Planner / Planning Engineer

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible holidays

Training & progression

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited seeks a Senior Planner to lead the full build and management of project schedules, baselines, and interfaces with stakeholders. You will drive meetings to challenge progress and support Planning/Project Controls to maintain performance metrics and contractual obligations.

You will deliver Earned Value reporting, integrate schedule with cost and risk, and perform critical path analysis to improve efficiencies in a range of transportation, energy, defence, water and rail

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, engineering, construction management or related field.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to communicate across diverse groups.
• Proficiency in project management software such as Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team.

Responsibilities

• The full build and management of schedules, their interfaces and engagement with stakeholders.
• Maintenance and management of baselines to support contractual and performance metrics.
• Provide meetings and workshops to challenge project progress and performance.
• Support Planning / Project Controls Managers to maintain schedules and interfaces.
• Manage contract requirements for the schedules.
• Provide advanced hierarchical reporting outputs such as Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Integration of Schedule, Cost and Risk.
• Provide Critical Path evaluation and scenario planning to mitigate issues and improve efficiencies.
• Proficient in various delay analysis techniques.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Project management software

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in project management or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Job Description Overview

Streamline the way forward. Join our collaborative Complex Projects team, where we have a impressive variety of projects on the go at any one time. So, joining us means you could take your career wherever your interests lie. Everyone here is willing to pitch in and help because we all want you to succeed and are ready to help you develop. When it comes to living your life, we want you to get the most out of it. So, talk to us about all our flexible and remote working policies that can support your personal priorities. We also value your transferable skills and potential and can't wait to invest in your training, development, and progression.

Your role

• The full build and management of schedules, their working interfaces and engagement with relevant stakeholders.


• Maintenance and Management of Baselines to support contractual and performance metrics.


• Provide meetings and workshops to challenge the progress and performance of projects.


• Support Planning / Project Controls Managers to maintain schedules and their interfaces.


• Manage the contract requirements for the schedules.


• Provide advanced hierarchical reporting outputs such as Earned Value Management (EVM).


• Experience of Integration of function corelating Schedule, Cost and Risk.


• Provide Critical Path evaluation and scenario planning options to mitigate issues and improve efficiencies.


• Proficient in various types of delay analysis techniques.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.


• Experience as a Senior Planner, specializing in transportation, energy, defence, water and rail industry experience.


• Knowledge of NEC contracts and their application in project management.


• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to communicate across diverse groups.


• Proficiency in project management software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project).


• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and time management skills.


• Ability to work collaboratively within a team.

Reward & benefits

• Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career.


• Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices.


• Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.


• And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis

We are AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Additional information

Security clearance This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

Worker Type and Job 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, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital.

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