DV PMO - Planner

PMO - Planner

Your role will involve:

Planning & Scheduling

• Develop, maintain and assure integrated project schedules in line with agreed planning standards and governance.
• Establish and manage baseline plans, including scope, milestones, dependencies and critical paths.
• Maintain alignment between master programme plans and individual project schedules.
• Ensure schedule logic is robust and supports effective impact analysis.

Progress Tracking & Reporting

• Track progress against plan, identifying variance, slippage and emerging risks.
• Produce schedule performance metrics and planning inputs for programme reporting, governance forums and customer reviews.
• Support the preparation of planning views for performance packs, dashboards and assurance activities.

Standards, Quality & Assurance

• Apply and promote planning best practice, ensuring compliance with PMO standards, contractual requirements and audit expectations.
• Support planning assurance activities, including schedule health checks and internal reviews.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of planning processes, templates and tools.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a trusted partner to Project and Programme Managers, providing planning expertise and challenge where required.
• Support recovery planning activities as needed.

Key skills and experience

• Proven experience in a PMO planning or scheduling role within complex project or programme environments.
• Strong understanding of programme and project lifecycle planning.
• Experience maintaining integrated schedules across multiple workstreams or projects.
• High attention to detail and a strong commitment to data accuracy and governance.
• Ability to communicate planning information clearly to both technical and non technical stakeholders.
• Planning and scheduling tools (e.g. MS Project or equivalent).
• Microsoft Excel (advanced), PowerPoint, Word.
• SharePoint and programme document repositories.

Additional Details

Target Start Date: ASAP

Target End Date: 31/05/2027

Recruitment Type: Contractor

Rate: £500 (Inside)

Location of role: Basingstoke

Clearance Required: DV

Working Pattern (Mon-Fri)

Security Clearance

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take a minimum of 18 weeks.

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience.