Group Planning Manager

Uxbridge North
8 months ago
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Basic Salary £(phone number removed) Plus Car Allowance & Bonus

Global Business turning over circa £900 Million across UK, Europe & North America. Business is cash rich with a super reputation for delivery.

Key revenues streams are Data, Industrial, Food , Pharma & Manufacturin

The Chief Operating Officer for this M/Contractor is seeking to appoint a sharp Planning Manager to be based in the Head office. This person will be involved in pre-construction & tender planning, managing the planning team and responsible for setting up an EVM System for the group.

This business is currently live in 8 Different countries and looking at heading past the £1 Billion mark in the next 24 Months

Would you describe yourself as a Planning Manager / Director that is able to see the bigger picture? Yes you will be able to manage a team, present to clients, pull programs & tenders apart from first principles and clearly see through reported versus actual.

The program may say you are 68% of the way through the program but where are the costs and progress. You will be setting up a Earned Value Management system that is a tool to be set up and utilized by the senior management. You will see the risks and challenges before it is too late. This role is about being proactive opposed to reactive.

Our client wants a planner that’s done the hard yards on site in a site engineering capacity before heading into project planning and working their way up the ladder.

A small project could be £20 Million and a large would be £200 Million. You will have the drive and attitude to get into the detail, the added value in this role is about being hands on .We want to be very open from the off as this client are fast paced and expect a lot but reward very well.

This is a business that is growing so there are some fantastic opportunities to be well rewarded and experience the industry across the world. In this role you will impact actual change and you will certainly have a voice. You will NOT be a number lost within a PLC.

Client

  • Privately owned business

  • Excellent cash position

  • 20Years + In Business

  • Track record on Data Centres, Industrial, Pharmaceutical & Food Sectors

  • Incredibly entrepreneurial as a business

    We want someone that sees beyond the baseline and sees risk & issues before they occur. This person will understand how to work with a client to ensure that all obstacles are removed to ensure that progress and profitability occurs for both client and contractor.

    Following is 100% crucial for NSR Associates & the client

  • Clear strength in stakeholder management & communication

  • Analytical and methodical approach to work

  • Sound Technical & Engineering background for Main Contractors

  • Commercially and contractually astute

  • Personality to win over people & build long term relationships

  • Able to manage a sizeable team and grow it when needed

  • P6 – Primavera – strong working knowledge

    Criteria

  • Planning Manager / Lead for Main Contractors?

  • Solid career history & references available upon request

  • Happy to be based in the Head office and within 40 Minutes daily commute of Uxbridge – West London

    This person will be able to start employment before the 1st of June latest. If you are intrigued to find out more please send a word formatted CV to TIM

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