Senior Planning Lead, Nuclear Projects

Rolls-Royce SMR; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 71,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

Benefits allowance

Pension plan

Annual leave

Private medical insurance

Life Assurance

Home office grant

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR in the UK seeks a Senior Planning Manager to lead project scheduling for a groundbreaking power-station design. You will report to the Head of Planning within the PMO and guide a planning team to deliver credible plans aligned with contractual and business goals.

You will coordinate with stakeholders, validate dependencies and milestones, and integrate with cost for Earned Value and other metrics while providing senior-management status updates.

Responsibilities

• Lead and ensure development of a schedule which meets all customer contractual and business requirements.
• Ensure sub-contract packages are fully integrated.
• Ensure schedule integrity by validating dependencies, milestones, and critical paths.
• Support the PMO in maintaining scheduling standards and governance frameworks for the organisation.
• Coordinate with lead planners, project managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to maintain accurate dependencies and critical path data.
• Prepare and present high-level project status reports to senior management, explaining critical path and float positions.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and industry standards.
• Provide training and support to team members on scheduling best practices and tools.
• Collaborate with teams to anticipate and manage future planning resource demands by gaining a thorough understanding of their needs.
• As part of the Project Controls team, facilitate the integration of schedule with cost for Earned Value Analysis and other performance metrics

Job description

Rolls-Royce SMR in the UK seeks a Senior Planning Manager to lead project scheduling for a groundbreaking power-station design. You will report to the Head of Planning within the PMO and guide a planning team to deliver credible plans aligned with contractual and business goals.

You will coordinate with stakeholders, validate dependencies and milestones, and integrate with cost for Earned Value and other metrics while providing senior-management status updates.