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Senior Planning Manager

3 months ago


Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Mace Full time

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The project:

Our client is the is the UK's largest water and wastewater services company and supplies 2.6 billion litres of drinking water per day and treats 4.7 billion litres of wastewater per day. The area covered by the Client has a population of 15 million, that comprise 27% of the UK population which includes most of Greater London, Luton, the Thames Valley, Surrey, Gloucestershire, north Wiltshire, far west Kent, and some other parts of England.

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

Safety first - Going home safe and wellClient focus - Deliver on our promiseIntegrity - Always do the right thingCreate opportunity - For our people to excel

Reporting to the Lead Capital Delivery Programme Manager for Water or Wastewater, the programme planner will be responsible for all planning and schedule management activities within the corporate planning tool ensuring a true representation of the capital delivery programme is established and maintained within the corporate planning tool. This will cover both briefed and unbriefed schemes, from concept and initial studies to full funding and project initiation to benefits realisation and closure. The Planner will ensure visibility and alignment with client's business plan and performance commitments throughout. They will also act as an expert adviser, providing support and training to maintain agreed minimum standards and improve the quality of data used for upwards reporting. Close cooperation with the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) team and asset management is essential to ensure the corporate strategic objectives and benefits are represented in the schedules before they are passed to the delivery offices to own and develop further.

You'll be responsible for:

Work with the IBP and asset management, within the PMO, to define and maintain programme management schedules within the agreed corporate planning tools (e.g. Microsoft Project/Oracle Primavera 6/PIM) and maintain a single programme view with the TW finance systems (e.g. SAP).Use an agreed set of assurance checks to enforce strong governance and reporting processes, giving full visibility and successful management of business deliverables, risks, benefits and opportunities.Provide the appropriate challenge during programme development to ensure the quality of information is accurate and aligned with the business' strategic direction.Initiate and develop good relationships with key stakeholders across the programme workstream and wider organisation, taking the initiative to communicate at frequent intervals.Align all budgeted and remaining cost forecasts for unbriefed funding and provide an overview of alignment for briefed funding. Report actuals and forecast in line with governance and the Value of Work Done (VOWD).Attend reviews with the quadrant programme manager and reporting manager to agree cost profiles and baseline comparisons to update and align the baselines to be captured across the business.Work with the benefits and change leads to ensure compliance and maintenance of benefits forecasts and tracking across all projects, effectively prioritising objectives and agreed regulatory commitments to give full transparency to reported results.Provide business excellence support and training, particularly where there are compliance issues or skills shortages within the PMO and wider teams.

You'll need to have:

Significant experience in applied programme delivery planning experience.Membership of a recognised body (e.g. APM/ Practitioner MSP/ Prince2/P3O/PPSO/ITIL).A track record in hands-on delivery planning, utilising various planning tools, with Oracle Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project as a minimum.The confidence to manage teams and communicate at all levels, driving commitments and improvements to meet commercial and technical objectives and deadlines.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to analyse data and present findings to senior teams.

You'll also have:

Excellent written communication skills, clear & concise. In depth knowledge of schedule management tools & software. Stays up to date with current key industry / professional trends.Develop and maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships with the client and other project stakeholders (internal and external).Ideally degree educated, preferably in a construction/ engineering discipline (or equivalent).

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

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