Planner

Planner - (Inside IR35)

Contract Term: 18 months

Contracting Authority: AWE

Location: Hybrid - 2 days a week on site at either Aldermaston or Burghfield locations / Remote Working

AWE plays a crucial role in national nuclear security. Their role in nuclear deterrence and their specialist technical assistance to nuclear threat reduction is vital in the defence against the most serious threats faced by the UK. Working to support the defence of our country, AWE has a clear mission: to keep everyone, the environment, their products and information, sites, and everything around them, safe and secure.

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks

As a Planner, your main responsibilities will be

Key Accountabilities

Develop and maintain EVM compliant IMS in accordance with functional procedures and guidelines.
Validate and verify schedule data provided by suppliers (internal and external to AWE) prior to appropriate incorporation within IMS.
Provide planning input to project throughout the project lifecycle at the appropriate level.
Support the Senior Planner with emergent projects as directed by Business Management Manager.
Maintaining personal level of subject matter expertise.
Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player

Key Responsibilities

Creation of the Work breakdown structure, Resource loading, Project level IMS (Integrated Master Schedule), and Project-specific basis of scheduling documents.
Input into the month-end process including Updating schedule progress. (EV percentage complete), Undertaking schedule forecasting, Updating milestone status and critical path analysis, and Undertaking schedule performance review including EV variance analysis. (SPI)
Providing Planning input to Investment approval and Change Control process, Risk and Opportunity process, and Peer reviews.
Production of Planning and EV deliverables in accordance with the appropriate procedures and guidelines.
Proposing solutions and workarounds to address schedule performance issues.
Ensuring understanding of responsibilities and demonstrating appropriate behaviours in line with the Company's environmental, health, safety, security, quality and ethics standards.
Developing and maintaining relationships with and awareness of project members.
Supporting the development of the Assistant Planners.

Essential Skills

Strong experience as a planner across either public or private sectors
Stakeholder engagement at all levels
Commercial awareness in working with contractors and suppliers
P6 Primavera skillset
Scheduling experience across the planning portfolio
Excellent communication skills
Strong self starter

Desirable Skills

NEC4 contracts knowledge and skillset would be highly beneficial

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AWE's ambition is to create workplaces that recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and where people feel able to be themselves at work. They strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.

Armed Forces Covenant

AWE is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Disability confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, AWE guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on .

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas