Senior Planning Manager

City/town:

London

Job field:

Project Management

External closing date:

Monday, November 17, 2025

Type of contract:

Permanent

ID:

5634

Skanska, one of the world's leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society. We are looking for a Senior Planning Manager to join out Building Operating Unit.

As the Senior Planning Manager you will lead the planning function and team on a project or across multi-projects. You will be responsible for constructing and managing the production and implementation of the fully integrated complex master programme, phase sequence plans and method statements from bid stage through to handover and occupation.

This role will require candidates to be geographically mobile.

What you'll do:

• Manage the overall planning function and process, maintaining a proactive and professional service to the planning, bid and project teams working to the guidelines of the planning and programming strategic plan.
• Construct complex programmes from 1st principles using drawings, models or processes. Produces supporting methodologies. Identifies and tests different methodologies / ways of delivering the work.
• Establishes the short-term planning approach for the project, defining roles and responsibilities.
• Works with estimating team to develop a common Cost Breakdown Structure for a project or framework of projects and establishes and applies this framework within the programme.
• Works with commercial team to develop/address any claims that we need to raise against suppliers or customers. Ensures adequate records are kept throughout the duration of the project. Clearly presents impact of delays / claims programmes.
• Makes strategic planning decisions (resources, logistics, etc) across project. Develops the strategy for the delivery of a framework / group of projects.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Demonstratable experience of delivering the planning function on major construction projects – specifically healthcare, defence, other public buildings, commercial office, data centres, or other complex buildings - working through bid, PCSA and delivery stages.
• Demonstrable experience of different forms of contract including NEC, JCT, MPTC etc
• Excellent working knowledge of Planning Software (Primavera and/or Asta Powerproject)
• HNC/Degree qualification (or equivalent) in a construction related subject or trade qualifications
• Significant construction site experience, complimented by knowledge of the design process. Able to develop construction methodologies and recognises temporary works requirements/constraints. Challenges methodologies/programmes developed by others.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using or call – Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us:

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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