Capita Local Public Services is looking for an experienced Associate Planner to lead our Planning function — a role that effectively operates as the Head of Planning within our professional consultancy. This is an exciting opportunity to shape, grow and lead a planning team delivering high‑quality regulatory services into local authorities across the UK. As the Associate Planner, you will lead a multidisciplinary planning team of around 19 people, including Development Management planners, Principal Planners, Planning Managers and a small Planning Policy team. You will drive operational excellence, ensure high‑quality project delivery, and support the commercial performance of the function. This is a senior leadership role requiring strong planning expertise, team leadership capability, and the ability to operate in a commercial consultancy environment. Important: This is not a local authority Head of Planning role. You will be leading a consultancy‑based planning team that...

Do you have proven experience developing, updating and analysing construction programmes using P6? Can you demonstrate a strong working knowledge of construction methods, outputs, and programme risk evaluation? The Opportunity This role has arisen due to continued growth and the need to strengthen planning capability across both tendering and live project delivery. It offers the chance to work with a diverse range of project teams, supporting bids of varying scale and complexity while shaping programme strategy from the earliest stages. The Role You will play a key part in developing robust programmes, driving planning, best practice, and ensuring effective knowledge transfer into delivery teams. Key requirements include strong planning and scheduling skills, the ability to coach others, and demonstrable experience with P6 and construction programming techniques. In return, you will gain exposure to major work-winning activities, collaborative project environments, and...