Programme Planner

Job Location: Basingstoke

Location Flexibility: Multiple Locations in Country

Req Id: 10667

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).

PMO Programme Planner Location: Basingstoke

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 escalate 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.

This role will require you to become security cleared to a high level. Please visit National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Your Benefits 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 [email protected] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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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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Visa Sponsorship Approved: No

At Fujitsu, we are committed to an inclusive recruitment process that values the diverse backgrounds and experiences of all applicants. We believe that hiring people from a wide variety of backgrounds makes us stronger, not because it's the right thing to do, but because it allows us to draw on a wider range of perspectives and life experiences.