Strategic Planning Director

3 days ago

Derby, Derby, United Kingdom Mace Full time
Job Description:

At Mace, we're redefining the boundaries of ambition. Our purpose is to create responsible places that bring transformative impact to our people, communities, and societies worldwide. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our website.

We're seeking a Senior Planning Manager to join our consult business. This role is a key part of our team, where you'll harness your unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential of every project.

The Project:

We're appointed as one of the delivery partners for a strategic infrastructure program in the defense sector. Your expertise will be crucial in managing and delivering key infrastructure projects by bringing specialist skills to support the client's program of infrastructure improvements. BPSS/SC clearance is required.

Our Values:

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

  • Safety First - Going Home Safe and Well: You'll be a leading advocate of Mace's value of safety first, and be accountable for leading and maintaining exceptional safety, quality, cost, programme, sustainability, and project compliance standards.
  • You'll possess advanced technical expertise in local health and safety rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio.
  • You'll champion a diverse and inclusive working environment and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people you manage.

  • Client Focus - Deliver on Our Promise: You'll ensure the successful delivery of key assignments and defined business areas, providing strategic direction and monitoring delivery aligned with overall vision and objectives.
  • You'll be responsible for implementing appropriate programme delivery environments, including people, organisation, process, information and technology.
  • You'll promote and influence quality and service excellence in all conversations and programme interactions.
  • Learns and applies specific planning/scheduling methods, techniques, and tools.
  • Good working knowledge of planning/scheduling, project controls methodologies.
  • Ability to advise on complex requirements and communicate analysis and corrective measures effectively.
  • Able to manage planning/scheduling delivery of medium/high complexity projects/programmes.
  • Ability to play key role in multidisciplinary teams and take lead role in creating plans or analysing trends using numerical and statistical techniques.
  • Learns and manages a team of professionals delivering planning/schedule management services and responsible for staff development.
  • Excellent written communication skills, clear & concise.
  • As a planning/schedule management specialist, stays up to date with key industry/professional trends.
  • In depth knowledge of schedule management tools & software.
  • Able to provide effective & timely advice to clients.
  • Understanding of data management.
  • Clearly understands role & future career paths available from that position.
  • Excellent attention to detail & able to validate & check schedule management inputs, recording & reports produced, providing basic commentary & analysis.
  • Manages assistant and planning managers where required by the scale of the project.
  • Persuading and influencing colleagues.
  • Influences client to accept proposals and recommendations.
  • Satisfying customer requirements.
  • Tackling problems that don't have an obvious solution.
  • Delegating tasks to others.
  • Selling the business and winning work.
  • Creating and delivering persuasive presentations to large audiences.
  • Spotting and developing talented individuals.
  • Accountable for the planning function on allocated project/tender.
  • Accountable for ensuring that projects/tenders are effectively planned, scheduled, and monitored.
  • Supports project management function in delivery of the project/tender, as required ensuring they are delivered on time and profitably.
  • Responsible for the planning of medium to high complexity projects, a portfolio projects or sections of larger projects.

  • Integrity - Always Do the Right Thing: You'll be responsible for project budgets and ensure operations are fiscally and ethically viable and meet organisational and legislative compliance obligations.
  • You'll support the operations director and other senior stakeholders to directly influence long term development of strategy for a function or business unit (BU), creating a sustainable business future.
  • You'll commit to making a positive impact for our people, our clients, and our planet, and take ownership for holding others to account who do not uphold the Mace values.

  • Create Opportunity - For Our People to Excel: You'll lead your team effectively and develop others to reach their full potential.
  • You'll actively network, innovate, and seek understanding of best practice, utilising the full depth of knowledge of Mace group, the centres of excellence, Mace way control centre, and knowledge hub.
  • You'll collaborate with multiple internal and external stakeholders, up to C-Suite, to implement and manage our programmes.

You'll Need to Have:

  • Exposure of working as a Primavera P6 project planner on large scale civil engineering / infrastructure projects ideally for a tier 1 contractor or a client-side consultancy.
  • Excellent written communication skills, clear & concise. In depth knowledge of schedule management tools & software.
  • Stays up to date with current key industry/professional trends.
  • Multi industry construction experience.
  • Delivers service excellence.
  • Problem solving.
  • Strong management skills and talent development.
  • Develop and maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships with the client and other project stakeholders (internal and external).
  • Significant experience in the use of planning techniques in a range of multi-disciplinary sectors.
  • Ideally degree educated, preferably in a construction/engineering discipline (or equivalent).
  • Digitally savvy, can build lasting client relationships and lead strong, motivated teams.
  • Construction or project management background and be hungry to grow your career and enjoy the opportunities Mace have to offer.

You'll Also Have:

  • Membership of APM, RICS, CIOB, ICE, AACE, IRM, IEMA or equivalent demonstrable professional or personal development.
  • Extensive experience in the successful planning of projects and programmes in the consult sector.
  • Deep property or infrastructure project management expertise.
  • Strong commercial and financial acumen.
  • Leadership and management experience of large, diverse teams.
  • Experience of managing relationships with key senior stakeholders.
  • Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape the outlook of the projects you are working on.

Mace is an Inclusive Employer:

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all 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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