Resource Planning Officer

Job Introduction

Salary: £35,754.47 per annum with yearly increments based on performance

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: This role can be based at either our Manchester or Glasgow office.

Type of Working Arrangement: Blended approach of home and office-working is available

Hours: This is a full-time role (37 hours per week) 

British Transport Police (BTP) is the national police force for the rail network throughout Great Britain. We are the ‘Guardians of the Railway,’ putting passenger safety at the heart of what we do. Our values are simply: We Care, We Do the Right Thing, We Strive to Be Better Every Day, We Are One BTP, and We Are Proud to Protect. Join us and help create an environment where we can all be our best every day.

The Opportunity:

British Transport Police have an opportunity for a RPO to join the Force Resource Planning Unit.

As a Resource Planning Officer with BTP, you will play a key role in ensuring that the right people, with the right skills, are deployed to the right roles at the right time. Working in a fast-paced operational environment, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and maintaining resource levels to support day-to-day policing activities, mandatory training, events, and planned and unplanned operations.

You will help deliver the Force's operational objectives by ensuring resources are deployed effectively, efficiently, and in a cost-effective manner. The role is also responsible for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of workforce data within the Origin Duty Management System (DMS), ensuring information is kept up to date and reflects real-time operational requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised individual with strong analytical and planning skills to contribute directly to the effective delivery of policing across the Force.

What you'll be doing:  

• Produce and maintain accurate resource plans and duty rosters, ensuring the right people with the right skills are deployed to meet operational demand, training requirements, events, and planned or unplanned operations.
• Maintain and manage data within the Origin Duty Management System (DMS), ensuring workforce, duty, training, and establishment information is accurate, up to date, and compliant with Force policies and relevant legislation.
• Act as a subject matter expert and first point of contact for resource planning queries, providing advice and guidance on duty management, police regulations, workforce policies, and associated systems and processes.
• Work collaboratively with operational commanders, planners, and internal stakeholders to identify resource requirements, resolve resourcing challenges, and deliver practical, cost-effective solutions that support operational delivery.
• Support the planning and deployment of resources for major events, operations, critical incidents, and business-as-usual policing activities, ensuring operational resilience and appropriate skill coverage across the Force.
• Deliver excellent customer service by managing requests and queries through the designated service desk system, resolving issues within agreed service levels and ensuring a positive experience for stakeholders from initial contact through to resolution.

What you'll bring to the team:

• Experience working in a dynamic planning, scheduling, rostering, or resource management environment.
• Experience of organising and coordinating people, resources, or workloads to support operational activities, projects, events, or business requirements.
• Proven ability to plan proactively, manage competing priorities, and make effective decisions in a fast-paced environment while remaining calm under pressure.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and build positive working relationships at all levels of the organisation.
• Excellent organisational, problem-solving, and multitasking skills, with the ability to manage a complex workload both independently and as part of a team.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Teams, and Outlook, together with the ability to maintain accurate records and analyse workforce or resource data.

Additional Information:

As part of a high-performing operational team, you will be encouraged to undertake continuous professional development and gain experience across a variety of resource planning workstreams. There may also be opportunities to support Force mobilisation and critical incident responses when operational demand requires. Flexibility, a willingness to learn, and the ability to work across different areas of the function will be key to success in this role. 

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description.

What we offer:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years.
• Family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave.
• Bespoke benefits platform and Blue Light Card access.
• Salary sacrifice options for cycles, home technology, gym membership, and electric vehicles.
• Interest-free annual rail season ticket loan after 6 months.
• Access to the Transport Benevolent Fund for health, welfare, and financial support.
• Development opportunities, including fully funded apprenticeships.
• Excellent Pension scheme:  We offer the BTP GPP Police Staff Pension Scheme, administered by Royal London. This group personal pension plan is available to all police staff and is a defined contribution scheme. It provides the flexibility to vary your pension contributions from 4.4% to 12% of your salary. For more information, visit the Royal London dedicated pension page or email us at Pension-Queries@btp.police.uk. Note: If you are an existing member of Police Staff in the RPS, your pension will not be affected.

How to Apply:

Applications will be via an up-to-date CV and online application form, as part of this application please outline how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role. 

Completed applications must be submitted by 11.59pm, 2 September 2026

Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Recruitment Vetting (3 years minimum UK residency required), including a full background and financial disclosure. For more information and Top Tips, please see attached document. 

Medical: We’ll ask for relevant health and medical history details to support employee wellbeing.  

References: We'll ask for references to cover the past 5 years.

Inclusion & Diversity

We are committed to building a workforce where everyone feels they belong.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences. Diversity strengthens our teams, improves our services and helps us better represent and support the communities we serve. 

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and strive to create a workplace that is fair, respectful and accessible to all. We actively work to challenge discrimination, remove barriers and ensure equity throughout our recruitment and employment practices. 

If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment or selection process, please let us know - we are happy to support you. Your talent, your potential, and your unique perspective matter here. 

For more information on Inclusion or the Disability Confident Scheme, please click the links Inclusion & Diversity Disability Confident Scheme

Join Us:
Ready to take the next step in your career? At BTP, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, make a real impact, and be part of something extraordinary.

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