Planning Manager - Nuclear

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Project Management / Controls

Employing Company:
Dalkia

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Planning Manager - Nuclear
Dalkia
Hinkley Point C

Hinkley Point C is the UK’s first new build nuclear power station in a generation that is critical to the UK Net Zero targets. All roles on the project require key behaviours which support the Zero Harm objective, a questioning attitude, and drive to uphold the standards of safety and quality required by this prestigious project. A committed strong work ethic is essential at all levels.

All candidates are expected to demonstrate their knowledge and experience where possible directly related to the criteria required for the role. It is acknowledged that previous Nuclear based experience will not always be possible, as such supporting with project research and how individual skills may be transferable will be important.

There are opportunities to put together strategic people plans within the nuclear sector, work on wider company people projects, deliver an excellent first-class service to employees and ensure the administration and processes that engulf working life are implemented effectively and fairly.

Summary of Role 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…