Planning Manager

About the Role

The project is a large hospital in Mumbai. The role collaborates with the planning function on the allocated project, verifies projects and tenders to ensure alignment with defined planning processes, and ensures they are appropriately planned, scheduled and monitored. It also supports the project management function to deliver the project on time and profitably, taking responsibility for planning medium‑complexity projects, a portfolio of smaller projects or sections of larger projects. Client focus – Deliver on our promise: You will manage the delivery of key assignments and defined business areas, providing strategic direction and monitoring delivery aligned with overall vision and objectives. You will support the long‑term success of planning performance for specified engines/sectors/hubs and the broader company goals, as well as support the planning function in ensuring projects and tenders are effectively planned, scheduled, and monitored. Integrity – Always do the right thing: You will support senior management in negotiations, contract development and other business development activities, applying due diligence. You will contribute to the long‑term development of strategy for a function or Business Unit, creating a sustainable business future, and commit to making a positive impact for our people, clients and planet while holding others accountable to Mace values. Create opportunity – for our people to excel: You will support your project team and provide an environment to share knowledge and experience, actively network, innovate, and seek best practices using Mace’s centres of excellence and knowledge hub. You will develop and maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships with the client and other project stakeholders, both internal and external, and establish and oversee project work plans and deadlines, coordinating team activities and undertaking tasks required to fulfil the project requirements. • Collaborate with the planning team to align project and tender schedules. • Support project management to deliver medium‑complexity projects on time and profitably. • Maintain compliance with safety, quality, cost, programme, sustainability and regulatory standards. • Provide strategic direction for key assignments and monitor delivery against company objectives. • Assist senior management with negotiations, contract development and business development activities. • Promote a diverse, inclusive environment and prioritize team wellbeing. • Facilitate knowledge sharing, networking and best‑practice adoption across Mace’s centres of excellence. • Maintain effective communication with clients and stakeholders and oversee project work plans.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸project planning
• ▸schedule management
• ▸compliance monitoring
• ▸strategic direction
• ▸contract negotiation
• ▸client communication

What You Bring

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site. Within our consult business we harness our unique combination of leading‑edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project. Safety first – Going home safe and well: You will be an advocate of Mace’s safety value and be accountable for leading and maintaining exceptional safety, quality, cost, programme, sustainability and project compliance standards. You will possess expertise in local health and safety rules and regulations relevant to the project portfolio and champion a diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the wellbeing of the people you manage. You’ll need a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and experience in planning and scheduling projects of similar nature, with a proven ability to lead program performance and progress monitoring. You’ll also have membership of APM, RICS, CIOB, ICE, AACE, IRM, IEMA or equivalent, extensive experience in successful planning of construction projects and programmes, deep property or infrastructure project management expertise, strong commercial and financial acumen, leadership of large diverse teams, experience managing senior stakeholder relationships, and knowledge of carbon and sustainability considerations. • Hold a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with planning and scheduling experience. • Possess professional membership (APM, RICS, CIOB, ICE, AACE, IRM, IEMA) and extensive construction planning expertise. • Demonstrate strong commercial and financial acumen and lead large, diverse teams. • Understand carbon and sustainability considerations for infrastructure projects.

Requirements

• ▸civil engineering
• ▸planning
• ▸professional membership
• ▸commercial acumen
• ▸sustainability
• ▸team leadership

Work Environment

Onsite