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    Planning Manager - Manchester, United Kingdom - Wates Group

    Wates Group
    Wates Group Manchester, United Kingdom

    4 weeks ago

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    The Vacancy

    Wates Construction are looking for a Planning Manager to join our Major Projects Team across 3 MOJ projects in the Manchester and Cambridge areas.

    If you are passionate about working within a team environment, have proven analytical and planning skills and are looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

    This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

    ABOUT THE ROLE

    Our Planners are a valuable part of our business, the focus of this role is to lead the planning team to provide functional leadership and management of planning resources from pre-qualification to completion for the region.

    As our Principal Planning Manager you will:

  • Ensure an effective and professional planning and programming service is available for pre-contract and project teams
  • Agree level of planning service with senior management, check, and address quality issues.
  • Work with functional heads of other disciplines and other Business Units' planning departments to agree "best practice" and share knowledge
  • Prepare and issue protocols and guidelines to ensure consistency of planning approach across the Business Unit
  • Manage production of and carry out peer reviews and programme audits
  • Produce summary business reports, based on audits and Monthly Operational Reports, and suggest corrective action to manage risks and provide mitigation for delays on audit findings
  • Investigate and encourage innovation in construction and planning techniques
  • WHAT WE OFFER

  • Competitive salary & profit share scheme
  • Flexible working
  • Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
  • Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
  • Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers' contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more...
  • Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression
  • Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 8 weeks fully paid paternity.
  • We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business. Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.

    As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships.

    Work for Wates

    Wates is one of the UK's leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

    We are driven by our purpose, 'reimagining places for people to thrive' and our three promises:

    Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
    Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
    Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

    We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

    Awards

    BEST PROJECT

    Inside Housing Development Awards

    WINNER

    2022 Construction News Awards Winner

    GOLD AWARD

    Investors in People 2022

    GOLD AWARD

    Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards

    TOP 50 EMPLOYERS

    2022 Top 50 Employers for Women

    WINNER

    2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards

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