Programme Planner

Canal & River Trust; Ellesmere Port; Hybrid; GBP 36,754 - 44,921; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days paid holiday

Homeworking flexibility

Annual personal learning award

Access to counseling services

Employee discount benefits

Paid volunteering leave

Job summary

A national waterway organization is seeking an experienced Programme Planner to join its team in Ellesmere Port. This role focuses on the planning and delivery of maintenance programs within the Northwest region. Ideal candidates will possess substantial experience in project planning, particularly in engineering or asset maintenance, along with knowledge of SAP systems. This position offers a competitive salary of £40,838 and various employee benefits including a pension scheme and generous holidays.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in project planning on complex engineering projects.
• Experience in asset maintenance sector.
• Capability to demonstrate equivalent experience if degree not held.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, monitor, and update asset maintenance and financial plans.
• Review and optimize work programs for efficiencies.
• Manage changes using a change control process.

Skills

Project planning

Knowledge of SAP

Change control process

Education

Degree level/HND or equivalent

Project/Programme Management qualification (APM, MSP, Prince2)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Join us as a Programme Planner at Canal & River Trust.

This role is part of our Infrastructure and Programmes Directorate, Programme Planning Team. We are looking for a new Programme Planner to join our team, focusing on establishing, maintaining, and delivering programmes of works for our Northwest region.

Your key responsibilities will include preparing, monitoring, and updating asset maintenance, repair, and renewal work delivery programmes and financial plans. You will work closely with our team of national Programme Planners and Scheduling Team to ensure programme objectives are delivered.

About the Role

The successful candidate will have substantial experience in project planning on complex projects within the engineering or asset maintenance sector. You should also have comprehensive experience of SAP, particularly in the Logistics, Accounting, and Information System modules.

Key Accountabilities

• Prepare, monitor, and update asset maintenance, repair, and renewal work delivery programmes and financial plans.
• Review and optimise the work programme to maximise efficiencies.
• Provide optimum visibility of the delivery programme to key stakeholders.
• Maintain effective programme performance and output monitoring and reporting.
• National stoppage delivery programme preparation, consultation, and change management.
• Effectively manage changes to the work programme through application of a change control process.
• Work closely with the team of schedulers to enable work to be scheduled and dispatched in a timely manner.
• Review and feedback programme performance to internal stakeholders and customers.
• Work safely, ensuring the safety of others and contributing to safe working in all activities.

Qualifications and Attainments

• Educated to degree level/HND or equivalent in a relevant subject, or able to demonstrate relevant equivalent experience.
• Project/Programme Management accreditation/qualification, such as APM Project Management Qualification, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), or Prince2.

What We Offer

In addition to a salary of £40,838, you will benefit from a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, great holiday entitlement, and numerous other employee benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits.

• 25 days paid holiday, plus paid Bank Holidays, increasing to 27 days plus Bank Holidays after 3 years.
• Homeworking status with ‘hub’ facilities available if needed to work outside of home – flexibility. Monday to Friday working, no weekend working.
• Annual £200 personal learning and growth award to spend on any learning-related activity.
• Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues – health, financial, lifestyle, well-being, domestic, and neighbourly matters.
• Access to a range of employee benefits, including store discounts, boating holiday discounts, and holiday purchase scheme.
• 2 days paid volunteering leave, volunteering for local community project work.