# Programme Scheduler - Norfolk & Waveney New Hospitals Programme > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/programme-scheduler-norfolk-and-waveney-new-hospitals-programme/03fd3ad4-59ad-4869-bc13-2efc5a87ccd0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/programme-scheduler-norfolk-and-waveney-new-hospitals-programme/03fd3ad4-59ad-4869-bc13-2efc5a87ccd0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Kings Lynn - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T14:01:13.086Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Kings_Lynn/The_Queen_Elizabeth_Hospital_Kings_Lynn_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Project_Management/Project_Management-v7980338 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7980338?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Programme Scheduler is a critical post within the New Hospital Programme, Norfolk & Waveney University Hospitals Group, with responsibility for the design, production, integration and management of the Team’s project and programme-level scheduling activity across all elements of the New Hospital Programme development and construction. The postholder will be the principal lead for programme scheduling from the Team’s perspective, ensuring robust, logic-linked schedules are in place that accurately reflect internal and external workstreams and their interdependencies. Operating as a Subject Matter Expert, the postholder will support the planning, monitoring and reporting of business case, transformation, design and construction progress through the programme lifecycle. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and external contractors to ensure that the master schedule and sub-schedules are accurate, validated, and continuously updated. You will also contribute to assurance and risk processes by providing analytical insight into the impact of scheduling decisions, slippage, and change events on the programme’s critical path. This post requires advanced technical expertise in scheduling tools, excellent attention to detail, a deep understanding of major transformation and construction programme dynamics and strong interpersonal skills. This will be a hybrid role, with the base location to be determined prior to appointment. ### Main duties of the job Strategic Planning and Integration The Programme Scheduler will lead the development, integration, and continuous refinement of the New Hospital Programme master schedule. This involves establishing a comprehensive, logic-based scheduling framework that accurately reflects the interdependencies among internal Trust-led workstreams and external contractor timelines. The postholder will coordinate inputs from clinical, digital, operational, and estates stakeholders, integrating these with external construction partner schedules to ensure a unified and coherent delivery plan.  The master schedule will serve as the definitive source of truth for programme delivery, underpinning assurance submissions, funding reviews, and national reporting requirements. The postholder will also be responsible for maintaining version control, ensuring that all schedule updates are systematically documented and communicated to relevant stakeholders. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information about this role please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification ## Job Details The Programme Scheduler is a critical post within the New Hospital Programme, Norfolk & Waveney University Hospitals Group, with responsibility for the design, production, integration and management of the Team’s project and programme-level scheduling activity across all elements of the New Hospital Programme development and construction. The postholder will be the principal lead for programme scheduling from the Team’s perspective, ensuring robust, logic-linked schedules are in place that accurately reflect internal and external workstreams and their interdependencies. Operating as a Subject Matter Expert, the postholder will support the planning, monitoring and reporting of business case, transformation, design and construction progress through the programme lifecycle. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and external contractors to ensure that the master schedule and sub-schedules are accurate, validated, and continuously updated. You will also contribute to assurance and risk processes by providing analytical insight into the impact of scheduling decisions, slippage, and change events on the programme’s critical path. This post requires advanced technical expertise in scheduling tools, excellent attention to detail, a deep understanding of major transformation and construction programme dynamics and strong interpersonal skills. This will be a hybrid role, with the base location to be determined prior to appointment. ## Job Description Strategic Planning and Integration The Programme Scheduler will lead the development, integration, and continuous refinement of the New Hospital Programme master schedule. This involves establishing a comprehensive, logic-based scheduling framework that accurately reflects the interdependencies among internal Trust-led workstreams and external contractor timelines. The postholder will coordinate inputs from clinical, digital, operational, and estates stakeholders, integrating these with external construction partner schedules to ensure a unified and coherent delivery plan. The master schedule will serve as the definitive source of truth for programme delivery, underpinning assurance submissions, funding reviews, and national reporting requirements. The postholder will also be responsible for maintaining version control, ensuring that all schedule updates are systematically documented and communicated to relevant stakeholders. ## Responsibilities For further information about this role please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial experience in construction or capital programme scheduling using industry recognised software such as Primavera P6 - Proven track record of integrating and managing schedules for large, complex projects or multi-phase programmes - Experience providing schedule analysis, critical path reporting, look-ahead planning and progress updates to senior stakeholders **Desirable** - Familiarity with NEC contract requirements for schedule submissions ### Skills, abilities & knowledge **Essential** - High level of skill in using Primavera P6 and other scheduling tools - Ability to design, analyse and interpret complex multi-phase schedules - Familiarity with MS Project and Power BI **Desirable** - Experience in construction programme assurance - Understanding of clinical dependencies in hospital builds ### Qualifications/training & professional development **Essential** - Professional qualification or formal training scheduling (e.g. Primavera P6) - Master’s or equivalent experience in project/programme management, construction or healthcare estates **Desirable** - AACE PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional) Certification - PRINCE2, APM PMQ or MSP qualification ## Documents - [our values (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2570) - [our trust (pdf, 674.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2671) - [establishing identity (pdf, 243.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1315) - [say hello to wage stream (pdf, 7.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2393) - [recruitment policy overview (pdf, 125.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2961) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 322.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10353776) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.