Lead Possession Planner

Sector & Location

Rail / Civil Engineering - Projects & Asset Maintenance

Cumbernauld, Scotland

Lead Possession Planner to play a key role in delivering a diverse portfolio of capital and asset management projects. In this role you will take ownership of access planning, lead a dedicated team of planners, and ensure the safe and efficient coordination of all associated documentation.

• Lead and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the Track Access Planning team
• Collaborate with project, construction, and estimating teams on all access planning matters
• Identify and optimise available possessions to support programme delivery
• Develop and manage master, contract, and detailed possession schedules
• Ensure possession, isolation, and protection requests are submitted in line with Network Rail standards and timescales
• Plan possession and protection arrangements
• Monitor, track, and communicate any changes to possession plans
• Prepare safety-critical documentation in accordance with railway standards
• Represent the organisation at possession meetings or arrange appropriate attendance
• Identify risks and opportunities, contributing to effective project management
• Support entitlement submissions where required
• Embed safety into all planning activities
• Maintain strong working relationships across planning teams and share best practice
• Submit road closure requests where necessary

You will bring proven experience in possession or access planning within a rail environment, along with the confidence to lead a team and collaborate across disciplines.

• Experience as a Lead Possession Planner or Access Planner
• Proven team leadership or supervisory experience
• PPS access planning experience
• SSOW Planning qualification (Core Level
  2)
• Valid PTS certification
• Competence as a Controller of Site Safety (COSS)
• Strong understanding of the Network Rail Rule Book
• Ability to interpret Sectional Appendices, Hazard Directory, and environmental documentation
• Full UK driving licence

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
• Company car or car allowance
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Option to purchase additional leave
• Company contributory pension scheme
• Life insurance and health cash plan
• Structured development programmes and leadership pathways including women in leadership programmes.
• A culture that encourages inclusion, wellbeing and collaboration
• Opportunities to grow your career with clear progression routes
• Employee forums to ensure every voice is heard

Amco Giffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro‑actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non‑membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job.

Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with Amco Giffen.