Principal Planner

Cavendish Nuclear Ltd; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based nuclear solutions provider is seeking a Principal Planner to oversee planning governance and lead a team at their Warrington site. This full-time role offers a hybrid work model with excellent benefits including a generous holiday allowance and development opportunities. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong leadership in planning, with experience in engineering or defence programmes and knowledge of governance and quality assurance.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable leadership in a planning function within engineering or defence programmes.
• Strong understanding of planning governance, assurance and quality.
• Extensive experience using Primavera P6.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning governance across the PP&E programme.
• Provide leadership and coordination across sub-programmes.
• Support onboarding, mentoring, and development of planning professionals.
• Manage and develop a team of planners.
• Champion consistency and best practice across delivery teams.

Skills

Leadership in planning function

Understanding of planning governance

Experience using Primavera P6

Job description

Role Overview

At Cavendish Nuclear, join as a Principal Planner at our Warrington, Cheshire site.

Work Details

Full time, permanent, 37 hours per week, hybrid working (two days on-site, three days remote).

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning governance across the PP&E programme
• Provide leadership and coordination across Aurora and AFS sub-programmes
• Support onboarding, mentoring, and development of planning professionals
• Manage and develop a team of planners, working closely with Project Control Leads
• Champion consistency and best practice across delivery teams

Essential Experience

• Demonstrable leadership in a planning function within engineering or defence programmes
• Strong understanding of planning governance, assurance and quality
• Extensive experience using Primavera P6

Qualifications

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

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance.

Benefits

• 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 allows buying/selling additional leave
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year for volunteering
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

About Us

Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. We are a disability‑confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need reasonable adjustments, email [e-mail].

Closing Date

22/12/2025

Seniership Level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

• Full‑time

Job Function

• Other

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