Programme Planner
Role Overview
Permanent Programme Planner role in Network Rail's Strategic Planning & Controls team.
The planner develops and manages project plans across programmes and provides planning guidance to programme and project managers.
The team supports data, reporting, and governance across Innovation, Delivery & Improvement projects and programmes.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Permanent Programme Planner role in Network Rail's Strategic Planning & Controls team.
The planner develops and manages project plans across programmes and provides planning guidance to programme and project managers.
The team supports data, reporting, and governance across Innovation, Delivery & Improvement projects and programmes.
Key responsibilities
- Develop robust project plans that meet business requirements.
- Develop and maintain detailed programme schedules, monitor progress, and explain variances.
- Understand programme dependencies and maintain an integrated schedule, updating it when external dependencies change.
- Forecast, predict, and report time spent across activities to support efficient delivery.
- Monitor plans associated with multi-million-pound contracts for assigned major projects.
Experience and skills
- Proven experience in project planning and management, including developing and maintaining project schedules.
- Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver effective planning solutions.
- Primavera P6 experience is highly desirable; regular or expert-level use is advantageous.
- Microsoft Project knowledge is beneficial.
Working arrangements
- Flexible or hybrid working arrangements may be considered.
Salary
- Advertised salary range: £43,588–£53,167.
Benefits
- Benefits include 28 days of annual leave plus statutory days, with an option to buy or sell days.
- Benefits include a defined benefit pension scheme, subsidised train tickets, and an interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.
- The advert also lists volunteer leave and discounts at stations with a Network Rail pass.
Team context
The Strategic Planning & Controls team includes Programme Planners, Business Information & Reporting Analysts, and other roles.
The team's projects support compliance, strategic opportunities, and responses to emerging situations or events.
Innovation, Delivery & Improvement sits within Network Rail's Technical Authority function.
Recruitment process
- CV shortlisting follows the advert closing date; interviews were planned from November, subject to business needs.
- External employment offers are conditional on satisfactory pre-employment checks.
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