Lead Possession Planner

Sector: Rail / Civil Engineering - Projects & Asset Maintenance

Location: Cumbernauld, Scotland

About The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced

Lead Possession Planner to play a key role in delivering a diverse portfolio of capital and asset management projects. In this role, you will take ownership of access planning, lead a dedicated team of planners, and ensure the safe and efficient coordination of all associated documentation.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic regional team working on high-profile infrastructure programmes across Scotland.

What We Offer

We believe in supporting our people to thrive both professionally and personally. In return, you can expect:

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
• Company car or car allowance
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Option to purchase additional leave
• Company contributory pension scheme
• Life insurance and health cash plan
• Structured development programmes and leadership pathways including women in leadership programmes.
• A culture that encourages inclusion, wellbeing and collaboration
• Opportunities to grow your career with clear progression routes
• Employee forums to ensure every voice is heard

About The Business Unit

You will be joining a fast-paced and collaborative environment delivering multidisciplinary civil engineering projects for a broad range of clients, including Local Authorities, Network Rail, and environmental organisations.

Our work spans a wide variety of infrastructure projects, including:

• Rail infrastructure
• Highways and roads
• Bridges (under, over and footbridges)
• Tunnels
• Flood alleviation and repair works
• Earthworks and embankments
• Rail platforms and station infrastructure

The Role

As Lead Possession Planner, you will lead the Scotland Track Access Team (TAP) and play a central role in ensuring access planning supports project delivery safely and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the Track Access Planning team
• Collaborate with project, construction, and estimating teams on all access planning matters
• Identify and optimise available possessions to support programme delivery
• Develop and manage master, contract, and detailed possession schedules
• Ensure possession, isolation, and protection requests are submitted in line with Network Rail standards and timescales
• Plan possession and protection arrangements
• Monitor, track, and communicate any changes to possession plans
• Prepare safety-critical documentation in accordance with railway standards
• Represent the organisation at possession meetings or arrange appropriate attendance
• Identify risks and opportunities, contributing to effective project management
• Support entitlement submissions where required
• Embed safety into all planning activities
• Maintain strong working relationships across planning teams and share best practice
• Submit road closure requests where necessary

About You

You will bring proven experience in possession or access planning within a rail environment, along with the confidence to lead a team and collaborate across disciplines.

Essential Requirements

• Experience as a Lead Possession Planner or Access Planner
• Proven team leadership or supervisory experience
• PPS access planning experience
• SSOW Planning qualification (Core Level 2)
• Valid PTS certification
• Competence as a Controller of Site Safety (COSS)
• Strong understanding of the Network Rail Rule Book
• Ability to interpret Sectional Appendices, Hazard Directory, and environmental documentation
• Full UK driving licence

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you are looking for a leadership role where your expertise in access planning will make a real difference to major infrastructure delivery, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the future of rail infrastructure in Scotland.

The Company

Why AmcoGiffen?

You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen

We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing

Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.

Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!

For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:

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Recruitment Manager