Planning & Scheduling Analyst

The purpose of this role is to support the implementation and ongoing operation of planning and scheduling processes across the AM&E Directorate. The role helps maintain schedule integrity across the project lifecycle by supporting schedule assurance and reporting activities and enabling performance monitoring through accurate data and structured reporting.

This includes supporting the provision of progress updates, assuring critical path analysis and engaging with delivery teams to ensure that schedules reflect approved scope, logic and change control and are fully assured.

What you’ll be doing as a Planning & Scheduling Analyst

• Assure detailed schedules in the corporate system for assigned Sub Programmes and Solutions/Projects, ensuring logical sequencing of scope, clear dependencies, and alignment to baselines
• Assure schedules with actual performance data each reporting cycle, ensuring accuracy and alignment to approved change
• Assure schedule inputs into performance dashboards and reports, including critical path, float analysis, milestone tracking, and earned value data (where required)
• Develop, manage, maintain, and closeout schedules for all projects where the AM&E spoke is the deliverer. Manage schedules as per the Hub PMO Planning and Scheduling Standards and Processes. Ensure integration with other control disciplines and ensure integration with other deliverer schedules at a Sub Programme level.
• Support Stage Gate and baseline assurance activities by preparing and submitting required schedule artefacts in line with governance requirements
• Work with project managers, planners, cost, and commercial colleagues to align schedule data with programme and cost baselines
• Ensure schedule data is accurate, structured, and maintained in accordance with Hub PMO standards. Address data gaps or logic conflicts proactively

Base Location: Hybrid – Reading
Working Pattern or hours:  36 hours

What you should bring to the role
To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are:

• Experience supporting planning and scheduling within a PMO or capital delivery environment
• Familiarity with baseline management, progress updates, and schedule change control
• Strong attention to detail and confidence working with large datasets and project plans
• Understanding of delivery lifecycle phases and their scheduling requirements
• Higher education in Business Management, Commercial, Engineering, Project Management or Finance related subject
• Strong Excel skills and ability to interpret and present schedule data
• Understanding of planning concepts such as critical path, float, and dependencies
• Good communication and reporting skills

Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring:

• Familiarity with earned value reporting or integrated baseline management
• Working towards or holding a project controls or scheduling qualification (e.g. APM, PMI-SP, or equivalent)
• Experience within the utilities, construction or infrastructure sectors

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary up to £65,000 per annum, depending on experience
• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays) 
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

 
Find out more about our benefits and perks (Please note different T&Cs apply if on secondment)

Who are we?
We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to
where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else, just let us know. We’re here to help and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

Disclaimer: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.