Career Opportunities: Project Planner (60388)

Job Title:              Project Planner
Location:              Plymouth, Devon
Compensation:    £38,084 + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / 36 Week Fixed Term Contract 
Role ID:               SF60388

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Project Planner at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Project Planner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary, working within the Planning team that will be planning and executing Vanguard and Astute class submarines projects. 

Day-to-day, you’ll assist the team in the planning activities within the Project Controls team for a variety of projects on site.  

• Assist the Senior Planners in the maintenance and update of the project schedule in Primavera P6.
• Help to compile and produce project controls and metric reports for senior management and directors.
• Attend project meetings on behalf of the Senior Planners when cover is required.
• Produce weekly high-level visuals of key systems for review.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard 

Essential experience of the Project Planner

• Demonstrable sound aptitude, knowledge and use of the Microsoft Office Packages. Including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Good communication and organisational skills, Including use of Microsoft Teams/Skype.
• Ability to work as part of a team or individually.
• Being adaptable and flexible in a fast moving and challenging environment.
• Ability to collate and present information at appropriate levels.

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock  has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 03/12/2024

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