Senior Project Planner

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

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

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.

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.

• Project Management qualification (e.g. APM) would benefit
• Strong skills in MS Office, especially Excel and Project
• Self-motivated and able to work to deadlines without direction/supervision
• Primavera P6 training
• Degree preferred, or other equivalent qualification
• 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
• Good communicator able to provide a clear, concise and accurate summary of project progress, risks to the critical path and metrics
• Attention to detail
• Able to confidently engage with sub-contractors and critically review the accuracy of sub-contractor submissions
• Primavera P6 to intermediate level (essential)

Hybrid remote/in-office

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