Senior Nuclear Project Planner & Schedule Lead

Rullion; Warrington; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rullion is seeking a Lead Project Planner to establish industry-leading planning and schedule assurance for major UK nuclear programmes. You will own Integrated Master Schedules, manage critical paths and conduct Monte Carlo risk analysis, reporting to the Director, Nuclear UK.

This is a senior leadership role requiring strong governance, stakeholder engagement and delivery certainty across engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in project planning, scheduling or project controls in regulated sectors.
• Experience building Integrated Master Schedules for major capital projects.
• Expert knowledge of critical path methodology (CPM).
• Experience in schedule risk assessment and Monte Carlo simulation.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6.
• UK security clearance eligibility required.
• Degree in Engineering or related discipline; professional qualification in planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement planning standards, procedures and governance arrangements.
• Build and maintain Integrated Master Schedules, integrating engineering, procurement, construction and handover.
• Identify critical and near-critical paths, and keep schedule updates and reports accurate.
• Lead quantitative schedule risk assessments and probabilistic analysis, including Monte Carlo simulation.
• Develop schedule confidence ranges and forecast completion dates.
• Identify schedule threats and opportunities, and develop mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Align planning with cost management, risk management and performance reporting.
• Provide schedule assurance, maturity assessments and independent challenge.
• Present schedule analysis and forecasts to project leadership and clients.
• Promote planning best practice and improve schedule maturity across projects.
• Lead and develop project planners and scheduling personnel.

Skills

CPM - Critical Path Method

Schedule risk analysis

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Engineering degree or related discipline

Professional qualification in planning / project controls

Tools

Primavera P6

Acumen Fuse

Safran Risk

Primavera Risk Analysis

Job description

Rullion is seeking a Lead Project Planner to establish industry-leading planning and schedule assurance for major UK nuclear programmes. You will own Integrated Master Schedules, manage critical paths and conduct Monte Carlo risk analysis, reporting to the Director, Nuclear UK.

This is a senior leadership role requiring strong governance, stakeholder engagement and delivery certainty across engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning.