Planning Engineer

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 second in the world for nuclear engineering.
To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all

Job Description

Role Overview:

As part of our growth, we are seeking a Planning Engineer to join our teams working on the HPC or SZC nuclear project. Supporting the Project Managers, your daily responsibilities will include creating and managing project schedules, monitoring progress, and ensuring alignment with the project's Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).

Key Responsibilities:

• Development and Maintenance of Project Schedules:

  • Create the macro-schedule and detailed project schedule in line with existing standards and aligned with the project WBS.
  • Draft the hypothesis note associated with the initial schedule creation.
  • Build a comprehensive, resource-loaded federated schedule based on input data.

• Critical Path Analysis:

  • Identify the project’s critical and sub-critical paths.
  • Monitor and report changes to the critical path as the project progresses.

• Project Monitoring and Reporting:

  • Prepare for and participate in project steering meetings and visual management sessions organised by the Project Manager (PM).
  • Gather input data for schedule updates, highlighting any difficulties in obtaining required information to the PM.
  • Support the PM in preparing project progress presentations related to scheduling.

• Schedule Updates and Coordination:

  • Regularly update the schedule in collaboration with project stakeholders.
  • Update the hypothesis note to reflect changes in the schedule.
  • Highlight potential schedule risks and deviations to project stakeholders.

Qualifications

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in scheduling tools (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project, or similar).
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, including WBS development.
• Experience with critical path and resource management analysis.
• Familiarity with visual management tools and techniques.

Personal Qualities:

• Strong organisational and analytical skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Excellent communication skills to interact with stakeholders at various levels.
• Attention to detail and problem-solving mindset.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
• Prior experience as a Planning Engineer or in a similar role, ideally in industrial project

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Additional Information

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.