Planning & Schedule Lead

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Planning and Schedule Lead to be engaged on a permanent basis, located in Cumbria

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing and delegating activities of the Planning and Scheduling team on complex projects or programmes.
• Communicating with Senior Management / Stakeholders to deliver updates.
• Briefing the team on the project scope to ensure roles and responsibilities are understood.
• Developing and maintaining leadership relationships with interfacing disciplines.
• Line management activities including career development and performance management.
• Continuous improvement in Planning and Scheduling (and interfacing project controls) processes to create efficiency and increasing benefits to our clients.
• The implementation, embedding and roll-out of any identified changes to Planning and Scheduling processes.
• The benefits and requirements of Planning and Scheduling within the project and programme team.
• Subject Matter Expertise.
• Expert analysis to relevant stakeholders and senior management, supporting effective decision making.
• Training and coaching to clients and less experienced team members on Planning and Scheduling processes and practices.??
• The national and regional Planning and Scheduling communities including Community of Practice.

Qualifications

• Experience in Planning and Scheduling on complex projects/programmes is essential.
• Experience of interfacing with other Project Controls disciplines is essential.?
• Experience in leading Planning and Scheduling teams is essential.
• Practical experience of Planning and Scheduling, demonstrating the use of more than one standard scheduling tool is essential.
• The ability to work in both delivery and transformation projects is desirable.
• Familiarity with NEC contracts is desirable.

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.

Powering a Diverse Nuclear Future:
As an equal opportunities business, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities.