Senior Project Planner

AWE; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job description

If you’d like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given.

AWE is looking for a P6 Proficient Senior Project Planner to support its delivery of a range of complex and interesting R&D projects.

Salary range: £49,830 to £67,000

Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke - onsite requirement is dependent on business requirements. (Generally up to 3 days per week)

Introducing the role:

We use P6 at AWE so proficiency with this is really important and may be assessed as part of the recruitment journey.

As a Senior Project Planner, you will work within a project controls team, on a broad spectrum of projects within Projects and Programmes, in a highly regulated environment.

What does Test, Trials & Evaluation deliver?

Test, Trials & Evaluation delivers a highly complex portfolio of engineering & hydrodynamics trials supporting the warhead programme.

You will be implementing Planning processes, policies, and procedures. Producing Planning and EV deliverables including long range operational integrated Programme Planning activities. Supporting the Senior Project Controls Manager with emergent projects. Developing and maintaining relationships with and awareness of key project stakeholders including contractors.

Your day as a Senior Project Planner with AWE could look like this:

Leading on and contributing to the creation of project baselines, adding value to performance reporting and forecasting and assessment of sub-contractor schedule submissions.

Collaborating with Project Managers and some really innovative specialists, to guide them on management and control project delivery. You will be contributing to project business cases and change control process, risk and opportunity process and peer reviews.

Skills or experience we’d like you to have:

• Development, integration, and analysis of project plans
• Best practice planning processes and tools
• Confidence modelling processes and techniques
• An analytical approach along with a passion for interpreting charts and spreadsheets
• Knowledge of NEC4, standard form of contract
• Provision of planning and scheduling expertise in support of a project team
• Prioritising and working to challenging timescales
• Coaching, developing, and inspiring a team

If you are an experienced Senior Project Planner who is proficient with P6 and you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.

Reasons to love working at AWE:

• 9-day working fortnight – meaning you get every other Friday off work.
• 270 hours holiday
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (AWE pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).

Important things you need to know:

• Our interviews are about 90 minutes on TEAMs during working hours and may include a presentation.
• P6 proficiency may be tested as part of your recruitment journey.

Next steps:

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point above, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.

• You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role, funded by AWE.
• Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.