Scheduler Planner

Framatome; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the nuclear energy sector is seeking a Project Planner to manage schedules and improve planning practices. The ideal candidate will have an engineering background and extensive project planning experience, particularly in complex technical projects. This role offers a range of benefits including generous annual leave and health care options.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

8% Employer pension contribution

Individual and family private health care

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Income Protection

Professional Body Membership

Cycle to Work scheme

Access to language courses

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in project planning.
• Engineering background with nuclear/engineering/construction experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage schedules and implement planning practices.
• Update schedules with inputs from contributors and lead meetings.
• Support contract management with rigorous traceability.

Skills

Project Planning

Risk Management

Cost Control

Communication

Education

MS / MSc degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Framatome is a major international player in the nuclear energy market recognised for its innovative solutions and value-added technologies for designing, building, maintaining, and advancing the global nuclear fleet. The company designs, manufactures, and installs components, fuel and instrumentation and control systems for nuclear power plants and offers a full range of reactor services.

With 14,000 employees worldwide, every day Framatomes expertise helps its customers improve the safety and performance of their nuclear plants and achieve their economic and societal goals.

Framatome is owned by the EDF Group (80.5%) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI 19.5%)

In the UK we are currently over 300 strong and our plans are to grow to 400-500 by 2025 through the development our UK nuclear service offerings

Main Responsibilities

Manage the various schedules for the site for which you will be responsible. In addition, you will implement the expected planning practices by anticipating constraints and by systematizing feedback.

Develop, jointly with the operational staff, the planning of the perimeter for which you are responsible as well as the associated routines by clarifying the risks, opportunities and priorities in order to meet the agreed deadlines.

Update these schedules with inputs from the various contributors, by leading schedule update meetings (daily and weekly) with the stakeholders including the customer.

Update or create dedicated indicators, including analysis of variances and their impacts on the project critical paths, i.e. proposal of corrective actions / mitigation measures.

Communicate a shared vision of the status and trends through reports dedicated to the needs of each stakeholder.

Contribute to the planning routines with the client on site including the realization of workshops with all stakeholders in order to allow the management of activities in interfaces.

Support the proper management of the contract with a rigorous traceability of events, their causes and impacts and their adequate communication in the contractual reporting.

Promote and improve good planning practices within the HPC team and within the planning community.

Key Skills And Experiences

Experience in project planning.

An engineering background

Experience of complex and technical projects.

Ideally experienced in project control (planning / cost / risks) on the construction of an industrial plant using Primavera P6.

Knowledge of international best practices PMP, Prince2, IPMA

Rigorous, reliable and result oriented.

Qualifications

MS / MSc degree.

Background

Extensive Experience in project planning

Nuclear/Engineering/Construction experience

Benefits

25 days annual leave per year raising to 30 (x1 day for 2 years service)

8% Employer pension contribution (salary sacrifice) 1% min Employe

Individual and family private health care (Employee, partner/ spouse and any child up to 24 years)

Life assurance (4x salary)

Employee assistance programme (EAP)

Income Protection

Professional Body Membership (1 per year)

Cycle to Work scheme

Access to language courses

Plus more including access to training and development opportunities.