Programme Planner

Job Purpose

Job Title: Programme Planner (North West coverage)

Advertised Salary: £39,588 + car cash allowance (£5,100 p.a.) + benefits

Location: Remote, with regular travel across our network required.

We are the Charity for waterways and wellbeing, who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays it's part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions.

Our Infrastructure and Programmes Directorate, Programme Planning Team, are looking for new Programme Planner to join their team.

Your focus will be to establish, maintain & deliver programmes of works for our Northwest regions. Working in close collaboration with our Area Operations Managers and Regional Operations Managers, your remit will cover both reactive and planned works.

Whilst the nature of programme planning is all about looking ahead and ensuring effective planning of works to optimise budget and resources, we also expect that every day unscheduled urgent tasks arrive and we need to asses and prioritise those activities alongside our planned works to turn ensure our accessibility of our waterways and safety of our users/visitors.

To find out more about our organisation and the fantastic and varied work we do, visit our website by clicking here (or search for https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us )

Location & coverage

This Programme Planner vacancy will be offered on a remote working basis, with a requirement to attend our main hub spaces as and when required for team working a collaborative meetings. T ravel throughout the regional waterway network will also be expected to enable site visits and to help conduct improvements.

Relevant Hubs include: Burnley & Ellesmere Port.

The regularity & flexibility of travel will be discussed further at interview stage.

See our canal network here: (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network).

Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience

The role holder will undertake monitoring and reporting of planned and arising works to identify where and how efficiencies can be gained and benefits maximised.

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.

About you

We are looking for someone who can see the bigger picture for our internal teams, customers and visitors. You will be collaborative by nature and will partner successfully with teams who may have different priorities to agree the right programme for delivery. It is important that therefore that you are able to successfully build and maintain relationships and find solutions and manage a whole range of stakeholders effectively.

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 i.e. APM Project Management Qualification, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), Prince2.

Technical:

• 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.

Experience:

• Some leadership skills with the ability to empower and inspire others.
• Ability to manage stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence.
• Proficient in the use of a personal computer and business applications software e.g. Excel, Word and other MS office applications.
• Budgetary awareness with the ability to forecast costs and assess variance against budget.
• Excellent standard of written and verbal communication including experience in making formal presentations in programme management subjects.
• Full and valid UK driving licence.

Safety: In all roles we expect our colleagues to comply with Canal & River Trust Health & Safety policy and defined standards, report incidents, accidents and near misses. It is essential to us that you are also able to demonstrate this mindset and apply it to your approach to your work scheduling tasks on a daily basis.

Safeguarding - To be aware of your own responsibilities regarding safeguarding and to support our commitment to providing safe environments and working practises that promote and protect the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk at all times

To apply: click on the "Apply for this job" button and follow the process - complete the application form & upload current CV.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact CRT.recruitment@canalrivertrust.org.uk

What We Offer

In addition to your salary of £39,588, you will benefit from Car Allowance (£425 per month), competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, great holiday entitlement and numerous other employee benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits, all of which can be found here (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/our-benefits). These include:

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

At the Trust we care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community.

All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits, skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job.

When you join the Canal & River Trust you become a member of an engaged team working to preserve our heritage for future generations. Come and share your passion and knowledge with a team that makes a difference to millions of people every day.

Find out more about us on our website: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us]]>