Mace
Delivery consultants & construction experts transforming visions into built reality.
Senior Planning Manager
Lead senior planning team for maritime infrastructure capital programme
Job Highlights
About the Role
• Deliver client‑focused outcomes through strategic planning, governance and performance management. • Support commercial negotiations, strategy development and accountable decision‑making with integrity. • Enable people to excel via collaboration, knowledge sharing and inclusive stakeholder engagement. • Apply planning, scheduling and Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies across complex projects. • Lead and develop high‑performing planning teams to ensure robust project controls. • Influence clients and stakeholders with clear analysis, insight and recommendations. • Support net‑zero outcomes through collaborative, carbon‑conscious project delivery. • Safety first: champion a safe, diverse and inclusive environment, ensuring wellbeing and safe return home. • Create opportunity: foster continuous improvement and inspire people and teams to develop.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸strategic planning
- ▸earned value
- ▸project controls
- ▸stakeholder engagement
- ▸commercial negotiations
- ▸safety management
What You Bring
Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey. • Hold professional membership (APM, RICS, CIOB, ICE) or equivalent development. • Possess extensive infrastructure project and programme planning experience. • Demonstrate strong commercial, financial and senior stakeholder management capability. • Proven leadership of large teams with sustainability and carbon awareness. • Proficient in Primavera P6 and MS Project. • Client focus: own quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long‑term client relationships.
Requirements
- ▸professional membership
- ▸infrastructure planning
- ▸stakeholder management
- ▸team leadership
- ▸primavera p6
- ▸ms project
Benefits
We are supporting a major client in the maritime sector to develop their capital investment programme over the next five years. The role offers the chance to lead a large, high‑energy infrastructure consultancy team while delivering a unique programme. Mace is an inclusive employer that welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds, and encourages applications even if not all criteria are met. Flexible, part‑time and hybrid working arrangements can be discussed where appropriate.
Work Environment
Hybrid