Job Description
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The Planning & Resource Manager will play a pivotal role in overseeing resource allocation and project planning within the business. This is a permanent role, and requires candidates to be on-site 3 days a week in East London
Client Details
A rapidly growing Utilities business based in East London. This is a permanent role, and requires candidates to be on-site 3 days a week
Description
Integrated Project Planning & Scheduling:
- Develop, maintain and optimise fully logic-linked, resource-loaded project schedules across origination, design, consenting, procurement, construction, commissioning and operational handover.
- Establish and manage planning baselines, including critical path, float, resource curves, earned value metrics and schedule performance reporting.
- Ensure all schedules align to agreed WBS / OBS / CBS structures and enterprise planning standards using tools such as Primavera P6, MS Project, Power BI and Excel.
Resource Planning & Capacity Management:
- Own the resource planning function across programmes, providing medium and long-term visibility of demand versus capacity across engineering, commercial, delivery and support functions.
- Work with functional leads to forecast resource requirements, identify constraints, and recommend mitigation strategies (re-sequencing, levelling, temporary uplift, external support).
- Maintain integrated resource plans that support prioritisation decisions, mobilisation planning and investment cases.
Integration of Schedule, Cost & Risk:
- Collaborate with Project Controls, Commercial and Delivery teams to integrate schedule, cost and risk into a single, coherent control environment.
- Support forecasting of key delivery outcomes (dates, resource utilisation, cost exposure) and highlight emerging risks or constraints.
- Undertake schedule risk assessments and scenario analysis to protect critical milestones.
Governance, Assurance & Reporting:
- Establish and maintain rigorous planning and resource governance processes, including assurance reviews, change control, supplier programme validation and performance reporting.
- Produce high-quality planning and resource intelligence for SLT, Board, lenders and regulators.
- Ensure planning and resourcing outputs comply with NEC / ECC contractual requirements, CDM regulations and company's governance standards..
Stakeholder, Supplier & Cross-Functional Coordination:
- Act as the central point for schedule and resource integration across internal teams (Origination, Development, Engineering, Commercial, Operations).
- Coordinate schedule inputs from external consultants, contractors and delivery partners, validating realism, interfaces and dependencies.
Continuous Improvement & Team Leadership:
- Drive continuous improvement of planning and resource management processes, tools, templates and reporting standards.
- Champion good practice in project and resource management, digital reporting and controls maturity.
- Support development of capability within planning and project teams through coaching, standards and lessons-learned feedback.
Profile
Technical Skills Required
- Proficiency in Primavera P6 and/or MS Project, including resource loading and levelling.
- Strong capability in integrated project controls (schedule, resource, cost and risk).
- High-quality analytical and reporting skills using Power BI and Excel.
Soft Skills Required
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong organisational discipline, analytical thinking and attention to detail.
- Ability to challenge constructively and influence decision-making at senior levels.
- Proactive, risk-aware and solutions-focused mindset.
Qualifications/Education Required
- Degree or HNC/HND in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline, or demonstrable experience in Planning and Resource Management
- Significant experience in planning and/or resource management roles within energy, utilities, construction or regulated infrastructure.
- Proven experience managing multi-project environments with constrained resources. xwzovoh
- Professional accreditation desirable (APM, PMI-SP, PRINCE2 or equivalent).
Job Offer
A competitive salary and benefits package, and a hybrid working model