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Senior Planner – Burghfield, near Reading, Berkshire. Permanent - Full Time On-site. Salary up to £80,000 per annum dependant on experience plus car/car allowance and flexible benefits.

NG Bailey has a vacancy for a Senior Planner to join us on a nuclear project in Burghfield near Reading.

The successful applicant will implement best commercial practices to maintain and maximise the profitability and financial performance of medium to large project(s) for NG Bailey's Strategic Projects Engineering Division.

Due to the nature of the project the successful applicant will be required to obtain security clearance in order to work on this site, therefore we can only consider British nationals, who have not worked outside the UK in the last 5 years.

• Demonstrate appropriate Health and Safety leadership to ensure that the Safety First and Foremost message is visible and alive throughout all activities relating to the projects on which they are working.
• Ensure that all planning related activities are carried out in compliance with contractual obligations, internal processes and external legislation governing business operations.
• Assist in leading and developing the planning team to provide an effective planning support to the business which achieves business and project objectives.
• Participate within bid activity as requested by the senior management; working in conjunction with the Business Development department, in line with the Focus Win processes.
• Arrange and facilitate internal integrated planning meetings with relevant project stakeholders to agree the team input into the project plan and work closely with said team and our external customer. Produce and agree a Contract Baseline programme for each allocated project; that aligns with the agreed formal contract, price and workscope, and reduces risk for NG Bailey.
• Maintain and update contract baseline in line with agreed contract change (e.g., variations). Ensure that change impacts are effectively communicated to Operations and Commercial Teams. Ensure that the inclusion of variations are communicated and integrated into project plans.
• Take responsibility for all allocated projects, ensuring that progress and productivity is effectively monitored against project plan, produce and circulate clear reports to the appropriate stakeholders in a concise and timely manner (e.g. Resource Histograms, S Curves, Earned Value Analysis).
• In conjunction with the Planning Manager, ensure that planning outputs/reports are produced in a timely manner for all contract reviews. Support operational teams in order to ascertain whether project targets are being achieved and to jointly establish and agree any corrective measures to be taken where necessary.
• In conjunction with the Planning Manager, perform Time/Risk analysis against programmes at regular intervals with the Project Manager throughout the whole project life cycle.

• Previous relevant experience in a planning role and within a Mechanical/Electrical engineering company, preferably with exposure to highly regulated industries as well.
• Strong administration, reporting and IT skills as well as good knowledge and use of Primavera P6.
• Having come from a hands-on trades background into project management and planning would be advantageous.
• Able to achieve and acquire SC Clearance, if not already held.

As a business, we're on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.