Lead Planner

AtkinsRéalis are looking for a Planner to work across our portfolio of projects in our Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Services business based in Whitehaven.

Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? You could join our talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together we support our clients through our creativeness and can-do attitudes and where there is plenty of room for growth and development.

We know that different people have different priorities, which is why we're here to support you.

Flexible and remote working is a central part of our culture. So, talk to us about what's ideal for you – from reduced weeks to buying more leave over school holidays. And if you're returning from a career break, ask us how we can help you transition back into work with us.

Your purpose:

Working within our brilliant Project Controls team alongside project managers and technical discipline leads. You’ll be producing, updating, maintaining, and reporting on the project programmes and schedules. You’ll also be presenting to stakeholders and communicating progress and changes to critical path/key milestones and highlighting any potential issues.

Collaboration will be key. There’ll be plenty of opportunity to work with clients both in the office and site based. Also working with PMs, Cost Engineers, and project teams across design phases of projects as well as procurement and execution stages.

We work on a wide variety of multidisciplinary projects, so you’ll experience a real breadth and depth of work in this role.

What can you bring:

Most important is your passion for problem solving to deliver quality projects to our clients. We would also like some of the following:

• Ability to develop initial baseline schedules with little project information. This requires previous experience in infrastructure/nuclear projects.
• Assist in the preparation and management of overview and strategic programmes, including design, procurement, and construction schedules together with supporting information required schedules.
• Include all project stages from initiations to completion in the baseline and identify stage gates accordingly.
• Coordinate and manage the preparation and development of master planning, engineering, procurement, and construction schedules together with associated information required schedules.
• Establish and agree project reporting procedures, prepare, and present monthly project progress. Develop project and programme dashboard templates to be used across the programme by designer and contractors.
• Review the schedules and related documents from the designers and contractors including monthly reports and analyse the content to ensure compliance with project objectives.
• Review schedule trends to identify problem areas and recommend corrective action to management. Monitor actual progress against planned progress.
• Monitor engineering design progress, material and equipment procurement and construction and commissioning status.
• Prepare progress monitoring tools using earned value for the management and monitoring of the above-mentioned schedules. Monitor progress both on and off site. Identify deviations (progress trends) in both construction and procurement progress and suggest possible courses of corrective action.
• Working closely with the Project Controls Manager and Project Team to ensure that the ‘programme’ is feasible, complies with the Project Master Plan and contractual documents.
• Carry out studies into scheduling, manpower, cash flow, and material flow as needed.
• Attend offsite meetings as requested by the client.
• Review schedules for slippage of key dates
• Assist in the defence / approval of any claim for time extension or major change to the schedule.
• Other duties as requested from time to time.
• Issue high-level schedule weekly updates.
• Identify and report main issues interfering with progress.
• Identify and report on measures for improving schedule performance.
• Establish Scheduling, reporting procedures, tools, templates, instruction, etc. to standardize the work across the programme.
• Monitor the timing of submittals against schedule requirements.
• Develop and monitor programme KPIs.

What we’re looking for:

• Ideally you should possess a degree in construction management and / or civil engineering and hold a membership/chartership from a construction related professional body.
• Generally, you will have 10+ years total experience and have a track record of working in a construction/engineering industry with nuclear/infrastructure background, ideally with minimum 5 years’ experience working in the region.

Why work for Atkins Réalis ?

The UK is the first major economy to legislate for a Net Zero target by 2050. To achieve this, our nuclear and clean energy teams are ensuring a mix of secure and sustainable energies that can meet our industry and lifestyle demands today, and in 30 years' time. We help to power our world through exciting new technologies and intelligent cybersecurity systems on projects that vary greatly in size, scope, and scale. So, you'll be creating the right safe and resilient systems across nuclear power, renewables, decarbonisation development, new builds and energy efficiency.

Meeting your needs:

When you start with us, you'll enjoy “Total Reward,” a package that can be tailored to your lifestyle, career and personal needs. From flexible holidays to life assurance, health & wellbeing benefits, and career planning for the senior stage of your career. Making sure you're supported is important to us. So, if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview. And let's talk about any adjustments you might need.

New name, new era. We are AtkinsRéalis. It will take some time for all our information to update – you can still refer to our fantastic benefits via the link below:

More about us:

AtkinsRéalis is a leading global consultancy with over 100 years of design and engineering expertise. With us, you'll be surrounded by the skills, knowledge and support to help you succeed. Together, we can deliver projects which have a positive, sustainable impact on the world.

Additional Information:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

#LI-Energy