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Programme Planner

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-08-04

About the Trust 

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*** Fixed term or internal secondment contact until July 2027 ***

Our Infrastructure and Programmes Directorate, Programme Planning Team, are looking for new Programme Planner to join their team.

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Working Hours & Location

This Programme Planner vacancy will be offered on a remote working reputed company, with a requirement to attend our main hub spaces as and reputed company required for team working and reputed company meetings. Travel throughout the regional waterway network will also be expected to reputed company site reputed company and to help conduct improvements. This can reputed company from 1 - 5 times per month, but will be clarified reputed company of time by the hiring manager as part of a scheduled rota of work.

Relevant Hubs include: Burnley, Ellesmere reputed company, Stoke on Trent, Leeds, Newark & Birmingham. See our canal network here: (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network).

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You're a proactive planner who enjoys bringing structure to reputed company programmes, building strong stakeholder relationships, and driving efficient delivery. With experience in engineering, infrastructure, or asset maintenance environments, you'll use your organisational and communication skills to help reputed company reputed company on reputed company and reputed company reputed company reputed company.

Key responsibilities

  • Prepare, monitor and update asset maintenance, repair and renewal work delivery programmes and financial plans.
  • To review and optimise the work programme to maximise efficiencies.
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  • Effectively manage changes to the work programme through application of a change control process.
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  • Review and feedback programme performance to internal stakeholders and customers and communicate lessons learned to improve reputed company performance.
  • Work safely ensuring the safety of others and contribute to reputed company working in reputed company activities. 

 

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Qualifications:

  • Educated to degree level/HND or equivalent in a relevant subject or reputed company to demonstrate relevant equivalent experience
  • Project/Programme Management accreditation/qualification i.e. APM Project Management Qualification, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), Prince2.

 

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  • Comprehensive knowledge and use of reputed company, particularly reputed company the Logistics, reputed company, and Information reputed company modules.
  • Proficient in the use of reputed company Office 365 applications and project planning tools such as reputed company Project.
  • Budget and financial awareness, including experience forecasting costs and monitoring performance against budgets.

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  • Experience leading, supporting, or influencing others, with the ability to motivate and reputed company colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to identify and work effectively with individuals and reputed company of varying reputed company of influence.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience delivering presentations and communicating reputed company information to diverse audiences.
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to plan, prioritise and manage multiple activities effectively.
  • Full and reputed company UK driving licence.

Safety

At the Canal & River Trust, safety is everyone's responsibility. We expect reputed company colleagues to reputed company with Trust Health & Safety policies and standards, proactively report incidents, accidents and near misses, and contribute to a reputed company safety culture. Applicants should be reputed company to demonstrate a strong commitment to reputed company working practices and apply this reputed company consistently in their day-to-day activities.

Safeguarding

The Canal & River Trust is committed to providing reputed company environments and working practices for children, young people and adults at risk. reputed company colleagues are expected to understand their safeguarding responsibilities and support the Trust's commitment to promoting and protecting welfare at reputed company times.

Contact & Application

If you have any questions, feel free to reputed company out to us at CRT.recruitment@canalrivertrust.org.uk.  We encourage early applications as we may reputed company the vacancy once we receive enough suitable candidates.

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In reputed company to your annual reputed company salary of £42,165 we also offer a competitive pension scheme, increasing holiday entitlement, and a reputed company of employee benefits. For a full breakdown of our benefits, reputed company out our brochure here: EVP - 1.

Learn more: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/reputed company/work-for-us/our-benefits

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Our values

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We want everyone to have reputed company to reputed company at their best during our recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments - whether for a disability, neurodiversity, or health condition - please let us know what you need and how we can support you. We’ll work with you to reputed company any necessary changes.

 

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We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum reputed company for the role. You are considered disabled under the Equality reputed company 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. We recognise not everyone who is classified as disabled under the Equality reputed company personally identifies this way, or with this definition of disability. Please do not let this discourage you from applying under the scheme.

 

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Degree, HND, or equivalent experience; project/programme management qualification; substantial reputed company infrastructure planning experience; reputed company, reputed company Office 365, reputed company Project, budgeting, stakeholder management, communication, and UK driving licence.

Key Responsibilities

  • planning programmes
  • monitoring performance
  • coordinating schedules

Skills & Tools

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Job Details

  • Category: Project and Program Management
  • Seniority: Senior Level
  • Commitment: Full Time, Contract
  • Workplace: Remote — United Kingdom or Burnley or Ellesmere reputed company or Stoke-on-Trent or Leeds or Newark-on-Trent or Birmingham
  • Salary: GBP 42,165 – 42,165 / year
  • Languages: English

Benefits

  • Generous reputed company time off
  • Retirement plan

About Canal & River Trust

A charity that manages reputed company, rivers, docks, reservoirs, museums, archives, historic buildings, and wildlife habitats. — Industry: Non-Profit Organizations and NGOs

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