The Programme Planner will be responsible for developing, maintaining and coordinating the integrated rectification programme, providing a single, accurate view of all workstreams, dependencies, milestones, risks and delivery priorities.
Working across a complex live operational estate, the Planner will bring together multiple programmes of work including fire safety, lifecycle, defects, capital projects, Schedule 38 obligations, operational activities and Trust-led projects.
The role will provide Project Managers, Workstream Leads and senior stakeholders with clear programme visibility, highlighting emerging risks, delays, interfaces and critical-path activities.
Reporting Relationships
Reports to the Operations Manager
Provides planning support to Project Managers and Workstream Leads
Supports programme governance, progress reporting and delivery meetings
Works closely with CNH/Vercity, the Trust, Skanska, contractors and wider project teams
Programme Planning & Control
Develop, maintain and manage the integrated master programme
Consolidate individual project and workstream programmes into a single coordinated delivery plan
Integrate activities across
Coordination & Stakeholder Management
Coordinate planning inputs across CNH/Vercity, the Trust, Skanska, contractors and individual project teams
Ensure all stakeholders are working from aligned and current programme information
Challenge programme assumptions and incomplete planning information where appropriate
Coordinate sequencing of works to minimise operational disruption and avoid clashes between workstreams
Support Project Managers and Workstream Leads in developing realistic delivery programmes
Maintain visibility of key interfaces between projects, contractors and operational requirements
Progress Monitoring & Reporting
Monitor actual progress against agreed programme milestones and deliverables
Track programme movement against approved baselines
Produce programme dashboards, progress reports and planning updates
Identify and communicate actual and forecast delays
Highlight emerging constraints, dependencies and potential delivery issues
Provide accurate programme information for governance and delivery meetings
Support senior stakeholders with clear visibility of programme status, priorities and areas requiring intervention
Programme Risk & Escalation
Identify programme risks, delays, conflicts and dependency issues
Assess the potential impact of programme changes on overall delivery
Identify activities at risk of impacting the critical path
Escalate significant programme risks and recovery requirements to the Operations Manager and relevant stakeholders
Support the development of mitigation, acceleration and recovery plans
Monitor agreed recovery actions and reflect these within the master programme
Candidate Profile
The successful candidate is likely to have experience planning and coordinating complex programmes involving multiple concurrent projects and stakeholder groups.
Experience within healthcare, PFI/PPP, estates, facilities management, construction, infrastructure or complex operational environments would be particularly relevant.
Candidates should be comfortable working with Project Managers, contractors, FM providers and client-side stakeholders and be capable of translating multiple individual programmes into a clear, controlled master programme.
Strong experience using professional planning software, ideally Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project, would be expected, alongside a good understanding of critical-path analysis, programme baselining, dependencies, forecasting and progress reporting. Programme Planner - Rectification & Capital Works
Purpose of the Role
The Programme Planner will be responsible for developing, maintaining and coordinating the integrated rectification programme, providing a single, accurate view of all workstreams, dependencies, milestones, risks and delivery priorities.
Working across a complex live operational estate, the Planner will bring together multiple programmes of work including fire safety, lifecycle, defects, capital projects, and perational activities and Trust-led projects.
The role will provide Project Managers, Workstream Leads and senior stakeholders with clear programme visibility, highlighting emerging risks, delays, interfaces and critical-path activities.
Reporting Relationships
Reports to the Operations Manager
Provides planning support to Project Managers and Workstream Leads
Supports programme governance, progress reporting and delivery meetings
Works closely with CNH/Vercity, the Trust, Skanska, contractors and wider project teams
Coordination & Stakeholder Management
Coordinate planning inputs across CNH/Vercity, the Trust, Skanska, contractors and individual project teams
Ensure all stakeholders are working from aligned and current programme information
Challenge programme assumptions and incomplete planning information where appropriate
Coordinate sequencing of works to minimise operational disruption and avoid clashes between workstreams
Support Project Managers and Workstream Leads in developing realistic delivery programmes
Maintain visibility of key interfaces between projects, contractors and operational requirements
Progress Monitoring & Reporting
Monitor actual progress against agreed programme milestones and deliverables
Track programme movement against approved baselines
Produce programme dashboards, progress reports and planning updates
Identify and communicate actual and forecast delays
Highlight emerging constraints, dependencies and potential delivery issues
Provide accurate programme information for governance and delivery meetings
Support senior stakeholders with clear visibility of programme status, priorities and areas requiring intervention
Programme Risk & Escalation
Identify programme risks, delays, conflicts and dependency issues
Assess the potential impact of programme changes on overall delivery
Identify activities at risk of impacting the critical path
Escalate significant programme risks and recovery requirements to the Operations Manager and relevant stakeholders
Support the development of mitigation, acceleration and recovery plans
Monitor agreed recovery actions and reflect these within the master programme
The successful candidate is likely to have experience planning and coordinating complex programmes involving multiple concurrent projects and stakeholder groups.
Experience within healthcare, PFI/PPP, estates, facilities management, construction, infrastructure or complex operational environments would be particularly relevant.
Strong experience using professional planning software, ideally Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project, would be expected, alongside a good understanding of critical-path analysis, programme baselining, dependencies, forecasting and progress reporting
Salary description
£65000.00 - £70000.00 per year