Designer Group is seeking an experienced Planning Manager to lead and oversee the planning function across a portfolio of high-value, complex M&E projects.

This is a senior role within the business, responsible for providing strategic planning direction, supporting project delivery teams, managing and mentoring planners, and ensuring consistent planning standards across live projects and tenders.

The successful candidate will act as a trusted planning advisor to senior management, project teams and clients, helping to drive programme certainty, manage risk, and support the successful delivery of major engineering projects.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead, coach and develop a team of planners, promoting collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Allocate planning resources across projects to ensure effective support for delivery teams.
• Drive consistent p...