Heathrow Portfolio Interface Manager
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead the development and implementation of a portfolio-wide integration and interface management framework, including governance, tools, and processes.
- Identify, map, and manage cross-programme and cross-project interfaces, dependencies, and constraints, including those with operational and third-party systems.
- Maintain a dynamic interface register, dashboard, tracking ownership, risk status, and resolution strategies across programmes.
- Collaborate with planning and project controls teams to build and maintain integrated programme and portfolio schedules, ensuring logic alignment, milestone synchronisation, and critical path visibility.
- Coordinate and chair interface alignment meetings, focusing on design, construction, operational readiness, and third-party interfaces (e.g. airlines, suppliers and other contractors).
- Conduct impact assessments, scenario planning, and schedule health reviews to manage interface risks.
- Ensure planning and integration activities fully consider live operational environments, including airside access, safety, baggage system continuity, and passenger experience.
- Support resolution of cross-programme issues affecting resources, systems, or operations.
- Act as a central point of contact for all interface-related planning and scheduling coordination across the portfolio.
- Significant experience (typically 7+ years) in senior programme planning and/or interface management within major infrastructure or capital delivery environments, ideally in aviation
- Deep understanding of airport operations, including baggage systems, terminal processes, airside logistics, and operational readiness
- Demonstrable experience managing interfaces between capital projects and live airport environments, ensuring minimal disruption to operations
- Strong experience in developing and managing integrated master schedules across multi-programme portfolios using tools like Primavera P6
- Proficiency in managing schedule dependencies, float, critical paths, and integrated milestone tracking
- In-depth knowledge of project, programme, and portfolio management (P3M) principles
- Excellent stakeholder management and facilitation skills, with a proven ability to influence across functions and external partners
- Experience working in or with regulated environments (e.g. CAA, DfT, ORR).
- Familiarity with systems engineering, interface control documentation, and operational readiness processes (e.g. ORAT)
- Experience working with NEC contract schedules and planning requirements.
- Knowledge of other major airport infrastructure systems (e.g. MEP, security screening, IT, control systems)
- Degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
- Professional certifications such as APM PMQ/PPQ, PMP,
- Advanced Primavera P6 user certification
- 28 days of annual leave (excluding public holidays)
- Bupa Medical Cover
- YuLife – Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers
- Perkbox includes things such as free eye tests at Specsavers including discounts on Glasses, free cinema vouchers and a weekly free coffee from Nero. Along with hundreds of savings on day-to-day shopping, trips etc.
- A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Pension with Aviva