaces.
- Demonstrable experience working on large programmes with multiple work package interfaces.
- Proficiency in project management software and tools (Asta PowerProjects and/or Primavera P6).
- In-depth knowledge of construction project management principles, techniques, and best practices.
- Experience scheduling projects from conception through to completion (RIBA stage 1-5).
Behaviours
- Recognised as a client focused, positive collaborator who shares knowledge freely and offers support to their peers and seniors.
- Recognised as a team player with a strong willingness to learn.
- Expertise in project management with a keen attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills is essential, coupled with a need to interface with multiple stakeholders requiring outputs in varied formats.
- Demonstrates a positive and proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.
RLB Employee Benefits
Our culture is built around enabling you to fulfil your potential, so you can look forward to benefits that include:
Hybrid Working - Working patterns to support your work-life balance. As well as competitive maternity and paternity packages.
Well-Rewarded - A competitive salary and generous holiday entitlement. As well as the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days.
Personal Development - A continuous learning and development programme, including established APC and in-house mentoring schemes.
Additional Benefits - We offer a wide range of benefits including professional membership subscriptions.
Exceptional Exposure - You’ll have the opportunity to work on diverse projects across different sectors and regions.
Social Responsibility - We hold team and social events as well as charity fundraising and volunteering activities.
Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commitment
We believe in building a diverse and inclusive environment where each person can be themselves, feel valued for their contribution and be challenged and supported to reach their full potential. We have a responsibility to support the communities in which we live and work, and that our workforce should reflect these communities and our clients. Our talent strategy should enable us to overcome bias in the construction industry by recruiting, retaining, developing, and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce. Find out more here: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - RLB | Europe
As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with either hidden or physical disabilities who meet the essential criteria for the role. This guarantees an interview, not an offer of employment.
As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with either hidden or physical disabilities who meet the essential criteria for the role. This guarantees an interview, not an offer of employment.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during any stage of the application or interview process, please contact our recruitment team at: [email protected]
About
With a network that covers the globe and a heritage spanning over two centuries, Rider Levett Bucknall is a leading independent organisation in cost management and quantity surveying, project management and advisory services.Our achievements are renowned: from the early days of pioneering quantity surveying, to landmark projects such as the Sydney Opera House, HSBC Headquarters Building in Hong Kong, the 2012 London Olympic Games and CityCenter in Las Vegas.We continue this successful legacy with our dedication to the value, quality and sustainability of the built environment. Our innovative thinking, global reach, and flawless execution push the boundaries. Taking ambitious projects from an idea to reality.
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