Programme Planner

Location: Remote, occassional travel across the North West Network

Duration: 4 month, fixed term contract

Salary: GBP39500 equiv per annum

Job Purpose:

Plan and control an element of the national asset maintenance, repair and renewal delivery programme, working closely with the delivery team to ensure that programme objectives are achieved on schedule and within the required budget.

Undertake monitoring and reporting of planned and arising works to identify where and how efficiencies can be gained and benefits maximised.

Responsibility for creating a 3 year planned programme of works, managing financial plans and overseeing spend across an element of a national programme within Infrastructure & Programmes Directorate to the approximate annual value of GBP4-10m and Directly contributing to an overall budget of c. GBP25m reports

Key Accountabilities:

• Outlining the scope of projects, including determining the start and delivery dates
• Creating and defining project goals, objectives and outputs/outcomes
• Analysing each phase of projects to determine budgets
• Tracking project costs and ensuring implementation stays within predicted estimates
• Estimating the project timeline and making sure teams adhere to delivery dates
• Managing the human and capital resources of a project to ensure timely delivery
• Ensuring the project has adequate staff to complete each stage on schedule
• Identifying and evaluating risks that can derail project delivery and providing solutions to prevent them
• Providing reports on variation to the original project plan that can lead to delays and budget overruns
• Preparing and presenting internal and external project reports for stakeholders
• Providing comprehensive project data to teams to help them work more effectively
• Identifying and communicating changes in the project plan to stakeholders
• Collaborating with teams and other stakeholders on short and long-term plans for resource allocation and work scheduling
• Assisting the project manager to improve performance and efficiency
• Documenting and maintaining records on project scheduling processes
• Manage financial progress; complete monthly forecasting and analyse variances. Prepare and report back revised financial plan to key stakeholders.
• Effectively manage changes to the work programme through application of the change control process.
• Work safely ensuring the safety of others and contribute to safe working in all activities
• Display the Trust values and behaviours at all times
• Ensure that diversity and inclusion are integrated into all aspects of Trust life and promote inclusion by challenging behaviour, practices, actions, or decisions that are counter to the objectives of the Trust s policies and values
• Substantial experience in project planning on complex projects within the engineering or asset maintenance sector
• Comprehensive experience of SAP particularly in the Logistics, Accounting and Information System modules.
• Practical experience of programme/schedule management in the civil engineering or asset maintenance sector.
• Comprehensive project planning experience in Microsoft Project or equivalent applications
• Some leadership skills with the ability to empower and inspire others.
• Excellent ability to manage and influence stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence at the Trust.
• Budgetary and commercial awareness with the ability to forecast costs and assess variance against budget.

Qualifications and Attainments:

• Degree (or equivalent) in a related discipline
• Project/Programme Management accreditation/qualification in managing successful programmes such as MS Project, Primavera P6
• Valid driving license appropriate to vehicle to be driven.

Programme Planner