Senior Planning Manager at Mace

The role requires an experienced construction planner to manage Fitout and asset replacement works within the airport environment.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Learning and understanding the Heathrow-specific milestones and durations relating to programme activities to build robust schedules.
• Using information gathered from the immediate team, external supply chain and existing benchmark data to produce clear programmes in Primavera P6 software, conforming to Mace standards.
• Understanding QSRA risk analysis requirements and build a programme conforming to DCMA 14 point assessment method
• Using schedule hierarchy, create level 1 to 5 schedules and communicate these to the project team.
• Creating detailed trade contractor schedules covering design, procurement, installation, commissioning and close out.
• Updating the programme with progress and change, and report on a monthly basis
• Managing short-term planning on live projects
• Incorporation of the trade contractors’ schedules into the Mace schedule.
• Effective communication of scheduling and planning matters to all members of the project team, which includes Mace, the client, the design team, and the trade contractors.
• Site walking to establish site progress and compliance with health and safety standards.
• Managing of trade contractors’ progress reporting and integration of progress information into the Mace schedule hierarchy.
• Creating and monitoring of KPIs and production of weekly/monthly dashboards and reports.
• Issuing KPI and production output data to the Mace planning database.
• Involvement in the change management process to determine the impact of change on the programme.
• Preparing of time impact analyses to support compensation events.

You’ll need to have:

• Desire to learn and willingness to step outside of your comfort zone. 
• You are digitally savvy, can build lasting client relationships and work alongside strong, motivated teams. 
• Experience of working on large projects/programmes. 
• Relevant degree qualification, a construction or project management background and be hungry to grow your career and enjoy the opportunities Mace have to offer. 
• Ideally you are registered on and are working towards professional qualification (e.g. APM, PMI, CIOB)
• You are proficient in the use of Primavera P6, Microsoft suite of programmes, and have experience working under NEC3 and NEC4 forms of contract.
• Fitout experience and a background in delivery is a prerequisite. Ideally you will have come from a construction management or project management background.