Planning Engineer

⚡️💡 About Assystem

At Assystem, our mission is to accelerate the energy transition worldwide. Our 7,500 Switchers across 12 countries are committed to tackling the challenge of switching to low-carbon energy. Drawing on over 55 years of expertise in highly regulated sectors, we offer engineering, project management, and digital solutions to optimize the performance of complex infrastructure projects. Assystem is ranked second globally in nuclear engineering, working to create a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all.

🤝 Why Join the Community of Switchers?

Be part of one of the top three independent nuclear engineering companies worldwide. Work on pioneering projects like HPC and SZC nuclear initiatives and contribute to shaping the future of energy.

🚀 The Job Mission: Planning Engineer

As a Planning Engineer, you will play a critical role in supporting project managers to deliver nuclear projects such as Hinkley Point C (HPC) or Sizewell C (SZC). Your primary focus will be on developing, managing, and monitoring detailed project schedules, ensuring they align with the project’s Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).

Key Responsibilities:

⚡️ Schedule Development:

• Create macro and detailed project schedules in alignment with project WBS and standards.
• Draft associated hypothesis notes for initial schedule creation.
• Develop resource-loaded federated schedules based on input data.

⚡️ Critical Path Analysis:

• Identify the project’s critical and sub-critical paths.
• Monitor and report changes to the critical path throughout the project lifecycle.

⚡️ Project Monitoring and Reporting:

• Participate in project steering meetings and visual management sessions.
• Gather and manage input data for schedule updates.
• Support project managers in preparing progress presentations related to scheduling.

⚡️ Schedule Updates and Coordination:

• Regularly update schedules in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Update hypothesis notes to reflect schedule changes.
• Highlight risks, deviations, and potential impacts to stakeholders.
  
  

🛠 Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in scheduling tools such as Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, including WBS development.
• Experience in critical path and resource management analysis.
• Familiarity with visual management tools and techniques.

🛠 Personal Qualities:

• Excellent organisational and analytical skills.
• Ability to collaborate in multidisciplinary environments.
• Strong communication skills to engage with stakeholders at all levels.
• Detail-oriented with a proactive problem-solving mindset.

🛠 Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Planning Engineer or in a similar role, ideally within industrial or energy projects.
  
  

🌟 Why Apply?

Join Assystem to become a key player in delivering complex nuclear projects that shape the energy landscape. This is an opportunity to enhance your expertise, work on prestigious projects, and contribute to a greener future.

Benefits include:

• 12 % Pension scheme (8% company contribution / 4% personal contribution)
• 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell days
• Flexible working options
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression

Assystem values diversity and is committed to creating a collaborative and innovative workplace. Bring your unique contributions and join us in shaping the future of energy.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.