Planner

AtkinsRéalis; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy in Whitehaven is seeking a Planner to prepare and maintain project schedules, ensure logical sequencing of activities, and monitor progress against project deliverables. The ideal candidate will thrive in a diverse and inclusive work environment and contribute to major projects in the Nuclear & Power sector. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Responsibilities

• Prepare project schedules and maintain a baseline schedule.
• Participate in interactive planning workshops and ensure comprehensive schedule development.
• Logically link all activities with project deliverables and execution plans.
• Update schedule progress and validate work completed.
• Identify variances between current schedules and forecasts.
• Work with a cost controller to identify key schedule-cost variances.
• Identify resources and man-hours for project completion.
• Prepare project reports and lead progress communications.

Job description

Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? How about joining our talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together we face our clients' problems head-on. It's a diverse and inclusive work environment where world-class talent knows no distinctions.

We know that different people have different priorities, which is why we're here to support you. Flexible and remote working is a central part of our culture. So talk to us about what's ideal for you – from reduced weeks to buying more leave over school holidays. And if you're returning from a career break, ask us how we can help you transition back into work with us.

In our major projects function within Nuclear & Power, we are looking for a planner who can fulfill the following responsibilities:

1. Prepare project schedules — build and maintain a baseline schedule identifying critical path, resources, work breakdown structure, milestones, coding, and document this in a Basis of Schedule.
2. Participate and chair interactive planning workshops ensuring comprehensive schedules are developed using best practice and benchmarking data.
3. Ensure all activities are logically linked and aligned with the project deliverables, project execution plan, and contracting strategy.
4. Update the schedule progress in accordance with processes and procedures, validating the work completed.
5. Identify and explain variances between current schedule, plan, earned value, and forecasts, and communicate these clearly to the project team. These will include key performance indicators such as Earned Value, Schedule Performance Index, and Cost Performance Index.
6. Work alongside the cost controller to identify key variances between the schedule and the costs.
7. Work with the project team to identify resources and man-hours required to complete the project activities and keep these updated throughout the project, working alongside the cost controller.
8. Prepare project reports, trending charts, and schedule analysis on a periodic basis and lead progress communications and update meetings.

Worker Type: Employee

Job Type: Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds, and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnicity, or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion, or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

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Created on 30/07/2025 by TN United Kingdom