Join the @one Alliance, a collaboration of eight industry-leading companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska, and SWECO) delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme. With AMP8 ahead, we’re gearing up for our biggest challenge yet delivering an ambitious programme of projects that will shape the future of water infrastructure.
Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for project planning and delivery? Do you thrive in a leadership role, driving teams to achieve excellence? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
What you will be doing as our new Planning Manager?
Effective Planning is a cornerstone of successful Project Management. The project plan is the roadmap to us delivering the project on time. It allows us to; Identify the whole scope of the project and the resources required to deliver it. To understand and manage our key interfaces. Identify, manage and mitigate risks and identify, exploit and maximise opportunities.
The Planning Manager is a key member of the Senior Delivery Area Leadership teams in the @one Alliance. You will be working closely with and supporting the Delivery Director, Senior Programme Manager and Commercial Manager.
You will actively lead the progression and development of and provide supervision to the other Planners in the team. You will be responsible for ensuring the quality of the Planning within that Programme Area and be accountable for the same to the PMO Manager.
You will be providing strategic visibility of the Delivery Area’s portfolio including Live and Future schemes to the Senior Programme Manager regarding the performance of the portfolio of projects including risks to delivery, opportunities, and resources.
You will actively lead the progression and development of and provide supervision to the other Planners in the team. You will be responsible for ensuring the quality of the Planning within that delivery team and be accountable for the same to the PMO Manager.
You and your team will maximise opportunities to deliver the projects on time, controlling all aspects of the delivery of projects on time including change management, supply chain and resources throughout the life cycle of the projects on and offsite.
You will have several years experience of working on large-scale or significant value projects within the Civil engineering sector, preferably in the Water Industry including leading a team of Planners. P6 experience is essential.
Key Responsibilities:
You will be an integral part of the Delivery Area Senior Leadership Team providing front-line Planning support.
Lead the development and maintenance of a Portfolio of Projects.
Take ownership of the Future & Live portfolio of schemes ensuring alignment with delivery area workload demand and Client availability. Ensuring key dates align with overall strategy and that Future schemes are seamlessly transitioned into Live schemes.
Collaboratively work with the Delivery Area Senior Leadership Team to develop and drive the overall programme strategy for the Delivery Area.
Ensure that robust detailed project plans are collaboratively developed and maintained by @one and AW requirements.
Ensure plans are resource-loaded and the resource plan is maintained.
Provide portfolio-level visibility of resources to the Delivery Area Senior Leadership Team.
Proactively identify opportunities and risks in the plan and monitor the critical path and key milestones, advising the delivery team on any potential changes.
Challenge the team to deliver on time.
Communicate the effects of progress on key dates and challenge the team to deliver on time.
Proactively advise the team on priorities to ensure optimal delivery of the Programme.
Develop and provide reports giving overall strategic visibility of the Programme/Portfolio to the Delivery Area Senior Leadership Team to facilitate the decision-making process.
Proactively identify, communicate, and manage risks and opportunities across the programme to ensure optimal delivery.
Challenge the team to explore and exploit mitigations and opportunities.
Drive adoption of innovative visualisation techniques including 4D, Time Chainage etc.
Team
This role is a key role across our organisation, supporting the effective management of our teams. Working collaboratively both across the business unit and wider organisation to help the business achieve its goals and priorities.
Collaborate, sharing knowledge, always exploring to look for new ways of working, highlighting and owning process improvements through a continuous improvement mindset.
Role model the @One/Anglian Water values and contribute proactively across the organisation.
Manage direct reports and team members, ensuring everyone has clear objectives and understand how they contribute to the success of our organisation.
Ensure management processes are embedded, and feedback is listened to and acted upon.
Ensure high levels of accountability, holding teams to account to deliver against our business objectives, focusing output on the impact of our colleagues, customers, communities and the environment.
Drive high levels of engagement through clear communication, delivering business messages internally and externally.
Champion the importance of health, safety and wellbeing to make life at work better for our teams.
Ensure people are treated fairly and consistently and in line with the appropriate and relevant Partner people policies (such as absence management, discipline and grievance, performance management).
Quality
Accountable to the PMO Manager for the quality of Planning in the Programme Area in line with @one Alliance and AW processes and general Planning best practice to ensure all plans withstand detailed scrutiny.
Accountable for ensuring Project Plans are robust and suitable for submission at each Delivery Milestone and/or Change Request and support Change Management.
Ensure plans adhere to published @one Protocols and AW requirements.
Responsible for the coaching, training, and development of the Planners within your team and actively lead their progression.
Take ownership of any standard/template plans developed to support delivery in your team and ensure they stand up to detailed scrutiny.
Actively participate in the @one Alliance Planning Community to drive best practice and improvement of the Planning process.
Proactively ensure alignment between plans and cost forecasts.
Health and Safety
Complete and comply with all operational site H&S requirements to ensure safe working practices.
Support and influence the health and safety culture within @one.
Ensure your behavioural safety aligns with Anglian Water H&S principles:
Nothing is so important that we cannot take the time to do it safely.
We will never knowingly walk past an unsafe or unhealthy act or condition
We are committed to the principle that all accidents and harm are preventable. We are committed to the principle that all accidents and harm are preventable.
A little bit about your skills, experience, and behaviours….
Proven experience in planning major projects, ideally within the water or civil engineering sector.
Strong expertise in Primavera P6 and collaborative planning processes.Leadership experience in managing and developing planning teams.
Excellent communication skills to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
Passion for innovation, problem-solving, and strategic decision-making.
Caring and investing in you
Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years and they are our guiding principle regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people-centric company.
As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.
From the moment you join us, your wellbeing and career aspirations will be supported by;
Competitive salary
Company Pension
Life Assurance
Private Medical
Profit share scheme
25 days annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
8 hours leave of absence for volunteering
Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing
Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
Leadership & management training and coaching
Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression
Development supported by internal and externally delivered training
Flexible working arrangements
Annual salary review
Continuous service awards
