Planning Manager at Assystem Canada

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

27 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

29 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Leadership, Primavera P6, Major Projects, Full Lifecycle, Planning Mastery, Contract Knowledge, Risk Management, Construction Insight, IT Proficiency, Communication

Industry

Business Consulting and Services

Description

Company Description Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world. Every day, our 7,500 switchers located in 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy. We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition. Drawing on more than 55 years' experience in highly regulated sectors subject to strict security and safety requirements, we provide our customers with engineering and project management services, as well as digital services and solutions to optimize the performance of complex infrastructure projects throughout their life cycle. The Group is currently ranked third in the world for nuclear engineering. To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all. Job Description Your Mission in the Planning Team: Provide strategic leadership and management of the Project Planning Team, ensuring delivery of robust planning, scheduling, and performance management processes across the project lifecycle. Key Responsibilities: 🧭 Leadership & Governance: Oversee the Planning team and planning processes, ensuring alignment, compliance, and schedule governance. Act as Primavera P6 SME for the project. 🗓️ Planning & Scheduling: Develop and maintain integrated project schedules; manage baseline changes, support QSRA, and drive EVM implementation through cost/resource-loaded plans. 🤝 Coordination & Interfaces: Work closely with contractors and stakeholders to meet monthly reporting (drumbeat) needs. Facilitate Interactive Planning (IAP) sessions to manage risks and opportunities. 📊 Performance & Reporting: Provide accurate schedule forecasts, critical path analysis, and variance reporting. Identify issues early and support timely mitigation. Key Outputs: Integrated schedules ✅ | Monthly reports 📅 | Baseline change logs 🧾 | Trend & EVM analysis 📈 Qualifications Key Skillsets and Qualifications for this role: Essential: 👥 Leadership: Line management experience preferred, with ability to guide and develop planning teams. 🧩 Primavera (P6) Expert: Exceptional knowledge — acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME). 🏗️ Major Projects: Proven experience delivering integrated schedules on large, complex construction or infrastructure projects. 🔄 Full Lifecycle: Experience across all project stages, from initiation to closeout. 📅 Planning Mastery: Skilled in advanced planning techniques, scheduling tools, and programme monitoring. 📜 Contract Knowledge: Strong understanding of NEC contracts, tender and contract documentation, and change/delay entitlement. ⚖️ Risk & Opportunity: Sound knowledge of planning-related risk management and mitigation approaches. 🧱 Construction Insight: Deep understanding of market practices, methods, plant, labour, and resource requirements. 💻 IT Proficiency: Confident in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook). 🗣️ Communication: Strong written, reporting, and presentation skills. Desirable: 🎓 Awareness of Project Management principles (PRINCE2 / APM certified or equivalent). Additional Information Why Join the Switchers Community? 🔹A dynamic career management policy to enable our employees to progress through our five business lines: operations, project, technical, sales and support functions 🔹Provide opportunities to work on exciting, global projects 🔹Access to an employee assistance programme with free mindfulness, health, wellbeing resources and a confidential support line available 24/7 via phone or text 🔹Discount vouchers for days out and restaurants, eye test and glasses vouchers, cycle to work scheme, free flu jabs 🔹Enhanced sick pay Permanent Staff or Umbrella Contract position Hybrid, 3 days per week at Client office in Glasgow Sole UK nationals only, with SC clearance required to start. We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

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Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and management of the Project Planning Team, ensuring delivery of robust planning, scheduling, and performance management processes across the project lifecycle. Oversee the Planning team and planning processes, ensuring alignment, compliance, and schedule governance.