defence project manager jobs

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.

Your Mission:

Assystem is seeking a talented Junior Planner or Planner to support one of our key defence clients in delivering a major, high-profile programme of work. This is an exciting client-embedded role, offering the opportunity to work within a Joint Programme Team (JPT) helping to shape programme performance across time, cost, and scope.

Job Description:

You will help develop and maintain the programme’s integrated schedule, working closely with project schedulers and programme leaders. Guided by the Programme Integration Scheduler / Functional Lead, you’ll support accurate reporting, enabling the programme to remain on track and aligned with strategic and affordability requirements.

You will report to the Programme Controls & Integration Manager, while also being matrix-managed by the Programme Integration Scheduler and collaborating with Programme Leadership, the PMO, and Delivery Agents.

️ Key Responsibilities

✨ Schedule Development & Maintenance

• Support the Programme Integration Scheduler in building and maintaining the integrated delivery schedule

• Support P6 schedule updates, engaging with Project Schedulers, Project Managers, and Delivery Agents to gather progress

• Assist with critical path analysis

• Manage and report on dependencies and key milestones

✨ Programme Controls & Reporting

• Support schedule performance analysis, including root cause identification and corrective actions

• ️ Assist with the development of programme control capabilities and governance

• Engage with Tranche Planners and Leads to ensure alignment across workstreams

✨ Collaboration & Additional Responsibilities

• Foster effective communication across the Programme Team and stakeholders

• Contribute to high-quality reporting for senior leadership

• Undertake additional duties as directed by Programme Controls & Integration leadership

Essential Skills & Experience

• ️ Experience using Primavera P6

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

• Ability to generate and present reports for senior management

• Proactive, solutions-focused approach with continuous improvement mindset

• Good understanding of planning, programme methods, and progress monitoring

• • ️ Understanding of risk and opportunity management in relation to planning
• • ️ Awareness of delay/ change initiation and demonstration methods

• Proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint

• ✍️ Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Desirable

• Experience using Power BI

Why join the community of Switchers?:

The Group is currently ranked Third in the world for nuclear engineering.

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

• Sole UK national with SC or ability to gain Security Clearance.
• Staff or umbrella contractor.
• Hybrid role to Glasgow office

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.