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Westlakes Recruit are recruiting for an experienced Practitioner Planning Engineer to be engaged on a permanent basis, to be located in Dungeness.
You will be part of a large client-led team and will be accountable to the client Project Controls Group Head, PPM and/or Operations Manager and will be responsible to develop and manage schedules to incorporate risk, change, resource requirements and cost in accordance with company requirements and standards.

Key responsibilities will be:

The role will involve the creation of plans for the full project lifecycle including development and design in the Nuclear Defueling team, supporting delivery of the client's commitments
Everyone working in the team will have a proven track record of working within highly regulated environments with high safety standards and culture
Strong communication and organisational skills are a must with the ability to develop relationships and maintain effective networks and be results-focused tempered with a team-centred approach.

Qualifications/requirements:

Minimum of HNC/HND ideally in an Engineering discipline or relevant experience
Breadth of experience across whole project and programme lifecycle. (e.g. Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation/Commissioning processes) and experienced in the latest version of Primavera
Ability to develop, control, monitor, analyse and report on schedule related aspects for designated projects within a Portfolio
Establish and monitor a cost and resource loaded, logic linked, baseline plan for the project in accordance with Programme Office processes
Capture project budgetary costs and resources in the plan to determine time phasing of expenditure and the total project budget
Robust Work Breakdown and Project Control Structures in terms of project scope, in accordance with Investment, delivery processes, templates and Procedures
Experienced to challenge as necessary to ensure compatibility and compliance
Leadership to ensure that the project plan embraces the full project work scope, is fit for purpose and is achievableFor more information on this role or to register your interest for future job updates, please visit (url removed)
We would welcome the opportunity to discuss this role informally.

Why We're Different:

Westlakes Recruit are a people solutions business that understands the complexities of nuclear and the importance of our clients' mission critical objectives.

Smarter, faster, more agile - we have a laser focus on nuclear, with deep sectoral knowledge. We develop nuclear talent pools before you know you need them!

We do Nuclear. We only do Nuclear. We do all of Nuclear.

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