Job Description

Wates are looking for a

Planning Manager

to join our Smartspace Team where we focus on delivering high-profile, technically complex refurb and fitout projects across multiple sectors.


If you thrive in a collaborative team environment, have strong analytical and planning skills, and are ready to bring fresh ideas and challenge the norm, then join us and help to create tomorrow together.


This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Planners play a vital role in shaping project success. As a

Planning Manager

, you will support the planning function across pre-construction and live projects, ensuring robust and coordinated delivery plans are in place.

Key responsibilities include:

Providing professional planning and programming support to pre-contract and project delivery teams. Developing and maintaining detailed project programmes using recognised planning tools. Collaborating with design, commercial, operational, and client teams to ensure integrated planning solutions. Supporting bid submissions with programme input and methodology. Monitoring progress and identifying risks or delays, proposing mitigation strategies. Contributing to continuous improvement by sharing best practices and innovative planning techniques.

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive salary & profit share scheme Flexible working Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade) Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates) Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers' contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more... Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression. Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/



We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business. Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.


If you would like clarity on any of our vacancies, discuss career opportunities in strict confidence or need anything to make our recruitment process easier, please contact our In-House Recruitment Team directly or via recruitment@wates.co.uk and one of us will get in touch as soon as possible.



As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships.



Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.



To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting



Wates is one of the UK's leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.


We are driven by our purpose, 'reimagining places for people to thrive' and our three promises:

Thriving places

- working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.

Thriving planet

- protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.

Thriving people

- creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.


We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.


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