Planner

About the Role

Join the Project Controls team supporting one of the largest nuclear infrastructure programs in the UK, Project Bridge. As a Planner, you will oversee scheduling responsibilities for the extensive mechanical, electrical, and HVAC alliance (MEH) scope. Your work will be pivotal from initial concept through to successful project delivery, partnering closely with Cost and Risk teams to maintain programme alignment.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and update project schedules encompassing all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Develop alternative scheduling scenarios ('what-if' analyses) to facilitate critical programme decisions.
• Gather, compare, and evaluate schedule information to monitor progress and performance metrics.
• Identify potential challenges early in the process and actively manage their resolution and risk mitigation.
• Collaborate tightly with Cost and Risk departments to ensure integrated alignment of schedule, budget, and risk assessments.
• Provide support for NEC contract reporting and contribute to 4D/CAD planning deliverables as needed.

Candidate Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to prepare detailed reports and confidently present schedule updates to varied stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience working as a Planner, ideally covering the entire lifecycle of large infrastructure projects.
• Proficient in extracting, analyzing, and using schedule data to inform decision-making processes.
• Proven capability in creating scenario-based schedules to explore project outcomes.
• Skill in proactively detecting issues and driving effective resolutions.
• Experience within the MEH domain specifically on sizable infrastructure or industrial projects.
• Understanding of Project Controls principles, including the integration between scheduling, cost, and risk management.

Additional Information

This position is UK-based and offers flexibility for site presence and hybrid working arrangements depending on project requirements. By taking this role, you will play an integral part in coordinating one of the country’s most critical infrastructure initiatives, with a real opportunity to influence how the programme reaches completion.