Planning Manager
- Wigan, Greater Manchester
- Permanent
- Full-time
The NRL Group are currently looking for an experienced Planning Manager to deliver a significant work package on a major power generation construction project in the South West.What will the role consist of?
- Advising project and site management on matters relating to planning, scheduling, progress-monitoring and reporting.
- Ensuring adherence to project scheduling and governance standards.
- Oversight and interrogation of relevant project schedules pulling together necessary variables from subcontractors, engineering and project partners to ensure full integration across project.
- Creation of necessary project management tools including Gantt charts and histograms.
- Management and direction of planning engineering subordinates on technical planning and scheduling matters.
- Assisting with the production of budget loaded work programmes/schedules.
- Chairing progress meetings with project resources to understand progress and performance.
- Establishing progress reporting approaches with subcontract partners.
- Assisting site management with the production of monthly reports, providing necessary planning and progress data.
- Collaborating with other disciplines and functions to support deliver of project to time and budget.
- Supporting change control and management processes, providing site management with necessary project analysis, generating performance indicators and highlighting areas of risk.
- Preparing progress reports regarding Earned Value Methodology.
- Generating necessary project KPI reports and project S-curves.
The NRL Group is proud to be certified™ as a Great Place To Work®, with a 97% satisfaction score from our colleagues, earning us a spot on the 2025 UK Best Workplaces™ List for medium-sized organisations. For over 40 years we've provided engineering recruitment, workforce solutions and contracting services, thanks to the talented people working across our businesses. Our focus on continuous improvement and innovation have earned us coveted industry awards, including the SIA's Top 20 Largest Global Engineering Staffing Firms.
Looking after our colleagues is important to us, which is why we're a Living Wage Employer, have a network of Mental Health First Aiders and provide personalised development plans to help everyone find the right career path for them. We're family-owned, with a strong moral compass guiding everything we do, creating a transparent workplace where everyone is valued equally and work together to strategically grow our business. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we welcome conversations about how we can personally support every colleague.What we're looking for:
- Project planning experience on a major construction engineering project (ideally M&E phase).
- Experience leading a team of planning professionals.
- Degree qualified or equivalent experience planning and project controls.
- Excellent communication skills.
- IT skills including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and strong Primavera P6 user.
- Knowledge and experience of NEC contracts and/ or FIDIC Contracts.
Just some of the benefits you will be able to access when you join the NRL Group include:
- 22 days holiday, rising to 25 after 5 years continued service - with the option to purchase additional days each year
- Competitive pension scheme
- Health Cash Plan medical expense allowance
- Personal finance coach, health checks and tailored finance advice
- Long service awards
- Electric vehicle leasing
- Benefits platform including wellbeing, cycle to work scheme, paid charity days and life assurance