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About The Role

MWH Treatment are looking to strengthen our planning team with a permanent Framework Lead Planner. Based in the Derby area, this role combines project planning responsibilities with the management of the local planning team.

With a secured five-year programme covering various water and wastewater schemes, we offer hybrid working conditions and competitive remuneration packages. As part of the RSK Group, we are committed to delivering practical, sustainable solutions while fostering career growth for our employees.

The Lead Planner will take ownership of one or more project plans, ensuring the project team delivers according to schedule while addressing any delays or deviations. You will also support the MWH planning function in implementing industry-leading planning processes and procedures.

As the team manager, you will mentor and guide junior planners, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment. This position reports functionally to the Head of Planning while managing day-to-day activities in alignment with the local Severn Trent PMO office.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain detailed project plans across the full project lifecycle.
  • Ensure project plans comprehensively capture scope, resource requirements, and dependencies.
  • Identify risks and opportunities, monitor the critical path, and advise the delivery team on potential changes.
  • Uphold planning standards and ensure compliance with MWH Treatment procedures, including:
    • Implementation of project and activity codes
    • Baseline management
    • Production of programme narratives for client submission
    • Periodic schedule quality and integrity checks

About You

Required Skills & Experience

  • Extensive experience in planning within the water industry.
  • Proven track record in managing a medium-sized planning team.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with Primavera P6.
  • Strong leadership in collaborative planning processes, including:
    • Schedule development from inception to completion
    • Claims programme development and contractual programme adjustments
    • Communicating complex information effectively to diverse audiences
  • Ability to perform under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
  • A proactive and innovative approach to problem-solving and team support.

Desirable Qualifications

  • A technical degree in a relevant field (preferred but not mandatory)

About Us

MWH Treatment is an integrated design and build provider working in the water sector. With over 1400 staff working across eight regional centres, supporting six long-term water sector frameworks and two recently won frameworks, operating both as a sole contractor but also in joint ventures and alliances. 

At MWH Treatment we believe that people matter. We know to build successful, creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential, creating opportunity by inviting, embracing, and celebrating difference, our goal as an employer is to motivate, and develop our employees. By fostering a diverse range of talents and perspectives we ensure we have the breadth of viewpoints, experiences, and skills needed to succeed. Embracing diversity of all kinds enables us to provide a work environment and culture that plays a key role in attracting and retaining the right people with the right skills. 

As signatories to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, we have made a promise to support our forces, working with the CTP to help ex veterans find work in the civilian world. We also support Mates in Mind, a charitable programme to improve and promote positive mental health in the workplace. We don’t just tick boxes; we live these values every day. 

What MWH offer 

Packages include -  

A competitive salary 

Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent) 

Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent) 

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy) 

Contribution Pension scheme 

Life Assurance 

Health Insurance 

Private Medical Insurance 

And many more benefits including – cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc 

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