Interim Sub-Programme Integration Planner

Cedar; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A key Public Sector client in the UK is seeking an Interim Sub-Programme Integration Planner for a 12-month contract. The role involves planning and scheduling services within rail infrastructure projects, requiring strong stakeholder management and experience with Primavera P6. The position operates on a hybrid basis, demanding on-site presence 3 days a week at either London or York, with a competitive day rate ranging from £575 to £650.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in rail infrastructure projects, ideally with ETCS technology.
• Proven experience in planning and scheduling within complex programmes.
• Strong understanding of integrated scheduling and dependency management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver, plan, and schedule services exceeding stakeholder expectations.
• Develop and implement best practice planning and scheduling approaches.
• Manage integrated schedules across defined sub-programmes.

Skills

Experience in rail infrastructure projects

Proven experience in planning and scheduling

Strong understanding of integrated scheduling

Experience in Primavera P6

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Job description

Cedar is supporting a key Public Sector client, with offices in London and York, who are looking to hire an Interim Sub-Programme Integration Planner on a 12-month contract. Commencing in January 2026, this role will operate INSIDE IR35 offering a Day Rate ranged from £575 up to £650 per day. The role will operate on a Hybrid Working basis with the requirement to be on-site 3 days per week at either the London or York office (1 day per week is required on-site at the other office location).

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering, planning and scheduling services that exceed key stakeholder expectations, by implementing and delivering effective plan and schedule management activities to track and enable management of sub-programme or functional progress. You will be required to develop and implement best practice planning and scheduling approaches and systems, facilitating workshops and regularly scheduled reviews, and engaging with stakeholders to ensure effective delivery and maintenance of outputs. The Sub-Programme Integration Planner will be responsible for developing and managing integrated schedules across a defined sub-programme or function within the assigned portfolio. This role ensures alignment between internal planning artefacts and partner schedules, enabling effective delivery and reporting across complex dependencies across a range of reporting channels.

MUST HAVE:

• experience in rail infrastructure projects, ideally signalling – familiarity with ETCS technology would be advantageous
• proven experience in planning and scheduling within complex programmes along with knowledge of schedule risk, change control, and baseline management
• strong understanding of integrated scheduling, dependency management, and planning governance
• experience in Primavera P6
• excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to present schedules to technical and non-technical audiences