Senior Planner

Job Introduction

To support the portfolio for UK SMR Programme, which involves the development; management and ownership of schedule data to deliver successful project outcomes within time, cost and quality requirements, including development of resource loaded Microsoft Project schedules; progress reporting; tracking of schedule risks, analysis of, and determination of mitigation / recovery strategies. Including cost estimating, performance data analysis, risk management and project reporting, including earned value (EV).  

Role Responsibility

• Actively contribute to Project Management Office (PMO) and the Planning / Project Controls team continuous improvement activities.
• Ensure the accuracy of data communicated and reported to all stakeholders.
• The highlighting of any current and potential issues to the Senior Project Control lead and/or the Project Manager.
• Ensure the all work is completed in line with NNL’s Project Controls framework and approved management processes, procedures and guidance.
• Ensure compliance with all legislative, regulatory and Company procedures and standards e.g. safety, quality, risk and security etc. in the development of project plans. 
• Work closely with ‘technical’ capabilities / representatives to identify Customer & internal NNL project deliverables; develop work breakdown structures and detailed resource-loaded project plans. 
• Through liaison with sub‐contractors and Technical Leads collate periodic delivery performance data; complete updates to resource loaded project plans challenging updates where necessary to ensure robustness of information / feedback and therefore forecast plan. 
• Provide progress updates as required and in accordance with any prescribed governance frameworks highlighting any risks and opportunities, and key variances as appropriate, and advise on recovery options if project delivery performance is not hitting targets (Schedule/Deliverables/Cost).  
• Assist Project Managers in the development of programme and/or cost estimate information to support any ‘change control’ events, ensuring that all approved requests / events, and the impact of those, are clearly identified in subsequent re-baselined project schedules.
• Monitor critical path activities, and provide trend data (forecasts up to 3, 6 and 12 months look ahead); support to detailed cost and schedule reviews, and prompt and accurate information to the Project Manager. 

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Planning related services on medium – large scale / complex projects planning in engineering environments.
• Experience in a Planning role, with experience of team / man-management.
• Professional qualification in APM or equivalent.
• Commercial and Contract awareness.
• Risk Analysis awareness.

Desirable 

• Demonstrable experience of successful delivery.
• Good working knowledge and proficient in the use of Microsoft Project EPM, Primavera P6, Agresso and Microsoft Office Suite (or other professional project scheduling software packages).
• Experience of utilising project collaboration software, e.g. Sharepoint, Project Webspace, etc.

About the Company

Grounded in robust science and decades of experience, National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is the authoritative voice in the UK and beyond for technological development within the nuclear power sector.

Our unparalleled understanding of the science, challenges and opportunities makes us an unrivalled authority and partner in the field, providing experts, technologies, and access to cutting-edge facilities to organisations around the world.

Harnessing potential technologies and translating them into to industry-ready solutions means our pioneering approach spearheads international improvement and technological progress.

We work on projects as small as drilling a hole to analyse underground wastes with our integrated micro drilling technology, or as large as developing state-of-the-art power systems for spacecraft, based on radioactive materials

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

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