Senior Planning Manager
1 day ago
Wolverhampton
Role: Senior Planning Manager – MEP Projects Location: Wolverhampton Salary: £140,000 – £150,000 + package Employment type: Full-time, Permanent We’re working with a leading MEP contractor delivering complex, high-value projects across Ireland, the UK and Europe. With a strong presence in sectors such as data centres, pharmaceutical, industrial and other mission-critical environments, they’re looking to appoint a Senior Planning Manager to support a growing pipeline of work in Dublin. This is a senior leadership role where you’ll take ownership of planning across major MEP projects, driving programme performance and supporting project delivery from pre-construction through to handover. What you’ll be doing: • Leading planning across large-scale MEP projects in Dublin and wider European portfolio, • Developing and managing detailed project programmes using Primavera P6, • Creating baseline schedules and maintaining programme control throughout delivery, • Carrying out critical path analysis, resource loading, and forecasting, • Identifying programme risks and implementing mitigation strategies, • Producing weekly and monthly progress reports for internal and client stakeholders, • Supporting commercial teams with delay analysis and EOT submissions, • Presenting programme updates to senior leadership and clients, • Working closely with project, engineering, commercial and site teams, • Leading and mentoring planners within the business, • Driving improvements across planning processes and project controls What you will bring: • 10+ years’ experience in planning within construction or MEP environments, • Strong MEP background – essential (design & build experience highly desirable), • Proven experience delivering complex, high-value projects, • Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 (essential), • Strong understanding of planning methodologies, project controls and risk management, • Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications, • Experience within mission-critical sectors such as data centres or pharma is a strong advantage, • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, • Previous experience leading or mentoring planning teams, • Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or similar (desirable), • PMI-SP or equivalent certification beneficial