Planning Manager- Nuclear

At Dalkia, we're driven by a shared purpose: tackling climate change and building a better, more sustainable future. We bring together talented people who share knowledge, challenge each other and grow together.

Backed by EDF, Britain's biggest generator of low carbon electricity, we're a people-first culture. With 5,000+ employees and £600m+ turnover, we combine the strength of a major group with a great culture, innovative mindset and inclusive values making Dalkia a great place to work and grow your career.

The Planning Manager will take a hands‑on lead in developing, maintaining and analysing project schedules to support successful delivery. Working closely with delivery teams, subcontractors and stakeholders, the role will own the planning process, actively build and update programmes, challenge progress, maintain robust schedule logic, identify risks and dependencies, and provide reliable forecasts to inform decisions.

The role combines practical planning delivery with leadership, setting clear standards, coordinating planning inputs and supporting the development of planners while ensuring integration with the wider programme. Nuclear experience is not essential; strong planning fundamentals, practical scheduling capability and the ability to learn new systems are more important. MEP experience is desirable.

• Lead the planning function for assigned projects, taking a hands‑on role in developing, maintaining and updating detailed schedules against agreed milestones and programme requirements.
• Manage and coordinate planners' workloads, priorities and outputs, ensuring planning information is accurate, consistent and delivered on time.
• Set and maintain planning standards, reviewing schedule quality, logic, coding, constraints, calendars and key dependencies.
• Lead progress reviews with delivery teams and subcontractors, gathering, validating and challenging progress and forecast information.
• Undertake Critical Path Analysis and oversee the identification, assessment and escalation of schedule risks, constraints and potential delays.
• Own programme forecasts, look‑ahead and performance reporting, providing clear recommendations to project leadership.
• Challenge sequencing, durations, productivity assumptions and forecast dates to maintain realistic and achievable programmes.
• Lead mitigation and recovery planning with delivery teams, agreeing actions, owners and timescales and monitoring their effectiveness.
• Manage planning interfaces and dependencies across disciplines, subcontractors, work packages and the wider programme.
• Oversee baseline management and change control, incorporating approved changes and maintaining accurate, traceable schedule records.
• Coordinate resource planning, support 4D planning and ensure project schedules integrate with the wider programme.
• Lead the preparation of programme submissions and supporting information for NEC programme acceptance, early warnings and compensation events, working closely with project and commercial teams.
• Present programme performance at project and management reviews, clearly communicating key issues, decisions required and delivery priorities.
• Coach and develop planners, providing practical guidance, reviewing outputs and addressing capability or performance gaps.
• Build effective relationships with delivery teams, subcontractors and stakeholders, promoting shared ownership of the programme and accountability for planning inputs.

• Substantial practical experience in planning and scheduling within construction, engineering, infrastructure or a similar project‑delivery environment, operating at Senior Planner level or above.
• Strong hands‑on experience using…