Senior Project Planner

Assystem GmbH; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in energy transition is seeking a Senior Project Planner to join their Defence team in Reading. The role involves managing project schedules, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring timely delivery of project milestones. Ideal candidates will have experience with NEC4 Contracts and a background in infrastructure projects, particularly within the Nuclear or Defence sectors. Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and shaping the future of low-carbon energy.

Benefits

Holiday bonuses

Dynamic Employee Committee

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as a project planner on NEC4 Contracts is essential.
• Background in major infrastructure design and build projects is highly desirable.
• Experience in the Nuclear or Defence Industry is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning, production, and management of project schedules.
• Coordinate work packages and track progress against schedules.
• Interface with stakeholders to report on progress, changes, and risks.

Skills

Project Planning

Coordination

Stakeholder Management

Critical Path Analysis

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification

Project Management qualification (e.g., APM)

Job description

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

Every day, our 7,500 switchers located in 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy.

We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise, and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.

Drawing on more than 55 years’ experience in highly regulated sectors subject to strict security and safety requirements, we provide our customers with engineering and project management services, as well as digital services and solutions to optimise the performance of complex infrastructure projects throughout their life cycle. The Group is currently ranked third in the world for nuclear engineering.

To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all.

Job Description

Senior Project Planner

As the Assystem Defence account continues to grow, we are looking to recruit a dynamic, self-motivated Senior Project Planner who will be embedded within one of our Defence clients.

Working alongside the embedded Defence PMO, the Senior Project Planner is the local point for all aspects of planning within the PMO.

This role will be based at our client's site in Reading, with ad-hoc travel as required. A hybrid and ‘9 day fortnight’ working arrangement is in place.

Your Missions:

• 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 stakeholders to identify and report on progress, change, risks, and opportunities.
• Input to proposals relating to man-hour estimates and planning.
• Produce concise, accurate reports of project metrics including critical path analysis to the Defence Infrastructure Lead Team.

Why join the community of Switchers?

• Over 55 years of nuclear engineering expertise – we’re in the Top 3 globally!
• Attractive benefits: Holiday bonuses, dynamic Employee Committee, and more
• Career growth: 70% of our managers were promoted internally

At Assystem, we celebrate diversity and creativity. We believe in harnessing unique perspectives to shape innovative solutions. Your skills and daring spirit are what truly matter. Join us and help shape the future!

My profile

Candidate Profile (Skills, Experience & Qualifications):

• Experience: Experience as a project planner on NEC4 Contracts is essential.
• Major infrastructure design and build project background highly desirable.
• Experience of working in the Nuclear or Defence Industry is highly desirable.
• Knowledge or experience of working within Frameworks and Joint Ventures.

Qualifications:

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

Key Attributes:

• Strategic thinker
• Security Clearance: Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will require DV clearance. To gain this, they will be required to be a UK national.

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!