Change & Transformation Resourcing and Planning Manager

We have an incredible opportunity for a Change & Transformation (C&T) Resourcing and Planning Manager to join our Change & Transformation team on a permanent basis, based in either the Darlington or London office (hybrid based).  

Railpen is responsible for the safekeeping and investment of around £34 billion in assets and the administration of several pension schemes, including the Railways Pension Scheme, one of the UK's largest and longest established pension funds.

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As the Change & Transformation Resourcing and Planning Manager, you will be a valued member of the Change & Transformation Office team providing expertise, challenge and advise on governance, quality assurance and controls. This role will ensure that the organisations resources are used efficiently and effectively to achieve project and business objectives, balancing the demands of various stakeholders while maintaining operational efficiency.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

We are looking for someone with experience as either a Senior PMO, Delivery Manager or a Resourcing and Planning Manager, who has experience of resource management in a cross functional change transformation environment. You will have excellent knowledge of industry standard Change and Transformation Office tools for resource demand and management. An ability to analyse data is fundamental within this role to ensure resource utilisation across the portfolio is effectively managed. You will be able to highlight and provide regular reports to the Change & Transformation Committee on resource availability, allocation and potential resource challenges associated with delivery.

As the C&T Resourcing and Planning Manager, you will have the ability to provide support across a variety of business disciplines and can demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills in complex stakeholder environments. An ability to work using your own initiative is key for this role. Organisational skills and a proven ability to adapt and re-plan due to competing or changing priorities is crucial. The successful candidate will be keen to introduce new ideas and ways of working to help develop best practice within Change.

Our values of integrity, community and alignment are the guiding principles that influence our behaviour. They help us make decisions and shape our relationships with others. They’re what we stand for. You will actively demonstrate our values, helping to create a safe environment, to place the needs of the community above oneself and, through a culture of ‘fair challenge’, align to the best interests of our members. 

• A competitive salary

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Generous annual bonus plan

• We provide membership of the Railways Pension Scheme, a Defined Benefit arrangement under which you get a pension for life and a lump sum when you retire, based on your length of service and pay

• 4x Life Assurance cover

• Colleague referral scheme

• Employee assistance programme

• Heath cash plan

• Eye care vouchers

• Flu vaccination

• We support hybrid and flexible working along with very generous family leave including 12 months full pay maternity leave and 6 months full pay paternity leave

• Buy and sell holidays

• Give as you earn scheme

• Paid volunteering days

• Flexible half days leave

• Electric vehicle leasing

• Cycle to work scheme

Please apply for the apply button or visit Careers Page by 5pm on Friday 20th June 2025.

Railpen is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment, we value diversity and welcome people from all backgrounds and walks of life