Planning Manager

Job description / Role

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing the performance of the baseline schedule and maintenance.
• Collecting and interpreting schedule data and providing output to the programme and project teams.
• Monitoring actual performance against the schedule to identify delays and suitable mitigation measures.
• Interfacing with the project technical staff to define changes to schedules and identification of variances from the original plan.
• Identifying and evaluating associated schedule and resource conflicts.
• Working closely with the contractors, evaluating their schedules, and actively managing the schedules with them to ensure a successful outcome.
• Managing the project master schedule in line with individual work package schedules prepared by contractors.
• Developing MIS reports.
• Having advanced planning software capability, constructability, logistics, and third-party interface skills.
• Developing and managing all pre-construction activities.
• Understanding the need to use speed to create a competitive advantage.

Requirements

About you

• You are digitally savvy and can build lasting client relationships and provide support to strong, motivated teams.
• You will have experience delivering projects from start through to completion within a consultancy industry and be poised to expand your own horizons, those of our clients and of our ambitious people alike.
• You have previous working experience on construction projects and be hungry to grow your career and enjoy the opportunities Mace has to offer.

About the Company

Mace is an international consultancy and construction company that has delivered world class projects since 1990. Today we employ over 6,000 people across five global hubs in Europe, Middle East North Africa and India, North America, Asia Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Four simple values guide our behaviour in our pursuit of a better way; Safety first - going home safe and well, Client focus - deliver on our promise, Create opportunity - for our people to excel, Integrity - always doing the right thing. We aim to attract the best and brightest people, whatever their background, to bring new perspectives to some of the most complex and inspiring projects around the world.

We support our people who are aiming to achieve an academic or professional qualification that will help them develop personally and deliver to the highest standard for our clients. At Mace you can deepen your knowledge, expand your skills and define your own path.