Planner in Milton Keynes

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Job DescriptionLocation

Milton Keynes, GB

Department Name

EM Training Helpdesk and Planning (168017) G5

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Brief Description

Network Rail are looking for a Planner to join the team in Milton Keynes!

This is a detail orientated position where you will provide planning and administration support, communicating with people across Network Rail. Every day will bring new challenges and opportunities, it is an environment with room to grow and develop your skills! You will be working with a close knit and experienced team, with two members having received long service awards for their time at Network Rail. This is a role with full training provided.

About The Role (External)

Salary: £33,252.00 Circa

Closing date: Monday 5th January 2026. Please note this role may close early due to a high number of applications.

Contract: Permanent

Location: Milton Keynes - The Quadrant

The role:

• Work in partnership with external suppliers, colleagues in the Planning and Administration and delivery team to offer a seamless and consistent service to training delivery teams and customers.
• Work together with training delivery colleagues to enable the planning of new events and initiatives into the plan.
• Produce training delivery plans accommodating Network Rail Training Catalogues
• Maximise trainer and venue utilisation through regular reporting, monitoring, and collaboration with team members.
• Consider the health and wellbeing of trainers and customers when producing the training plan.
• Actively support delivery of the Planning & Administration volumes
• Understand approved supplier frameworks and adhere to framework policy when liaising with external training suppliers.
• Predict the cost of training delivery plans against customer budgets and monitor records, identifying risks to the training delivery team.
• Engage proactively with delivery colleagues for short and long-term plan changes.
• Propose and help improvements to the Planning and Administration system.
• Pro-actively manage own personal development plan.
  
  

The ideal candidate:

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent attention to detail and quality driven approach to working.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload.
• Understanding of the competence management system
• Demonstrable experience of logistic planning
  
  

What could set you apart?

• A knowledge of the railway industry and rail training sector
• A knowledge of training catalogue and training supply chain
• Experience of working in a training environment
• A knowledge of Training Standards
  
  

How To Apply (External)

Please see the job description attached for further information.

How To Apply

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If you would like to speak the Resourcing Team, please contact RSResourcing@networkrail.co.uk

If you would like any reasonable adjustments support during your application or throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact the Resourcing Team who will happily assist.

Below are some examples of adjustments we can make:

• Changing a provision, practice or ‘the way things are done’
  
  

For example, we can give candidates extra time to complete online, tasks or interviews as needed.

• Changing a physical feature of our workplace For example, office/room layout can be adapted to accommodate individual needs.
• Providing extra equipment or assistance For example, we can provide sign interpreters and support workers where needed. Alternative document formats can be made available.
  
  

There are lots of other adjustments we can consider, please just ask!

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