Job Title: Planning Manager
  
Reports To: Group Operations Director
  
Department/Category: Planning
  
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Role Purpose
As Planning Manager, you will lead the Planning Function and add strategic value to the Business by being the lead support in operational change management initiatives, operational risk management, escalation, intervention and hands on support in rectification of distressed projects. To contribute towards delivery of margin and minimisation of losses due to failures in operations planning, processes, people, systems or external events.
  
Key Functions of the Planning Manager

• Leading and managing the Group Planning Function
• Lead support in Kirby Way Implementation / Operations change management
• Risk assessing and providing solutions for pre-emptive corrective action to mitigate loss to The Business
• Support interventions to rectify / stabilise distressed projects
• Support client escalation / intervention
• Project pre-construction support
• Support in new PM mentoring / onboarding

  
  
Planning Manager Responsibilities
In conjunction with your project team, you will be responsible for the execution of various stages of a project as follows:
  

• Leading and continuing to develop the Group Planning Department
• Lead Support in the implementation and change management of internal operational processes – “The Kirby Way”
• Develop a CBS for the Kirby Way by 30th Nov 2018
• Report monthly to Group Operations Director on status of “The Kirby Way” implementation
• Perform monthly project risk review’s and assess projects overall performance with the PM’s
• Develop solutions and make recommendations to Ops Managers & PM’s to mitigate project risk
• Help Implement corrective action to mitigate risk
• Work with Ops Managers to monitor closely high-risk projects with a view to mitigating / managing risk items
• Forecasting where there is project risk and opportunity for Kirby
• Make recommendations to Directors, BUL’s & Ops Managers if intervention is required
• To provide internal consulting & support in the stabilisation of distressed projects
• Assess new major projects with Op Managers and identify internal / external risks (& opportunity) rank project
• Work with Operations & Commercial to accurately forecast and predict project outcome
• Collation of Operations Managers monthly BU Reports for consolidation, review risk and opportunity
• Work with PM’s & FM’s to Co-ordinate the better integration of (and between) Support Services into projects
• Attend relevant HOM’s
• Attend relevant Project Commercial Review Meetings
• Support in new PM mentoring and monitoring during their first project
• You will proactively and vigilantly keep information secure and fully comply with the Kirby Information Security Management System (ISMS).

  
The above list of tasks, activities, responsibilities and accountabilities is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. Job descriptions will be regularly reviewed to ensure they are an accurate representation of the post.