Planning Manager

We have an opportunity for a Planning Manager to join our Fit Out & Interiors team, Smartspace based out of our offices near Euston, where they will provide an effective and professional planning and programming service for pre-contract and project teams.

Wates Smartspace is a national business, delivering high-quality fit-out, refurbishment and property upkeep projects, enhancing its customers’ physical assets and operating environments. Working with a wide variety of long-standing customers, we have established a strong reputation for delivering projects to tight timescales and in live environments, frequently working around business-critical equipment.

Key Accountabilities include:

• Instigate and monitor a balanced suite of performance measurement criteria throughout a project’s lifecycle
• Ensure proper integration of design and procurement elements of programmes with operations
• Produce integrated tender programme and method statement and present proposals to settlement meeting
• Change management: review programme effect of changes and advise on EOT issues
• Produce schedules as well as obtain and analyse quotes for all time-related preliminaries

To be successful in this role, you will already have experience of working as a Planner within a similar business and have a knowledge of commonly used forms of construction contracts as well as an awareness of a variety of performance measurement techniques, such as Critical Path Analysis, Earned Value Analysis, and use of Key Performance Indicators. We use Asta Power Project, so a working knowledge would be helpful.

We are looking for you to be an excellent communicator at all levels with an eye for detail and accuracy. Organised and able to self-manage of workload, time, and priorities to achieve outputs required.

Membership of CIOB would be desirable and the vacancy is based in London/Southeast

Wates Group is one of the largest, and most successful family-owned private construction, development, and property services companies in the UK. We are building a place to work where everyone belongs, by one small act of inclusion at a time. We celebrate difference and welcome diversity.

As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships.

The Wates Group are committed to three ambitious environmental targets for 2025: Zero Waste, and Zero Carbon, from our operations and Positive Nature Enhancement. Wates are pushing to take a leading role in reducing our industry’s environmental impact.