Senior Project Planner

Assystem GmbH; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a dynamic Project Planner to support the Defence Infrastructure portfolio. This role involves managing project schedules, coordinating with subcontractors, and ensuring timely delivery of project milestones. As part of a forward-thinking team, you will engage with stakeholders to report on progress and risks while contributing to the success of major infrastructure projects. The company promotes a flexible working model, allowing for a mix of home and office work. If you're self-motivated and passionate about project management in the energy sector, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make an impact.

Benefits

Pension scheme (8% company contribution)

25 days’ paid annual leave

Professional fees reimbursed

Qualifications

• Experience as project planner on NEC4 Contracts is essential.
• Degree preferred or equivalent qualification is required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning and managing project schedules.
• Coordinate work packages and track progress against schedules.

Skills

MS Office

Project Management

Communication Skills

Resource Planning

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification

Project Management qualification (e.g. APM)

Tools

MS Excel

MS Project

Job description

Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.

Finding solutions to climate change is the priority of the 21st century, and means switching to low-carbon energy. At Assystem, our mission is to accelerate the energy transition worldwide. To achieve this, our 7,500 Switchers combine their historical engineering expertise and project management with digital technologies.

In our 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Asia) of operation, we are working on the production and distribution of low-carbon electricity, through the development of nuclear and renewable energies. We are also supporting the modernisation and development of energy grids, managing the setup and siting for new transmission and distribution networks, and using hydrogen to decarbonise the transport and industry sectors.

Job Description

As the Assystem’s Defence Infrastructure account continues to grow, we are looking to recruit a dynamic, self-motivated Project Planner / Senior Project Planner to support project delivery.

Working alongside the Defence Infrastructure Project Manager(s), the Project Planner is the local point for all aspects of planning across the Defence Infrastructure portfolio.

This role will be based at any of our Assystem offices with ad-hoc travel to client and other Assystem offices as required. Assystem are currently implementing our ‘new normal’ flexible working model, which will continue to support a mixture of home and office working across the business.

Main Duties:

• Responsible for planning – production and management of project schedule(s), both internally and externally.
• Coordination of work packages to schedule, tracking progress vs schedule, resource planning, coordination of sub-contractors.
• Review and approval of sub-contractor programmes.
• Interface with the stakeholders to identify and report on progress, change, risks and opportunities.
• Input to proposals relating to manhour estimates and planning.
• Produce concise, accurate reports of project metrics including critical path analysis to the Defence Infrastructure Lead Team.

My profile

Essential Skills and Behaviors

• Strong skills in MS Office, especially Excel and Project
• Self-motivated and able to work to deadlines without direction/supervision
• Good communicator able to provide a clear, concise and accurate summary of project progress, risks to the critical path and metrics
• Able to confidently engage with sub-contractors and critically review the accuracy of sub-contractor submissions

Qualifications:

• Degree preferred, or other equivalent qualification
• Project Management qualification (e.g. APM) would benefit

Experience

• Experience as project planner on NEC4 Contracts is essential (particularly Option A and Option C)
• Major infrastructure design and build project background highly desirable
• Experience of working in the Nuclear or Defence Industry is highly desirable

Due to the nature of this role the successful candidate will require Security clearance. To gain this they will be required to be aSole UK national, Hybrid working from home/Assystem Office

Benefits include:

• Pension scheme (8% company contribution / 4% personal contribution)
• 25 days’ paid annual leave + bank holidays + option to buy or sell days
• Professional fees reimbursed

#LI-Hybrid

Hybrid remote/in-office

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

Are you a prospective or recent graduate?

Assystem offers you the opportunity to join our Switch to Grow UK Graduate Scheme, where you’ll gain hands on experience in engineering, digital services, and project management by working on some of the world’s most critical energy projects.

Be part of the challenge of the century; accelerating the switch to low carbon energy!