Senior Project Planner

Babcock International Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A major player in the UK nuclear industry is seeking a Senior Project Planner to join its Bristol location. You will be responsible for developing and managing complex project schedules in a hybrid working environment. Candidates should have experience with Primavera P6 and a relevant degree, plus a background in regulated industries. The position offers competitive pay, generous holiday, and excellent professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Employee share scheme

Employee assistance programme

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Previous experience in project planning in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Project structures (WBS/OBS/RBS/CBS).
• Create and manage integrated project schedules.
• Provide project status updates and schedule analysis.

Skills

Project Planning using Primavera P6

Experience in a highly regulated industry

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management or related discipline

Recognised professional qualification (APM, Acoste, RICS)

Job description

Job Title: Senior Project Planner

Location: Warrington OR Bristol, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Project Planner at our Warrington, Cheshire or Bristol site.

The role

As a Senior Project Planner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of delivering complex projects that shape the future of the nuclear industry, ensuring schedules are robust, aligned, and drive successful outcomes.

Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for applying schedule management independently primarily in complex situations across Portfolio, Programme, and Project Management (P3M).

• Develop/implement and maintain the Project structures (WBS/OBS/RBS/CBS)
• Develop/baseline and maintain the Project integrated schedules.
• Ensure alignment between the integrated scheduling toolset and the companies financial and material demand toolset
• Regular status update of the integrated schedule and the provision of metrics (e.g. critical path/total float) and schedule analysis of the impact to the project.

This is a full-time position (37 hours per week) offering a flexible hybrid working arrangement, with three days based in the office and two days working from home.

Essential experience of the Senior Project Planner

• Experience of Project Planning using Primavera P6
• Previous experience of working as a Project Planner within a high regulated industry/environment

Qualifications for the Senior Project Planner

• A bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline
• A recognised professional qualification such as APM, Acoste, RICS (or equivalent)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of