Planner

Assystem GmbH; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

8% company pension contributions

Health cash plan

Employee assistance programme

Professional and industry membership fees paid for

Job summary

ASSYSTEM in the East Midlands is seeking a dynamic Project Planner to support project delivery within the Defence Infrastructure portfolio. You will be responsible for managing project schedules, coordinating work packages, and interacting with stakeholders to track progress.

Ideal candidates will have strong MS Office skills, experience with NEC4 Contracts, and preferably a degree or Project Management qualification. This role offers a flexible working model with 25 annual leave days and various health benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience as a project planner on NEC4 Contracts is essential.
• Major infrastructure design and build project background highly desirable.
• Experience of working in the nuclear or defence industry highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning – production and management of project schedule(s).
• Coordination of work packages to schedule, tracking progress vs schedule.
• Review and approval of sub-contractor programmes.

Skills

Strong skills in MS Office, especially Excel and Project

Self-motivated

Good communicator

Confidently engage with sub-contractors

Education

Degree preferred or equivalent qualification

Project Management qualification (e.g., APM)

Job description

Job Description

As the Assystem’s Defence Infrastructure account continues to grow, we are looking to recruit a dynamic, self‑motivated Project Planner to support project delivery.

Working alongside the Defence Infrastructure Project Manager(s) and PMO function, the Project Planner is the local point for all aspects of planning across the Defence Infrastructure portfolio.

This role will be based at our Assystem offices in either Derby or Newcastle, with ad‑hoc travel to client and other Assystem offices as required. Assystem are currently implementing our ‘new normal’ flexible working model, which will continue to support a mixture of home and office working across the business.

Your missions

• Responsible for planning – production and management of project schedule(s), both internally and externally.
• Coordination of work packages to schedule, tracking progress vs schedule, resource planning, coordination of sub‑contractors.
• Review and approval of sub‑contractor programmes.
• Interface with stakeholders to identify and report on progress, change, risks and opportunities.
• Input to proposals relating to manhour estimates and planning.
• Produce concise, accurate reports of project metrics including critical path analysis to the Defence Infrastructure Lead Team.

Why join the community of Switchers?

As one of the top 3 nuclear engineering companies in the world, Assystem offers a competitive benefits package which includes:

• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
• 8% company pension contributions.
• Health cash plan to get money back on dental, medical, physical care.
• Employee assistance programme including 24/7 access to free mental health support, virtual gym classes and more.
• Professional and industry membership fees paid for.

Qualifications

Essential skills and behaviours

• Strong skills in MS Office, especially Excel and Project.
• Self‑motivated and able to work to deadlines without direction or supervision.
• Good communicator able to provide a clear, concise and accurate summary of project progress, risks to the critical path and metrics.
• Confidently engage with sub‑contractors and critically review the accuracy of sub‑contractor submissions.

Qualifications

• Degree preferred, or other equivalent qualification.
• Project Management qualification (e.g., APM) would be beneficial.

Experience

• Experience as a project planner on NEC4 Contracts is essential (particularly Option A and Option C).
• Major infrastructure design and build project background highly desirable.
• Experience of working in the nuclear or defence industry highly desirable.

Additional Information

Please be aware that many roles at Assystem are subject to both security and export control restrictions.

• These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation.
• All applicants must, as a minimum, achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

We will consider Inside IR35 Contractors or permanent staff.

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.

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