Job Description
Overview AtkinsRéalis are looking for a Planning Engineer to support the planning and performance management of projects across our Nuclear Decommissioning portfolio, based in Whitehaven. The role will focus on developing, maintaining, and assuring high‑quality project schedules to support effective project delivery, reporting, and decision‑making.
Your role
* Produce, update, and maintain resource loaded project schedules and associated documentation.
* Work closely with the integrated project team, participating in project meetings and reviews while presenting schedule updates.
* Contribute to timely internal and client reporting.
* Conduct Critical Path Analysis (CPA), and the monitoring of key activities, milestones, and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
* Perform Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis.
* Perform programme and schedule quality checks, including logic integrity, critical path validation, and baseline robustness, to ensure schedules are fit for purpose prior to reporting and submission.
* Review resource requirements in line with the project schedule.
* Produce variance analysis, reporting on change both against the baseline and in‑period.
* Support the management of change, assessing variances with the team and reflecting these within the schedule.
* Contribute to the Risk process, ensuring relevant impacts are then incorporated into the schedule.
About you
* Experience in a Planning related role.
* Proficiency in Primavera P6.
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, working well in a project team environment.
* An understanding of the project environment and project lifecycles.
* A good understanding of Earned Value Management.
* Strong MS Office skills (particularly Word and Excel).
* Experience in the Nuclear Decommissioning sector would be an asset.
* Knowledge of the NEC4 contract framework would be beneficial.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
About AtkinsRéalis
We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Additional information
Security clearance
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 creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.
Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular
Equal Opportunities
At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.
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