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About the Role

Arcadis Mobility Programme Management & Commercial Management unit is seeking a Lead Planning Manager to spearhead the planning and scheduling team on a major programme in London and the south of England. This role involves strategic planning, team leadership, client liaison, and performance reporting to ensure successful project delivery in mobility infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and scheduling team on a complex major infrastructure programme, ensuring robust project controls throughout the lifecycle.
• Develop planning processes and standards to meet client requirements.
• Develop and maintain project baseline plans, work breakdown structures, and schedules aligned with delivery objectives.
• Monitor progress, identify variances, and implement recovery and contingency plans.
• Provide expert input into bids, estimates, and resource planning to support business growth.
• Report on earned value, progress, and performance to inform financial forecasting and decision-making.
• Analyse project and programme data to identify trends, risks, and anomalies.
• Ensure compliance with planning standards and lifecycle frameworks.
• Audit contractor plans and monitor adherence to Network Rail procedures.
• Mentor and support planners, fostering skills development and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with clients, multidisciplinary teams, and stakeholders to deliver value and build strong relationships.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning processes and adopt emerging digital tools.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling, ideally within major aviation or infrastructure programmes.
• Degree/HNC/HND in Engineering, Project Management, or a related subject.
• Strong understanding of the UK mobility sector and project delivery requirements.
• Proven ability to lead and develop teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in planning software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project).
• Excellent organisational, commercial, and communication skills.
• Experience with project controls, cost engineering, and financial operations.
• Familiarity with different contracting environments and commercial models.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (desirable).
• Broad understanding of rail, highways or aviation engineering, construction and investment planning systems (desirable).

Skills

• Project planning
• Scheduling
• Team leadership
• Client liaison
• Performance reporting
• Project controls
• Earned value reporting
• Risk analysis
• Primavera P6
• MS Project
• Commercial acumen
• Communication

Location

• London
• South of England

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Lead
• 10+ years

Education Level

• Degree/HNC/HND in Engineering, Project Management, or a related subject.

About the Company

• Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
• We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life.
• We believe everyone's contribution matters and are pioneering a skills-based approach to career development.
• We aim to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet.

Equal Opportunity

• We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions.
• Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.
• We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas.
• Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race.
• A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.