Planning Manager - Energy Performance Contracts

About the role

Dalkia UK, part of EDF, is expanding its Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) division and is looking for an experienced Planning Manager to establish and lead its planning capability across a growing portfolio of decarbonisation, energy and infrastructure projects nationwide. The role sits at both strategic and operational level: initially acting as the lead planning professional working with operational, commercial, design and procurement teams on bids, pre-construction and live projects, then shaping the planning function, mentoring talent and building a high-performing team.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement the planning strategy, setting consistent standards, governance and programme controls across the EPC business.
• Work with operational leaders to improve planning processes and project controls, and assess future planning resource needs.
• Develop, maintain and oversee fully logic-linked programmes from bid through to completion, staying hands-on in delivery.
• Support bids, pre-construction and live projects, including tender work through programme development, sequencing and delivery strategy.
• Manage integrated master programmes across multiple concurrent projects, including resource-loaded and cost-loaded programmes where needed.
• Monitor progress against milestones, critical path and contractual obligations, and support NEC3 and NEC4 contract administration, compensation events and programme impact analysis.
• Deliver forecasting, reporting and performance analysis, and engage clients, subcontractors and stakeholders.

Required profile

• Proven experience as a Planning Manager, Planning Lead, Senior Planner or similar in construction, energy, engineering, building services, utilities or infrastructure.
• Significant experience in both pre-construction and live project delivery.
• Strong understanding of critical path analysis, programme risk management and recovery planning.
• Experience under NEC3 and NEC4 contracts; ability to influence and engage stakeholders.
• Desirable: experience establishing a planning function, project controls, APM Planning & Scheduling Practitioner or PMI-SP qualification, Power BI, Earned Value Management and decarbonisation/EPC projects.

Required skills

• Expert-level knowledge of Asta Powerproject.
• Experience using Primavera P6.
• Analytical, reporting and communication skills.