Planning Manager Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Planning Manager to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Question the project to ensure delivery is in line with all company, regional and project business targets;
- Assisting Delivery Director to recruit to the resource plan;
- Translating business plans into long term resource plans;
- Coordinating plant and material requirements;
- Understanding and achieving specific targets regarding vehicle utilisation for core vehicles;
- Inputting to the business planning and budgeting process;
- Ensure daily/weekly workload planning and volume forecasting routines are accomplished (i.e. staffing, equipment, space);
- Ensure a safe, secure, clean and fair work environment for team members;
- Reporting on KPIs such as deliveries on time, labour efficiency, utilisation, re-work etc;
- Planning for events and peak trade;
- Point of contact for all strategic planning schedules created with the customer and driving efficiency’s within the operation;
- To ensure that schedules are received, analysed and monitored for all customers within team;
- Team training and development / succession planning;
- Coordinating Local Authority street works permits and traffic management requirements;
- Creating daily/weekly work programmes maximising delivery on time and labour efficiency.
Requirements:
- Knowledge of the development and implementation of, Planning Standards and Planning processes;
- Good communication skills;
- Prior experience in planning function in civil engineering projects;
- Knowledge of Safety, Environment and Risk Management;
- Degree in civil engineering or an appropriate qualification;
- Reporting to the Project Director;
- Appropriate CSCS card;
- Extensive experience in obtaining planning permission for residential development sites, including brownfi eld sites;
- Minimum relevant level 4 qualification (tHNC/NVQ4);
- Personal qualities of energy, enthusiasm and a hunger to win are important;
- Experience of working with supply chain and having interaction with customers and communities;
- Experience of reading and accurately interpreting drawings, specification and other construction information;
- Experience of accurate programming and sequencing from outputs;
- Relevant qualification – preferably MRTPI;
- A thorough knowledge of the end to end planning process including negotiating planning conditions.