Programme Planner in Basingstoke

Programme Planner in Basingstoke

Basingstoke Full-Time No working from home possible
Fujitsu Careers

Location Flexibility: Multiple Locations in Country

Posting Start Date: 7/29/26

At Fujitsu, our purpose is to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation. Founded in Japan in 1935, Fujitsu has been a pioneer in technology and innovation for decades. Today, as a world-leading digital transformation partner, we are committed to transforming business and society in the digital age.

With approximately 130,000 employees across over 50 countries, Fujitsu offers a broad range of products, services, and solutions. We collaborate with our customers to co-create solutions that drive enterprise-wide digitalization while actively working to address social issues and contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Your role

We are seeking an experienced Programme Planner to be responsible for coordinating and planning all work across a large Account. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in planning within a large programme or across several projects, project management methodologies, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams.

Key responsibilities

  • Develop comprehensive Level 0 project plans, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation, in collaboration with the Project Managers and other key stakeholders (eg Programme Manager).
  • Coordinate project activities and ensure that all project tasks are tracked with any updates completed in a timely manner.
  • Manage the transition from current plans and ways of working into the use of project web on a daily basis across 40 projects within the portfolio.
  • Act as a champion for Project Web across the account and provide guidance to PM’s regarding how to structure their plans to obtain the best results from Project Web.
  • Identify and escalate any conflicts or issues in project plans that arise during the project lifecycle.
  • Support the conduct of risk assessments and help highlight mitigation strategies to minimise project risks against the project plans.
  • Review the project highlight reports (PHRs) to ascertain progress against the project plans and elevate risks & issues to the Programme Manager on a regular basis.
  • If requested to, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including architects, engineers, etc. to ensure project success.
  • Provide leadership and guidance to project team members to ensure project objectives are met.

Requirements

  • Proven experience working as an IT Programme Planner or in a similar role.
  • Detailed working knowledge of Project Web as a planner in a portfolio role.
  • Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, such as Agile, Scrum, or Waterfall.
  • Excellent organisational and multitasking skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels.
  • Ability to work well under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.

26 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)

Pension – Double matching contributions of up to 10%

Life assurance

Companywide incentive plans

Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays/ travel/ dental critical illness and more)

Perks at work – employee discounts

Employee assistance programme/ virtual GP

Recruitment process

The recruitment process consists of two stages of interviews.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Email EMEIArecruitment@fujitsu.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

Achieve together

We are recognised as a responsible and inclusive employer:

Not only are we a certified Disability Confident Leader, a Times Top 50 employer for Gender Equality, a Top 75 employer for Social Mobility, accredited with the Living Wage Foundation and a signatory for the Race at Work Charter, but we are also committed to the United Nations standards for LGBTI+ and a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.

We are people centric:

Our work environments enable you to Be Completely You. Our active people‑led Inclusive Community networks are representative of all aspects of diversity and are instrumental in enabling and supporting our innovative approach to inclusion.

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