OUTSIDE IR35 - ASAP START
CONTRACT TO DECEMBER 2026
BPSS CLEARANCE REQUIRED
HYBRID WORKING - 2 DAYS PER WEEK IN PRESTON
Integrated Planner (ERP Transformation Programme)
The Integrated Planner will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and assuring the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) across a complex in-flight ERP transformation programme. This role will ensure all programme workstreams (technical, functional, business change, data, testing, cutover, hypercare) are aligned, dependencies are managed, risks are identified, and progress is tracked against baseline delivery. The role is central to providing clear visibility of delivery confidence to programme leadership and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Planning & Scheduling
* Develop, maintain, and manage the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) across all ERP workstreams.
* Establish and enforce standardised planning processes and templates.
* Capture, validate, and track milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and resourcing requirements.
* Provide clear critical path visibility and highlight slippages or risks to delivery timelines.
Dependency & Risk Management
* Identify, manage, and report on cross-workstream dependencies.
* Perform Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) to assess confidence in delivery timelines and recommend mitigations.
* Support risk workshops and ensure schedule risks are linked to the programme risk register.
Governance & Reporting
* Provide planning input for Steering Committee, Programme Board, and PMO reporting.
* Support programme assurance reviews, stage-gates, and readiness assessments.
* Deliver reporting dashboards, RAG status updates, and schedule variance analysis for leadership.
Change & Controls
* Assess and incorporate approved scope or design changes into the IMS.
* Conduct impact assessments of schedule changes on programme delivery.
* Ensure programme planning aligns with established project controls framework.
Cutover & Deployment
* Develop and manage the cutover plan, integrating technical and business activities.
* Ensure alignment of testing, training, and change readiness leading into go-live.
* Support planning for hypercare and post-go-live stabilisation.
Stakeholder Engagement
* Act as a key interface between programme leadership, PMO, ERP vendor, and SI planners.
* Facilitate dependency and planning workshops with cross-functional stakeholders.
* Communicate planning insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Required Experience & Skills
* Extensive Project Controls/Planning experience with a proven track record across major transformation programmes.
* Strong knowledge of planning, project controls, and project management disciplines.
* Hands-on experience with planning and ERP tools such as Primavera P6 and/or SAP (or similar enterprise planning tools).
* Proven ability in Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA), including identification of risks and development of mitigation strategies.
* Experience in ERP transformation or large-scale technology-enabled change programmes preferred.
* Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills.
* Ability to work in high-pressure, fast-paced programme environments, maintaining attention to detail.
Desirable
* Knowledge of ERP platforms (eg, SAP S/4HANA, Oracle ERP, Microsoft Dynamics).
* Familiarity with P3O, MSP, or PRINCE2 frameworks.
* Experience working in complex, regulated, or government environments with multiple vendors.