Senior Project Planner

ASSYSTEM; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy in the UK seeks a dynamic Project Planner/Senior Project Planner to oversee project delivery in the Defence Infrastructure sector. Responsibilities include planning schedules, coordinating work packages, and engaging with stakeholders. Candidates should have experience with NEC4 Contracts, a degree or equivalent qualification, and knowledge of Primavera P6. This role offers a hybrid work environment with various benefits, including a pension scheme and professional fees reimbursement.

Benefits

Pension scheme (8% company contribution / 4% personal contribution)

25 days’ paid annual leave + bank holidays

Professional fees reimbursed

Flexible working

Employee referral scheme

Qualifications

• Experience as project planner on NEC4 Contracts.
• Major infrastructure design and build project experience desirable.
• Experience in the Nuclear or Defence Industry.

Responsibilities

• Produce and manage project schedules.
• Coordinate work packages and track progress.
• Review and approve sub-contractor programmes.

Skills

Primavera P6

MS Office

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification

Project Management qualification (e.g. APM)

Job description

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.

Essential Skills and Behaviors

• Primavera P6 to intermediate level (essential)
• 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
• Attention to detail

Qualifications

• Degree preferred, or other equivalent qualification
• Primavera P6 training
• 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

Additional Information

Due to the nature of this role the successful candidate will require Security clearance. To gain this they will be required to be a Sole 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
• Flexible working
• Employee referral scheme

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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.