Lead Planning Manager

Job description

Title: Lead Planning Manager

Location: Birmingham (Hybrid)

Salary: £100-120,000 + package

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly experienced Lead Planning Manager with strong management skills to join a leading main contractor based in Birmingham. This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for planning strategy across a diverse portfolio of major construction projects throughout the Midlands.

The Role

As Planning Manager, you will take full ownership of the regional planning function, overseeing a team of approximately 10 Planning Engineers and providing strategic planning leadership across a project portfolio valued at circa £3bn.

You will work closely with regional directors, project teams, and commercial leads to ensure robust, realistic programmes are developed, maintained, and communicated, supporting successful project delivery from pre-construction through to completion.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Planning Engineers across multiple projects
• Oversee the production, management, and governance of project programmes
• Provide strategic planning input during bid, pre-construction, and delivery phases
• Ensure consistency and best practice in planning processes across the region
• Manage programme risk, change, and progress reporting at a regional level
• Interface with senior stakeholders, clients, and supply chain partners
• Support claims, extensions of time, and forensic planning where required

About You

• Proven experience in a senior planning role within a main contractor environment
• Strong leadership experience managing and developing planning teams
• Extensive background delivering large, complex construction projects
• Expert knowledge of planning methodologies and software
• Commercially astute with the ability to influence at senior management level
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Hold a construction related qualification – Degree / HNC / HND
• Excellent knowledge of NEC form of contract

Offer

• £100,00-120,000 basis salary
• Annual car allowance £7,000Annual bonus scheme
• Pension, Healthcare, Life Assurance, Private Medical
• 30 days annual leave plus banks holidays
• High-profile role within a financially strong, well-established contractor
• Clear long-term career progression within the business

If you are looking for a new career challenge in planning and you would like to be considered for the above opportunity then please apply by sending your CV to matt.lilburn@goldgroup.co.uk or call Matt Lilburn on 01342 330 533 for further information quoting reference 72500.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Birmingham

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

09-03-2026

Profession type

Technical

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English