Rail Reform Integration Planner

DfT Operator Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days +

DC Pension Scheme: 10% employer

Job summary

DFTO is seeking an Integration Planner to develop, maintain and coordinate the functional integration plans supporting the transition to Great British Railways (GBR). You will work across DFTO, Network Rail, and the Rail Delivery Group to sequence activities and align them with reform objectives.

You will translate complex programme requirements into structured plans, logging dependencies, risks and milestones, and communicate them to management and delivery teams, ensuring business continuity

Qualifications

• Experience in programme planning, project controls, PMO, project coordination or programme delivery environments.
• Strong planning and scheduling skills, including dependencies, milestones and critical paths.
• Experience working in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Ability to analyse large volumes of information and translate them into coherent and actionable plans.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience maintaining project documentation and governance records.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Proficiency in planning and project management tools and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and own the functional integration plan that supports the transition to Great British Railways for DFTO.
• Define and manage the pathway for functional integration, so that activities are logically sequenced and aligned with programme objectives.
• Establish clear milestones, dependencies, critical paths and delivery schedules to support successful implementation.
• Monitor progress against plans and recommend corrective actions where necessary.
• Work closely with functional leads, integration teams and project delivery professionals to create plans that are realistic, achievable and fully supported.
• Collaborate across multiple organisations and stakeholder groups involved in rail reform.
• Communicate planning assumptions, risks and interdependencies so they are understood and managed effectively.

Skills

Programme planning

Scheduling

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Documentation management

Communication

PMO coordination

Analysis of large data

Education

PMO/Project delivery experience

Tools

PRINCE2

MSP

Planning tools

Job description

DFTO is seeking an Integration Planner to develop, maintain and coordinate the functional integration plans supporting the transition to Great British Railways (GBR). You will work across DFTO, Network Rail, and the Rail Delivery Group to sequence activities and align them with reform objectives.

You will translate complex programme requirements into structured plans, logging dependencies, risks and milestones, and communicate them to management and delivery teams, ensuring business continuity