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Planning Engineer

  • Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted about 3 years ago

  • Sector: Nuclear
  • Contact: Daniel Wolstenholme
  • Contact Email: dwolstenholme@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01942 323277
  • Start Date: ASAP (security clearance depending)
  • Expiry Date: 09 May 2021
  • Job Ref: 1034580
NRL currently have an opportunity for a Planning Engineer with one of our clients, a world leading nuclear consultancy. They are looking for a Planning Engineer to support decommissioning projects at various Magnox decommissioning sites throughout the UK, though this work can be completed remotely so home working is available. Our client is a primary supplier to a multitude of nuclear projects UK wide. The successful candidate will work as part of a dynamic team at the fore of on-going decommissioning works.

Responsibilities:
  • To prepare a work breakdown structure and plan (for the Lifetime Plan), for a major project or multi projects, in conjunction with the Project Manager and in accordance with the requirements set by the clients’ procedures.
  • To prepare schedules to the required levels that include all required activities detailed within the scope of work for a major project or multi projects.
  • Discuss and agree resources, costs and timescales with the Project Manager so that the plan is fully resourced and cost loaded for a major project or multi projects.
  • Gather information from internal and external sources for progress reporting and report actual performance and analyse variance against the plan on a monthly basis (as a minimum) for a major project or multi projects.
  • To analyse Earned Value Management (EVM) as part of the reporting process.
  • Support and facilitate the project risk management processes in conjunction with the Risk Co-ordinator / Project Risk Practitioner.

You will ideally have:
  • Relevant highly regulated/ Engineering Planning background.
  • An understanding of EVMS and EVM reporting needs.
  • Experience using Primavera (ideally P6).
  • Security cleared to SC level.