Lead Planning Manager

Title: Lead Planning Manager
Location: Birmingham (Hybrid)
Salary: £(phone number removed) + package

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly experienced Lead Planning Manager with strong management skills to join a leading main contractor based in Birmingham. This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for planning strategy across a diverse portfolio of major construction projects throughout the Midlands.

The Role

As Planning Manager, you will take full ownership of the regional planning function, overseeing a team of approximately 10 Planning Engineers and providing strategic planning leadership across a project portfolio valued at circa £3bn.

You will work closely with regional directors, project teams, and commercial leads to ensure robust, realistic programmes are developed, maintained, and communicated, supporting successful project delivery from pre-construction through to completion.

Key Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Planning Engineers across multiple projects
Oversee the production, management, and governance of project programmes
Provide strategic planning input during bid, pre-construction, and delivery phases
Ensure consistency and best practice in planning processes across the region
Manage programme risk, change, and progress reporting at a regional level
Interface with senior stakeholders, clients, and supply chain partners
Support claims, extensions of time, and forensic planning where required
About You

Proven experience in a senior planning role within a main contractor environment
Strong leadership experience managing and developing planning teams
Extensive background delivering large, complex construction projects
Expert knowledge of planning methodologies and software
Commercially astute with the ability to influence at senior management level
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Hold a construction related qualification - Degree / HNC / HND
Excellent knowledge of NEC form of contract
Offer

£(phone number removed) basis salary
Annual car allowance £7,000Annual bonus scheme
Pension, Healthcare, Life Assurance, Private Medical
30 days annual leave plus banks holidays
High-profile role within a financially strong, well-established contractor
Clear long-term career progression within the business
If you are looking for a new career challenge in planning and you would like to be considered for the above opportunity then please apply by sending your CV or call Matt Lilburn on (phone number removed) for further information quoting reference 72500.

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