Project and Programme Planning Lead

£40000 - £44000 per annum + excellent financial benefits

Eden Scott, Glasgow

Full time
Permanent

Posted today, 18 Sep | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 171029

Full Job Description

Seeking a skilled Project and Programme Planning Lead to drive the development, updating, and monitoring of plans across multiple projects and programmes. This role plays a crucial part in ensuring the successful delivery of the organisation's change portfolio by defining key milestones, managing resources, and providing clarity on scheduling.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead all aspects of project and programme planning, ensuring efficient resource allocation and milestone tracking.
Develop and implement portfolio-wide planning, scheduling, and resource management approaches in conjunction with the Change Centre of Excellence Manager.
Collaborate with project teams to track progress throughout the change lifecycle, identifying and addressing interdependencies.
Provide expert advice on scheduling and resource strategies, ensuring both people and physical resources are optimally managed.
Oversee demand and capacity planning to ensure resource requirements are met across the organisation.
Ensure planning aligns with the organisation's strategic priorities and annual business planning cycle.

Key Skills & Qualifications:

Project Practitioner qualification (PRINCE2, Agile, Waterfall or APM).
Proven experience in a planning role, with strong knowledge of the project and programme planning lifecycle.
Experience in systems implementations within a project
Experience working within a structured governance process would be advantageous.
Strong analytical skills, with the ability to manage complex data and provide insights.
Ability to develop planning and resourcing strategies, frameworks, tools and methods
Ability to analyse complex data and provide insights, tailored recommendations and reporting outputs
Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
Experience developing and maintaining portfolio-level plans, dependencies, risks, and resource frameworks.
Expertise in configuring and using Project Management tools (PMS) such as Wrike.

In return

Excellent Pension scheme
35 hours per week
excellent flexi time to 1.5 days per month and hybrid working which is super-flexible.
Core flexible hours between 7am - 7pm Mon - Frid,
Condensed days: 5 days condensed into 4, with one day off or over 10 days condensed down to 9 days.

How to Apply:
Send your CV to joanne.fletcher@edenscott.com or call for a confidential conversation.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all. Permanent UK work eligibility is required.