Planning Manager

Planning Manager – External Advert

Grade:
Band 3.

Salary: c. £60,000 – flexible based on experience, and competitive benefits. Permanent Contract (TfL).

Location:

TfL Offices, London – Hybrid working 50 % office, 50 % home over a 4‑week cycle.

Closing date for applications:
Wednesday 29th July 2026 23:59hrs.

The Planning Manager supports the PMO Planning function by providing direction, leadership, and management of embedded planning resources. The role assists Project or Programme Managers with producing and reporting budget‑loaded work programmes and schedules, coordinating with contractors and third parties, creating and updating programme data to meet PMO centralised requirements, and providing analysis and interpretation of reports.

• Plan and manage complex multi‑project programme time schedules to ensure delivery of intended business benefits.
• Analyse, review and highlight critical time schedule issues and ensure viable resolution plans are in place.
• Act as coordination lead for the production of outward‑facing topical summary reports discussing programme/project progress, critical issues, impact and mitigation.
• Establish and maintain a highly motivated programme planning team.
• Manage the implementation of planning work processes and procedures in accordance with Pathway and approved deviations.
• Provide direction and supervision to assigned planners or offer extensive technical expertise.
• Maintain professional, proactive relationships with other project management/planning teams.
• Conduct Project Controls orientation/training sessions for programme teams and assist senior management with interpreting periodic time‑schedule/cost reports.
• Liaise with Senior Planning Managers, other Planning Managers & Planning Assistants on common planning issues to provide a common solution.
• Analyse programme controls data and create summary programme reports for Senior Managers/Sponsors.
• Assess need for changes to planning processes and methods and implement improvements.
• Assess contractual schedules and compensation events, supporting the business in schedule‑related commercial aspects.
• Contribute to a positive safety culture within capital projects and ensure team commitment to HSE performance.
• Advocate equality of opportunity, social inclusion, fair employment and environmental sustainability, fostering an open, inclusive environment within capital projects and across stakeholders.

• Good communication skills to manage schedules in a multi‑stakeholder environment.
• Good influencing skills to manage and motivate teams.
• Ability to embed Planning Management methodology and process to deliver high‑risk, value‑adding projects/programmes.
• Analysis of complex data to draw conclusions and produce reports.
• Project / Programme Office (L3 – Practitioner).
• Project Management (L3 – Practitioner).
• Stakeholder Management (L4 – Expert).
• Planning (L4 – Expert).
• Budgeting and Cost Management (L3 – Practitioner).
• Information Management and Reporting (L3 – Practitioner).
• Schedule Risk Analysis (L3 – Practitioner).
• Earned Value Management (L3 – Practitioner).
• Primavera P6 Enterprise scheduling software (L4 – Expert).
• Microsoft Project scheduling software (L3 – Practitioner).
• Extensive knowledge of capital projects and programmes with emphasis on planning.
• Extensive knowledge of PPM systems and tools, especially for planning discipline.
• Knowledge of programme and project management professional disciplines in complex capital projects.
• Knowledge of commercial arrangements, NEC3/4 contractual obligations and their impact on project controls.
• Awareness of safety issues in operational environment.
• Domain knowledge of planning, design and construction activities for TfL project areas (track, signalling, stations, civils, surface).
• Experience creating, adapting and monitoring planning in major or construction/asset renewal projects, meeting time, quality and budget.
• Experience dealing with a range of stakeholders at all levels, influencing process improvements.
• Experience building critical‑path schedules from first principles, interviewing and leading workshops to understand progress and performance.
• Experi…