What you'll be doing

Key Responsibilities:

• Schedule Development - Lead the creation and management of detailed project schedules that comply with planning procedures and guidance. Ensuring that all program content is functionally compliant.


• Scope Identification - Skillfully identify planning scope, major constraints, and contract requirements, whilst also determining key qualities and factors affecting the program.


• Tender Collaboration - Utilise your expertise to collaboratively develop and agree on strategic sequencing and methodologies for design, procurement, construction strategies, ensuring the successful delivery of projects.


• Compliance - Meticulously produce and document comprehensive planning deliverables, including project planning, presentations and reports. Ensuring all outputs meet stringent tender requirements.


• Contract Management - At the contract stage, assume responsibility for the production, management and maintenance of the contract including the execution of change control processes.


• Resource Management - Expertly manage labour, equipment and materials to achieve project objectives whilst minimising cost and delays.


• Mentorship - Provide strategic planning oversight and mentorship to less experienced planners.


• Data Analysis - Assist the planning team in producing project data and key performance indicators (KPIs) track progress, identify deviations and make data led decision for improvements.


• Stakeholder Engagement - Maintain effective communications with internal teams and external project stakeholders to ensure alignment and address any project-related issues.

Who we're looking for

To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate:

• Analytical Skills - Strong analytical and problems-solving capabilities to identify and address planning challenges.


• Communication - Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with diverse teams and stakeholders.


• Leadership - Proven experience in leading planning efforts for construction projects, with a successful track record of project delivery.


• Technical Proficiency - Advanced competence in project management tools and software (excel, MS Project, Primavera P6, ASTA).


• Industry Knowledge - Comprehensive understanding of construction project management principles, methodologies and best practice.


• Relationship Management - Previous experience managing relationships with clients, subcontractors, and the stakeholders, demonstrating interpersonal skills.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com