Planning Manager

Location: Sheffield or York

We have set out to be the market leader in technology and connectivity integration across UK infrastructure.

We will draw upon our core values and out-perform others, delivering excellence through customer responsiveness, collaboration, and innovation.

In doing so we will create a sustainable future for our people and our customers, reshaping and influencing the industries we operate in.

Working in partnership with our customer we intend to achieve the extraordinary.

As part of your day-to-day role, you are responsible for the following;

• Work within the Transportation sector as professional planning lead for associated Signalling, Telecoms, Power and Minor Civil Engineering projects
• Manage the planning for a portfolio of multi-disciplinary projects
• Responsible for line management of the planning department ensuring members of the team are undertaking their duties and support where necessary
• Review and production of planning and scheduling procedures ensuring best practice
• Responsible for resourcing the Planning requirements to meet business needs
• Lead and manage periodic resource forecasting for all projects and disciplines within the sector, in particular critical resources.
• Assurance of the planning deliverables for all projects at both tender and contract award
• Assurance of the planning deliverables post contract award
• Coach and mentor Linbrooke Services existing P6 planners
• P6 planning to support bids and tender as well as live projects
• Lead the production and assurance of planning data to support the MBR process
• Lead the production and maintenance of planning information in BI and SharePoint
• Work closely with Clients as the SPOC for all planning requirements and communicate and cascade requirements to the planning team adapting local procedures as required
• Lead the production and review of the planning handbook

The above list is not exhaustive; you will occasionally be asked to undertake additional duties where it is reasonable and appropriate.

SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCE

Essential

• Experience of the planning and delivering through all stages of whole project lifecycle
• Demonstrable experience resource planning for portfolio of projects
• Demonstrable experience of integrated planning in depth understanding of design interface schedules of multi-disciplinary projects
• In depth understanding and experience of Network Rail’s application of PACE and GRIP
• Understand Client planning requirements in terms of documentation and deliverables as per the contracted works
• Expert working knowledge of planning software including Primavera P6, FUSE and MS Project and Pertmaster
• Experience of management and leadership of a team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Disclaimers

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

All employees must be able to speak the English language with fluency with good oral and written skills. Fluency relates to a person's language proficiency and their ability to speak with confidence and accuracy, using accurate sentence structures and vocabulary. For those whose first language is a signed language, all reasonable adjustments will be made.

GENERAL SAFETY
Comply at all times with the requirements of Linbrooke Services’ HSEQ policies and in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act. Delivery of all work in accordance with Linbrooke Services’ quality procedures and customer standards and specifications. Support the business during quality audits and demonstrate compliance.

HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE

As of May 2018, the new European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force and will impact every organisation which holds or processes personal data. These regulations will remain in force regardless of the United Kingdom’s status as a European Union member state.

The GDPR will work alongside the 2018 Data Protection Act to require organisations to demonstrate compliance with the regulations, will apply more stringent enforcement of these requirements and will impose substantially increased penalties for those who do not comply. If you are responsible for the processing of any personal data as part of your role then you have a duty to ensure that this information is handled with the strictest confidentiality, within the guidelines set out by the Company, and ultimately in full accordance with GDPR. All those working for and on behalf of Linbrooke Services have a duty to comply with statutory requirements. Learn about what personal information we collect about you and how we use it here.