Associate Director – Construction Planning Lead (PMCM)

A little more about your role… 

An exciting career opportunity to lead and grow a Construction Planning technical capability within a consultancy environment, across multi-sector infrastructure programmes, and demonstrating visible people leadership to ensure health & safety and team well-being. This is a hands-on technical leadership role as a construction planning and delay analysis SME, with the responsibility for developing a high-performing team. You will act as a trusted adviser directly to clients on key construction projects, on schedule progress, performance, and delay analysis, to deliver excellent client satisfaction.

 

Your Team

• You will be part of our wider Project Management and Commercial Management Team (PMCM), made up of over 400 professionals across the UK and sit within our Programme Solutions Group. Your career will be actively supported through development conversations and with access to WSP’s career development tools and resources.
• Planning & Scheduling is part of the wider Programme Solutions service line which comprises the disciplines of Project Controls, Risk Management, PMO and Digital services.

 

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate… 

We are seeking someone who delivers client outcomes through both technical consultancy and people leadership, with credibility in construction planning, including delay analysis and forensic planning, alongside the ability to develop a team.

• Demonstrated team leadership in health, safety and wellbeing with proven people management experience
• Proven ability to develop and grow a Construction Planning technical team 
• Credibility as a SME consultant in construction planning, including delay analysis and forensic planning
• Strong client engagement and work-winning capability
• Ability to apply to the Society of Construction Law (SCL) Delay and Disruption Protocol principles to provide clients with technical advice & reports
• Ability to interpret and assure delay analysis using planning & scheduling software tools combined with wider project data
• Ability to review, validate and challenge contractor progress and programme updates to ensure an accurate and transparent assessment of delivery performance
• Ability to support clients in commercial meetings including contributing to delay-related claims where required

 

Essential criteria

• Must be able to work in the UK without restrictions in accordance with UK National Law and be prepared to successfully undertake SC level clearance of UK National Security Vetting according to UK Government National Security Vetting criteria.
• Demonstrated health and safety leadership with people management experience
• Extensive experience in construction planning on major infrastructure programmes from a main contractor background
• Proven experience validating construction progress and assessing programme     performance on projects under construction.
• Experience advising on construction programme performance, risks, and delay-analysis
• Degree in Civil Engineering
   

Desirable criteria

• MSc or postgraduate construction qualification
• Chartered and professionally qualified

 

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.