Job Description
Main Duties:
* 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.
Essential Skills and Behaviours
* Primavera P6 to intermediate level (essential)
* Strong skills in MS Office, especially Excel and Project
* Self-motivated and able to work to deadlines without direction/supervision
* Good communicator able to provide a clear, concise and accurate summary of project progress, risks to the critical path and metrics
* Able to confidently engage with sub-contractors and critically review the accuracy of sub-contractor submissions
* Attention to detail
Experience
* 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
Qualifications
* Degree preferred, or other equivalent qualification
* Primavera P6 training
* Project Management qualification (e.g. APM) would benefit
Additional Information
Why join the community of Switchers?:
The Group is currently ranked Third in the world for nuclear engineering.
A dynamic career management policy to enable our employees to progress through our five business lines: operations, project, technical, sales and support functions
Provide opportunities to work on exciting, global projects
Access to an employee assistance programme with free mindfulness, health, wellbeing resources and a confidential support line available 24/7 via phone or text
Discount vouchers for days out and restaurants, eye test and glasses vouchers, cycle to work scheme, free flu jabs
Additional Information
* Staff or umbrella contractor.
* Hybrid role with 3 days per week in the Client's Bristol office.
* Regular travel to Glasgow (fortnightly).
Security clearance:
Due to the nature of work to be undertaken applicants will be required to meet certain residency criteria in order to attain a minimum level of UK security clearance if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.
We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.