Description
Programme Scheduler - Site Engineering Projects
Location: Hybrid - Primarily Remote, Occasional Travel to Hampshire or Crawley
Contract Length: 6 months Initially (Potential Extension to March 2026)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
We're looking for a seasoned Programme or Senior Project Scheduler/Manager with a strong background in supplier coordination and complex engineering environments with strong stakeholder management expertise.
This isn't your typical site rollout project. You'll be managing a series of technical engineering initiatives across a 300-site+ network, including:
- Telemetry upgrades - overseeing the Black Box swap that governs how gas is measured and communicated between sites.
- Physical security enhancements - updating systems like CCTV and site access controls.
- Computer hardware and network modernisation.
These projects won't all impact every site, but coordination is key. Some sites may have multiple projects underway and rolling out changes on a live operational network isn't easy. There's significant prep work just to get on-site - including health and safety paperwork that can take up to 6 weeks per location.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Acting as the central point of coordination across multiple projects and suppliers
- Navigating complex site access and compliance requirements
- Supporting cost-effective delivery and smooth implementation
- Reporting to senior stakeholders
- Managing internal comms to ensure alignment across departments
- Bringing structure to a fast-moving, technically detailed programme
What We're Looking For:
- A calm, confident project/Programme Manager with presence and patience - not a big-budget exec, but someone hands-on with the gravitas to speak with senior leaders
- Strong experience managing multiple suppliers and navigating complex logistics
- Ideally from a regulated or safety-critical industry (utilities, energy, facilities, infrastructure, etc.)