Facility Integration Lead

Job Description for Facility Integration Lead:

There’s never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At NNL, you’ll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career. 

We’re an organisation that’s here to experiment and push the limits of what’s possible. So, if you’re keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at NNL, anything is possible.

The role of Facility Integration Lead ensures readiness of all work across NNL Facilities, in the run up to project and task delivery enabling the work across the facility to delivered on time, in full without complaint. The role requires a confident person with experience of delivering work across complex facilities as they will be responsible for dealing with multiple stakeholders at all levels to resolve scheduling conflicts, facility interactions and changes to scope. 

The role will require a level of analytical skills and someone with the ability to understand business needs and think logically, to ensure that work is planned and delivered in an order that is effective to the business. It will require a level of experience and confidence that enables stakeholder management at all levels and problem-solving skills and techniques.

The post is a hybrid role working from Sellafield (and other locations as required). 

Main Responsibilities for Facility Integration Lead:

• Responsible to the Integration Manager for providing schedule performance information and supporting the Integrated Planners in developing plans for schedule implementations.
• Engaging with internal stakeholders to ensure understanding of programme requirements and dependencies.
• Responsible for engaging with plant operations and maintenance teams to support and direct the implementation of the work schedule.
• Accountable for engaging with Project Management community to ensure and advise on readiness for inclusion in the integrated planning process.
• Accountable for directing, managing, and initiating, corrective actions for work that is not meeting approved scope, schedule, and cost.
• Support Plant operations in the co-ordination of a cross section of matrixed personnel (Operations, Maintenance, System Engineering, etc.) to ensure the schedule meets due dates.
• Supports the scheduling process, including resolving schedule conflicts
• Manages and directs critical path activities including, support conflict resolution, procurement review, management directions and focus, and coordination of engineering and technical organisations in conflict resolutions, escalating where appropriate.
• Support the Integration Lead on driving improvements across the business relating to Integrated Planning and Outage Management.
• Responsible for providing scheduling analysis to the Integration Lead, Plant Manager, Maintenance Manager, Operations Manager, Technical Support Manager, to enable reporting on performance.
• Preparation of reporting for Facility Lead Team.

Essential Criteria for Facility Integration Lead:

• Experience and understanding of Integrated Planning and Outage Management.
• Experience of working with Planning Software (Primavera P6/ MSP).
• Experience of dealing with stakeholders at all levels to resolve conflict.
• Experience of identification and mitigation of risks.
• Experience of using professional risk management software (preferred not essential).
• Ability to chair Integrated Delivery Meetings on behalf of the Integration Lead and ensure correct and targeted decision making.
• Evidence of problem-solving skills at an operational level.
• Ability to understand business needs and their influence on programme delivery.
• Competent in Microsoft Office Packages (Word/Excel/PowerPoint).
• Good verbal and written communication.
• Capable of working without supervision to ensure correct decision making.
• Drive, determination, confidence, enthusiasm and a willingness to propose alternatives to established approaches.
• Ability to take on responsibility and use initiative to prioritize and work effectively under pressure.
• Customer centricity – strong customer focus both internal and external.
• Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years’ worth of UK residency).

NNL is an incredible place to work A place where people do things that have never been done before A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business, and society as a whole.

This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service, and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

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