Job Title: Trainee Project Planner - Train to Fit
Location: Warrington, Cheshire or Stoke Gifford, Bristol
Compensation: £36,000 + Bonus + Benefits
Role Type: Full time
The Experis Academy offers an exciting and unique opportunity for delivery-oriented individuals to be trained and upskilled to become highly skilled Project Planners working for Cavendish Nuclear. This is a great opportunity to join Experis’ ever-growing Academy division where you will be trained and developed whilst representing Experis at Cavendish. Our Academy programmes train and develop wider talent pools who work towards becoming permanent members of industry leading customers.
We are looking for ambitious candidates who possess strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills. If you are looking to reskill or have a desire to develop your skills in project planning, then this could be the opportunity for you. This is a challenging but rewarding role that will require outstanding customer‑facing and team‑working skills.
You will be given the opportunity to work within a delivery environment, supporting Project Planning activities for projects/programmes. It will also enable you to collaborate with likeminded individuals to help solve complex problems within the nuclear and infrastructure space.
As part of the programme, you will be provided with the necessary tools, experience, and training to help develop your skills within project, programme, and portfolio management (P3M). You will receive best‑in‑class training within project management, planning and controls, Primavera (planning/scheduling tool) and Excel. Courses will also cover soft skills such as negotiation, presentation, emotional intelligence and conflict resolution. The training is centred around scenario‑based learning and involves practical application workshops.
Day To Day Responsibilities
* Implementing and maintaining the Project structures
* Developing and maintaining the Project integrated schedule
* Ensuring alignment between the integrated scheduling toolset and the company’s financial and material demand toolset
* Regular status update of the integrated schedule and providing metrics and schedule analysis of the impact to the project
* Preparing resource/cost loaded schedules to inform key stakeholders and provide the financial status of the project
Minimum Criteria to Apply
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a proven ability to communicate effectively and confidently
* Ability to communicate and engage effectively with a range of stakeholders at all levels of the business
* Superior analytical thinking and problem‑solving abilities
* A forward thinker who anticipates potential problems
* Professional commitment to high quality, and a passion for learning new skills
* Previous experience working in a delivery environment within engineering, project, or construction management or any related field that is delivery focused and output driven
Benefits
* Competitive salary based on a 37 hour working week, with bonus opportunities
* Entry point into a market‑leading aerospace, defence and security organisation with opportunity to secure a high‑profile project controls role
* A sophisticated training programme comprising online and on‑role training to develop skills in a growing demand area
* Highly sought‑after training in project management including APM Project Fundamentals and APMG – Project, Planning & Control Foundation and Practitioner (exams included, costs covered as part of the programme)
Other Benefits
* Contributory pension scheme
* Enhanced Life Insurance Cover
* Employee Assistance Program
* Enhanced Accident Insurance
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Sick pay
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must already possess or be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role, at a minimum. Many positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions, which may affect eligibility based on place of birth, nationality, citizenship, or residency.
We are a disability‑confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’.
Closing date: 19/06/2025
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