Associate Director - Planning

Our client, a multi award winning business is seeking an Associate Director - Planning to join their team in London to manage the evaluation of project time and quality targets for the Project, and lead the planning governance in order to enable the successful delivery of the Client Programme.  

Responsibilities:  

- Manage the establishment of contractor schedule requirements through early supply chain engagement to support the time, cost, and quality targets for the programme of works and monthly business reporting.  

- Work closely with the Head of Planning to improve/sustain operating policies to mitigate risk throughout the project and take a lead in the monitoring of schedule policy adherence.  

- Support the Head of Planning by providing specialist advice and technical knowledge to respond to delays, issues, and other challenges throughout the project.  

- Lead periodic correlation of schedule to drive expedient project delivery.  

- Lead the coordination and communication of the schedule reporting cycle ensuring correlation to the Phase’s executive reporting lifecycle.  

- Lead business reporting taking ownership for its quality and robustness and provide periodic project progress updates to the Head of Planning and other senior stakeholders as required.  

- Sustain governance processes and review policies to ensure they are in line with strategic business objectives.  

- Lead a team by setting individuals’ objectives, reviewing performance, undertaking appraisals and providing on-going feedback on a formal and informal basis, to ensure all staff are aware of what they are required to achieve and how they are performing against their objectives.  

- Undertake self-assessment of procedural compliance, sharing lessons learned and best practice within the Planning community.  

- Support Head of Planning in preparation for and/or attendance at meetings to deliver market and strategy insights to Client’s Senior Commercial teams.

- Experience in Planning or Project Controls role within large, complex infrastructure or construction projects, preferably with a formal professional Project Management qualification.  

- Knowledge of transport and/or major infrastructure or construction projects (under NEC Forms of Contract), and of the context specifically surrounding Client and the consultation process.  

- Ability to manage stakeholders and information flow in a matrix environment, possessing an aptitude to work across business areas and provide specialist advice as required.  

- Experience of leading and motivating a team within a large-scale project environment.  

- Possessing attention to detail always, with ability to solve complex problems / mitigate risks.  

- Knowledge of public sector policies, processes and procedures and associated political impacts.