Job Description
Principal Engineering Planner
Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.
Package: £62,020 - £80,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)
Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.
Let us introduce the role
AWE's Asset Engineering Group Leader is now recruiting for a Principal Engineering Planner to ensure the management, development, implementation, and integration of Planning practices in the Maintenance and Engineering environment.
You'll be accountable for:
* Ensuring the Management and integration of the Maintenance Plan into AWE's Production schedule
* Ensuring that scheduling standards are applied consistently across the integrated plan
* Influencing and guiding key stakeholders on potential issues arising from conflicts or dependencies across schedules
* The delivery of long-range integrated Planning activities
* Developing and maintaining relationships with and awareness of key programme stakeholders
* Maintaining and promoting high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security, and quality and adhere to the companies' expected values and behaviours
You'll be responsible for the development of and leadership of the planning technical discipline which includes;
* Developing the processes, procedures, work instructions and relevant tools for their discipline
* Assuring the processes as part of the Licence Condition requirements as the Senior figure of the discipline community
* Supporting delivery of the Planning services through the provision of subject matter expertise
* The coaching and mentoring of junior members of their community
* Defining and delivering continuous improvement activity
* Supporting the People Capability Lead in Competency Assessment and development of the Learning & Development framework
* Developing and establishing Baseline in accordance with agreed policies and procedures
* Ensuring Planning Assumptions are current and correct
* Monitoring and analysis of schedule performance, contribution to the development of accurate schedule narrative for reporting purposes
* Monitoring risks and opportunities, profile impacts and mitigations
* The development and execution of schedule risk analysis
* The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs
Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:
* Degree in STEM discipline, equivalent NQF level 6 qualification or equivalent experience
* Previously held a people management role
* Experience of maintenance and engineering planning software
* Experience of successfully managing projects across teams
* Experience of successfully managing a high performing and motivated team
* Proven track record of delivery, performance and continuous improvement
* Demonstrates a working appreciation of financial and business requirements
Some reasons we think you'll love it here:
AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:
* 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave
* Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions)
* Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay
* Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body
* Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
* Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)
* Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
* Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring
The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.
Important things you need to know:
* You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV
* We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process
* Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process
* We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes
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