Cycle Planner

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen in The Work Management (WM) Department at Heysham 2 for a Cycle Planner to join us on a permanent contract. As a Cycle Planner, you will play a key role in supporting the Management of Work process by preparing plans to be delivered by the Maintenance and Contract Partner organisations. You will work as part of a team to prepare and develop the plans, while working closely with the delivery organisations to balance available resources against the planned work to ensure the work can be delivered when required. The role provides a development opportunity to broaden your skills and experience, focusing on planning, team working, stakeholder management, and relationship management across the station.

This advert will close on Monday May 29th, 2023

Interviews will be held week commencing Monday June 19th, 2023

Pay, benefits and culture

The salary range is between £34,621 to £60,826, with terms and conditions covered by the EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Company Agreement. The starting salary for this appointment will be dependent of your existing salary, competence, experience and qualifications. Given the level of experience required in this role, it is anticipated that we would be appointing at a salary between £34,641 and £49,089. You will receive 28 days annual holiday plus bank holidays, incremental and competency-based progression and a defined contributions pensions scheme.

At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility. We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.

What you’ll be doing

• To act as a nuclear professional at all times and have a nuclear safety focus in all activities and responsibilities undertaken.
• Use operational experience (OE) e.g. OE information is used in preparation for all plant based activities as required in line with the stations corrective action programme.
• The primary responsibility of the Cycle Planner is the scheduling and arranging of maintenance tasks to reduce operational risk through efficient work package and plant alignment.
• Producing level 2/3 plans to support project activities to maximise work delivery efficiencies.
• Aligning new work and bundling defects to agreed System Aligned Work Windows.
• Continuously challenging station WM standards by demonstrating a ‘can-do’ attitude to drive departmental / station improvements.
• Ensure non-completed work is dispositioned to the correct work window in accordance with compliance limitations.
• Ensure significant or critical work in plans is identified to stakeholders.
• Provide appropriate support to ensure delivery of Work Management Department and Station Business Plan objectives.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with relevant stakeholders to promote engagement with the work management process.

Who are you

We are looking for an organised, motivated and enthusiastic person to join a team of Cycle Planners, who provide a strong Operational Focus for the station, through the preparation and planning of the maintenance activities at Heysham 2.

The role requires close cooperation with the station and contract partners Team Leaders, to ensure planned work can be delivered. The Cycle Planner takes ownership of Work Week plans at E-17 through to the E+1 Work Week Critique meeting, ensuring the plans are fit for purpose and all parties involved in the delivery of the plans are aligned for success.

The Cycle Planner works as part of the Work Management team, where they will work closely with the teams Work Week Managers and Cycle Coordinators to prepare the planned work for delivery to achieve risk neutral plans.

The candidate will require the following:

• A HNC is not required for the role, but candidates with a HNC may have an advantage. Relevant GCSE/National Qualification (or equivalent).
• Planning experience is preferred and advantageous.
• A working knowledge & understanding of performing routine maintenance activities on industrial plant, apparatus or systems would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of operating key Work Management software tools e.g. AMS, Business Objects, Microsoft Projects and other Microsoft applications would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of a Nuclear Power Stations plant and equipment will be advantageous.
• You will have a results focused can-do-attitude to work.
• Strong evidence of being a successful team member.

Good interpersonal skills and the ability to encourage team working are very important as the Cycle Planner interacts with many departments and contract organisations on the station. Enthusiasm, drive, demonstrating a ‘can-do’ attitude and the ability to facilitate change are essential.

Relevant experience in a Maintenance, Engineering or Operational background would be beneficial.

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