Regional Scheduling Lead

**Job Description**:
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There will be occasional travel required across Scotland and the North of the UK for this role._**

Our goal at CityFibre is to unlock the digital potential of Britain by creating a broadband network that works seamlessly for everyone, every day. Powerful, gigabit-speed connections that enable people across entire communities to enjoy life in full flow. To do this, we make sure that our people’s voices are heard, their ideas are welcomed, and everyone is given the opportunity to make a real impact.

We encourage change, have a challenger mindset, foster innovation and nurture a welcoming, inclusive and supportive community. In this environment we allow you to bring your best-self to work every day, helping you to achieve your goals, grow your career and reach your full potential.

We’re a Times Top 50 Employer for Women; are endorsed by WORK180; have pledged our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant; and are a Disability Confident Employer. Working together with our Employee Networks, we’re committed to changing the industry for everyone.

**What you can expect from us**

Everyone at CityFibre has an important part to play, and we reflect that in our benefits. With **a competitive salary **depending on experience **+ a car allowance**, when you join us, you’ll also enjoy 25 days’ holiday, a day off on your birthday, a day off to support a charity or organisation of your choice, a performance-related bonus scheme, and private healthcare.

We believe we deliver our best when we work together. It’s the way we do things, trusting and giving our people the autonomy to manage their own day-to-day, promoting wellbeing, whilst still prioritising time together with our colleagues to connect, collaborate and share our ideas.

**How you’ll change it up**

As our Regional Scheduling Lead, you’ll be responsible for creating and maintaining programme and project schedules to ensure that they are effectively planned, tracked and monitored, ultimately helping CityFibre to meet its objectives. Day to day, this is some of what you can expect to be doing:

- Working alongside the wider project team to develop and update an integrated build plan and schedule
- Undertaking due diligence to ensure that Build Partner and internal programme plans are credible and meet CityFibre standards
- Integrating and updating activities into the programme schedule tools
- Carrying out schedule analysis - recommending alternative schedule improvements
- Preparing, coordinating and directing planning and scheduling presentations to the programme team, regional stakeholders and management

**What you’ll bring to the role**

You’ll have strong experience in project controls, with a specific skill set in planning and scheduling for large, complex projects. You’ll also bring the following with you:

- Experience using Microsoft Project MSP
- Ability to flexibly respond to urgent project requests and changing priorities
- Ability to create, manage and de-conflict integrated delivery programmes
- Experience in directing planning and scheduling functions
- Valid UK driving license

We’re looking for people who don’t settle for ‘good enough’ and push things forward. If you’ve just found yourself thinking, ‘I’d love to do this’, we want to hear from you. Let’s change it up.

**Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging**

Our people have a wide range of experiences and perspectives - and it’s this diversity of thought that makes us who we are.

CityFibre is working hard to change up the telecoms industry. This means we’re committed to providing equal opportunities to people from all backgrounds and commitments, including your carer and family status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, gender and gender identity. We’re also offering training programmes and placement opportunities to support the skilled, career changers, service-leavers, and returning workers to become part of our teams.

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