Dependency & Integration Analyst

Dependency & Integration Analyst

Location: Hybrid – Reading (one day per week)
Day rate: £500-£600 per day Umbrella

Duration: 6 months with likely extensions

Essential: Active SC clearance

About the Role

We are seeking a highly organised and analytical Dependency & Integration Analyst to support the successful coordination and delivery of complex programmes across multiple workstreams. This role will play a key part in ensuring dependencies, schedules, and integration points are effectively managed and aligned across interconnected programmes.

You will work closely with programme managers, PMO teams, planners, and delivery stakeholders to identify risks, track critical actions, and maintain visibility across programme timelines and interfaces.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in fast-paced delivery environments and enjoys bringing structure, clarity, and coordination to large-scale programmes.

Key Responsibilities

As a Dependency & Integration Analyst, you will:

• Build, maintain, and manage integrated dependency registers across multiple programmes and workstreams.
• Develop and maintain cross-programme schedule views to ensure alignment of delivery milestones and activities.
• Analyse planning information from multiple teams, tools, and reporting sources to identify inconsistencies, risks, and gaps.
• Identify and escalate critical path conflicts, schedule risks, and interface clashes that may impact programme delivery.
• Track actions, decisions, and commitments through to completion across a variety of stakeholder groups.
• Engage with programme delivery teams to gather, validate, and challenge planning assumptions and dependency information.
• Support governance and reporting activities by preparing planning artefacts, briefing materials, and status updates for senior stakeholders and programme forums.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities across planning, integration, and reporting processes.

Skills & Experience Required

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Experience working in programme planning, PMO, scheduling, or delivery coordination roles within complex multi-programme environments.
• Proven ability to manage integrated dependency registers and consolidated programme schedules.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience reconciling planning data from multiple systems, formats, and stakeholders.
• Experience identifying and managing schedule risks, critical path dependencies, and programme integration challenges.
• A strong track record of monitoring actions and ensuring accountability across multiple delivery teams.
• Confidence engaging with stakeholders at all levels to gather and validate programme information.
• Familiarity with planning and collaboration tools such as MS Project, Jira, Confluence, or equivalent platforms.
• Experience producing high-quality reporting, planning documentation, and briefing packs for governance forums and senior leadership teams.

Desirable Skills

• Experience supporting large-scale transformation or technology programmes.
• Understanding of programme governance and portfolio management frameworks.
• Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience working within highly regulated or complex enterprise environments.

Reasonable Adjustments:

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