Location
Warrington, Cheshire (Required to be onsite at the client’s office 3 days per week)

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition by creating responsible places that bring transformative impact to people, communities, and societies globally. Within our consult business, we combine leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential of every project.

This role supports one of the largest water companies in the UK, responsible for water and wastewater services in England. The client is committed to delivering services in an environmentally sustainable, economically beneficial, and socially responsible manner, creating sustainable long-term value.

As Senior Planning Manager, you will plan and lead the successful delivery of a programme of works managed by an Area delivery team comprising the client’s partners and contractors. You will ensure alignment with corporate values and requirements including health and safety strategy, target operating model, and regulatory, customer, and resilience outcomes.

You will act as the senior interface between the area delivery team and the business, managing internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of the capital programme in line with business strategy.

You will be a leading advocate of Mace's safety-first value, accountable for maintaining exceptional safety, quality, cost, programme, sustainability, and project compliance standards. You will champion a diverse and inclusive working environment and prioritise the wellbeing of your team.

Responsibilities include managing programme delivery environments, applying planning and scheduling methods, leading a team of professionals, providing strategic direction, and ensuring projects are delivered on time and profitably. You will influence clients and stakeholders, tackle complex problems, and contribute to business growth through winning work and developing talent.

This role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and advanced technical expertise in schedule management tools and software. You will support senior stakeholders in shaping long-term strategy and commit to making a positive impact on people, clients, and the planet.

Mace values integrity, client focus, and creating opportunities for people to excel, all of which you will embody and promote in this role.

Experience
- Extensive experience as a Primavera P6 project planner on large scale civil engineering/infrastructure projects, ideally with a tier 1 contractor or client-side consultancy.
- Significant experience in planning techniques across multi-disciplinary sectors.
- Proven track record in planning and scheduling medium to high complexity projects and programmes.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen with responsibility for project budgets.
- Leadership and management experience of large, diverse teams.
- Experience managing relationships with senior stakeholders.
- Multi-industry construction experience.
- Deep property or infrastructure project management expertise.
- Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations impact project outlook.

About you
- Excellent written communication skills, clear and concise.
- Digitally savvy with the ability to build lasting client relationships and lead motivated teams.
- Problem solver with strong management skills and talent development focus.
- Ability to influence and persuade colleagues and clients.
- Committed to safety, quality, and ethical standards.
- Collaborative and able to work with multiple internal and external stakeholders up to C-Suite level.
- Hungry to grow your career and enjoy the opportunities Mace offers.

Qualifications
- Ideally degree educated in construction, engineering, or equivalent.
- Membership of professional bodies such as APM, RICS, CIOB, ICE, AACE, IRM, IEMA, or equivalent demonstrable professional or personal development.
- Up to date with current industry and professional trends.
- In depth knowledge of schedule management tools and software.
- Understanding of data management and project controls methodologies.