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Senior Planner

  • Cross sector
  • Contracting / Project Management
  • Whitehaven
  • United Kingdom
  • 26/10/24
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The UK government has pledged to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and, as such, is pushing ahead with significant investment in nuclear and renewable energies.


Assystem, as a leading provider of project management, design engineering & construction supervision services within the nuclear industry, has aligned its own strategy to support this switch to low-carbon energy, whilst also recognising transport and infrastructure systems to be a major factor in influencing the outcome of government policy.


By acquiring Logikal in 2023, Assystem reaffirmed their commitment to the UK’s energy transition by combining strengths with a long-established provider of expertise to the transport & infrastructure sectors. We deliver professional services within PMO project delivery, particularly in the areas of project planning, project controls, risk management and enhanced business intelligence.


Based on these solid foundations, our team continues to build on its existing capability and has ambitious plans to develop its reach within both the transport & infrastructure sectors and through the additional opportunities offered via the Assystem network within the nuclear sector.


Our objectives will ultimately be defined by our ability to attract and retain those talented individuals who share our vision and wish to join us in shaping the future.


Job Description

To provide planning services to an integrated DSA team including individual schedules and the coordination and integration of all project schedules.
• A self-directed individual capable of communicating key issues to the project & project control team.
• Prepare, monitor, and forecast resourcing requirements in line with the ‘live’ integrated schedule of works.
• Must communicate effectively in verbal and written format at all levels, including project documentation for clients, project reporting and day to day discussion of tasks with engineers and others.
• Identify and track all changes or potential changes to the project baseline and subsequent underpinning of change control mechanisms. Provide project outturns against baseline for LFE and Knowledge Management.
• Able to draw on their significant experience to suggest improvements and best practices which can applied to the portfolio.
• Fully partake in estimating process to ensure consistency across all estimates produced for new work packages.
• Understands EV principles & able to explain variances within the project & discuss potential mitigation options / recovery scenarios with stakeholders.
• Ability to apply change control measures & a thorough understanding of the NEC contract model.

My profile

• Conversant with planning software and tools (Primavera P6).
• Competence in earned value management and reporting.
• Actively feed into and develop project risk registers in line with live schedule updates.
• Analysis of project risk and estimating uncertainty.
• Commercial awareness (e.g. planning requirements, change control / compensation events / cost control). Thorough knowledge of NEC3 contracts.
• Excellent communication skills.

 

• Nuclear engineering design / construction experience.
• Sellafield gated process for projects and other Sellafield Limited. applicable procedures and manuals.
• Working knowledge of CEMAR or other contract management tool.
• Working knowledge of Power BI would be beneficial.

Benefits include:

  • Pension scheme (8% company contribution / 4% personal contribution)
  • 25 days’ paid annual leave + bank holidays + option to buy or sell days
  • Professional fees reimbursed
  • Flexible working
  • Employee referral scheme

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Hybrid remote/in-office

 

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

Are you a prospective or recent graduate?

Assystem offers you the opportunity to join our Switch to Grow UK Graduate Scheme, where you’ll gain hands on experience in engineering, digital services, and project management by working on some of the world’s most critical energy projects.

Be part of the challenge of the century; accelerating the switch to low carbon energy!

Discover more about our graduate programme

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