Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Company
At Mace Construct, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We are innovators, trusted partners, and construction experts. Founded on a belief that the built environment sector could be more efficient, innovative, and responsible, we have built a reputation for delivering projects safer, faster, and greener. We transform industries, support communities, and leave lasting legacies.

About the Project
Mace Construct has worked at Heathrow Airport for more than 25 years, delivering over 400 live frameworks and projects across a 1,227-hectare campus. This extensive experience has developed deep operational, technical, and stakeholder knowledge, enabling delivery of complex airport projects without interrupting ongoing operations. Our teams combine exceptional commitment to safety, smart construction methods, and a collaborative, client-focused approach to ensure success and long-term partnerships.

About the Role
The Planning Manager collaborates with the planning function on allocated projects and contributes as required. You will verify projects and tenders to ensure alignment with defined planning processes, ensuring projects are appropriately planned, scheduled, and monitored. Supporting the Project Management function, you will help deliver projects on time and profitably. You will be responsible for planning medium complexity projects, a portfolio of smaller projects, or sections of larger projects.

Key Responsibilities
- Develop detailed plans considering logistics, site, and project constraints
- Interface with the Project Team, contribute to weekly progress reports, and understand contractual obligations
- Review and capture productivity data to measure progress
- Communicate effectively with clients, project teams, and stakeholders
- Incorporate sustainable design and procurement processes within integrated programmes
- Ensure health and safety through programme integration
- Establish and oversee project work plans and deadlines
- Undertake tasks required to fulfill project requirements
- Coordinate activities for the team
- Work collaboratively towards net zero carbon transition and proactively manage associated carbon emissions and reductions during project delivery

Experience
- Competency to produce programmes and sequence plans with minimal supervision
- Intermediate to advanced user of Primavera P6 software, able to provide schedule outputs in various formats
- Understanding and application of Earned Value Management techniques, including reporting and communication
- Experience with administration of NEC4 form of contract
- Established experience in the built environment and project delivery
- Basic understanding of Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) stages
- Ability to respond effectively and sensitively to client and stakeholder requests
- Strong communication and presentation skills regarding programme drivers, goals, and issues

About You
- Collaborative and client-focused approach
- Committed to safety and sustainable construction practices
- Proactive in managing carbon emissions and supporting net zero goals

Qualifications
- Relevant degree in the built environment or NVQ Level 3 (desirable)
- Working towards professional qualification such as CIOB, APM, or PMI (desirable)
- Understanding of contract administration and exposure to different contract types is a plus