Planning Manager

Redhill, England, United Kingdom

5/15/2025

About the role

Are you ready to take on a key leadership role in shaping the success of cutting-edge rail projects?

We are seeking an experienced Planning Manager to join our PMO team, where you will lead overall planning strategies, project reviews, and delay analysis. This role will see you providing expert training, guidance, and planning support across multiple existing rail projects, ensuring their success while also contributing to work-winning initiatives and new opportunities.

Join us to make a significant impact by driving efficiency, innovation, and excellence in the delivery of some of the most exciting Rail projects in the industry.

This role can be based either out of Redhill or Canary Wharf. 

What you'll be doing

As Planning Manager you will be responsible for:

• Leading the collaborative development and agreement on logical sequencing and methodologies during the tender stage, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
• Oversee the planning team to adopt efficient design, procurement, and construction strategies for successful project delivery.
• Guide the planning processes by developing key deliverables such as programs, planning philosophy, presentations, and reports.
• Formulate Tender Programmes, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and driving effective planning strategies to ensure project success.
• Provide strategic planning guidance during the tender and contract stages in line with the gated business lifecycle.
• Ensure adherence to planning procedures and contribute actively to the project's overall success under the leadership of the Planning/Project Lead.
• Interrogate project critical path and provide analysis to project teams.
• Assessing project baselines against the current project change control process.
• Oversee contracts with subcontractors and suppliers, monitoring performance and resolving contract-related issues.

Who we're looking for

The following skills and experience are essential:

• Proficiency in project management tools/software like Excel, MS Project, Primavera P6, or ASTA.
• Previous experience as a Planning Manager in the construction industry.
• In-depth understanding of construction project management principles and methodologies.
• Expertise in project scheduling, planning, and risk management (TRA, QSRA).
• Familiarity with financial aspects of project planning, including budgeting, cost estimation and delay analysis.
• Knowledge of NEC3 form of contract and evaluation of compensation events.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Experience of training people in planning.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK’s rail networks – designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.

From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [email protected]