Senior Planning Engineer

Do you have previous Planning experience within a highly regulated engineering environment? Can you demonstrate and advanced knowledge of scheduling toolsets such as P6 /MSP? Are you familiar with NEC3/4 contract forms? Would you like to be apart of some of the UK’s most complex civil nuclear decommissioning programmes? Please apply today if so…. Job Purpose At this level a Senior Planning Engineer (PMO Scheduling specialist) is responsible for applying schedule management independently primarily in complex situations across P3M. Preparing and maintaining integrated schedules of project and/or programme activities and events, taking into account of dependencies and resource requirement. Key Responsibilities Top 5 Major Tasks and Activities: • Develop/implement and maintain the Project structures (WBS/OBS/RBS/CBS) • Develop/baseline and maintain the Project integrated schedule. (Level 1-3) • Ensure alignment between the integrated scheduling toolset and the companies financial and material demand toolset. This includes alignment of any Level 4/5 schedules. • Regular status update of the integrated schedule and the provision of metrics (eg critical path/total float) and schedule analysis of the impact to the project. • Resource/cost loaded schedules to inform the IBP and also to provide financial status of the project Additional Key Accountabilities: • Provision of schedule risk analysis updates on a monthly basis and to inform the baseline • Inclusion of key milestones and status against these • Critical path analysis of the integrated schedule on a regular basis • Correctly record project progress in the schedule), reschedule to take effect of the progress data and communicate the results to the project team and advise of any appropriate corrective action. • Understand and report on project using Earned Value Analysis techniques and interpret/communicate the results and any corrective action to the project team. • Establishing and leading on Interactive Planning workshops • Leading on Rolling Wave (lookahead) meetings • Ensuring that the schedule is cost loaded in line with the Baseline budgets • Ensuring that the schedule is updated with forecast dates and Estimates at Completion • What-if scenarios • Support to commercial change process and impact assessments • Inclusion of key supplier and subcontract schedules • Lead on alignment of schedule to project change register. • Attending and contributing the business Scheduling Community of Practise Key Outputs / Deliverables: Business Unit • Project Cardinal Date Plan • Level 3 Integrated Baseline Schedule • Schedule Risk Analysis • Schedule variance reporting/analysis • Critical Path reporting/Analysis • Toolset alignment reports • Resource Profiles • EVM Data • Archived Schedules • Scheduling maturity model • PM Controls Framework Experience/Qualifications/Skills Company/Industry Knowledge: • Extensive recent and relevant experience in a similar environment / business sector • Awareness of various contracting methodologies (e.g. FIDIC/NEC3/JCT) • Advanced knowledge of scheduling toolsets e.g. Primavera/MSP) • Quantitative risk analysis experience • Forensic Planning • Full project lifecycle experience from bid phase through to close out Qualifications: • A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in engineering / project / construction management or • a related field • Professional qualification (e.g. APM/Acoste/RICS) (or equivalent)

Location: Warrington, UK, GB

Posted Date: 11/16/2025