Planning Engineer

Our client are recruiting an experienced Practitioner Planning Engineer to join our Nuclear Power Engineering and Technical Services team supporting our key client in Nuclear Generation with their nuclear fleet in the UK.

Since 1983 the site has generated low carbon electricity for 38.2 million homes and was the first Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor to begin construction in the UK. The station is now at a new phase in its life – defueling and decommissioning. This involves the safe removal of all spent fuel from the reactor core, the cooling ponds and stores whilst looking ahead and preparing for deconstruction. At a time of nuclear resurgence working for us at the site offers a unique opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills within an operational defueling environment whilst also looking ahead to future potential opportunities in nuclear new build or decommissioning and deconstruction.

You will be part of a large client-led team at the Power Station location and will be accountable to the client Project Controls Group Head, PPM and/or Operations Manager and will be responsible to develop and manage schedules to incorporate risk, change, resource requirements and cost in accordance with Company requirements and standards. Key responsibilities will be:

• The role will involve the creation of plans for the full project life-cycle including development and design in the Nuclear Defueling team, supporting delivery of the client’s ALR2 commitments
• Based predominantly at the Power Station and will require from time to time, business travel to UK sites/stations. Flexible working arrangements between office and home may be possible, however the role will predominantly be based at the Power Station
• Everyone working in our team will have a proven track record of working within highly regulated environments with high safety standards and culture
• Strong communication and organisational skills are a must with the ability to develop relationships and maintain effective networks and be results-focused tempered with a team-centred approach

Qualifications

• Minimum of HNC/HND ideally in an Engineering discipline or relevant experience
• Breadth of experience across whole project and programme life-cycle. (e.g. Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation/Commissioning processes) and experienced in the latest version of Primavera
• Ability to develop, control, monitor, analyse and report on schedule related aspects for designated projects within a Portfolio
• Establish and monitor a cost and resource loaded, logic linked, baseline plan for the project in accordance with Programme Office processes
• Capture project budgetary costs and resources in the plan to determine time phasing of expenditure and the total project budget
• Robust Work Breakdown and Project Control Structures in terms of project scope, in accordance with Investment, delivery processes, templates and Procedures
• Experienced to challenge as necessary to ensure compatibility and compliance