Senior Project Planner

Company 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

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 clients 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 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.

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! 🌟

Qualifications

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
• Primavera P6 trained
• Project Management qualification (e.g. APM) would benefit

Key Attributes:

• Effective leader
• Effective communicator
• Results driven
• Strategic thinker