Lead Planning Engineer

Stellenbeschreibung:

Lead Engineer, Planning – x2

Duration: 01/03/2026 to 30/06/2027
Type: Freelance
Rotations: Monday-Friday, 8 hours a day

Description:
These roles support nuclear projects by providing planning and engineering expertise in Control & Instrumentation (C&I) and Electrical Engineering. Two positions: one for Biblis Nuclear Site, one for Lingen Nuclear Site. Candidates will work predominantly on-site to integrate into active project teams. The sub-project managers manage the sub-projects tailored to technical aspects and are responsible for the completeness, consistency and correctness of the engineering planning in the sub-projects. They are also responsible for meeting deadlines and planning budgets. In this project, TPL combines the technical project functions (in particular specialist project management), order management, quality management and (preparatory work for) scheduling.

Responsibilities (Generic across both sites)

Planning and engineering within C&I and Electrical disciplines
Getting familiar with the client nuclear systems, standards, and project structures
Working closely with site teams to deliver project milestones
Daily interaction with C&I and electrical colleagues
Rapid onboarding into nuclear project environments
Contributing within large multi-disciplinary engineering teams

Skills – Mandatory

Strong background in Control & Instrumentation (C&I) OR Electrical Engineering
Experience in industrial or nuclear project environments preferred

Soft Skills

Ability to integrate quickly into large project teams
Willingness to be on site and work embedded in operations

Language Requirements

German fluency is essential.
All documentation is in German.
Candidates without strong German skills will struggle to perform the job.

Work Conditions

Role is primarily on-site
Occasional home office is possible, but not the norm
On-site presence is critical to learning nuclear systems and integrating into the team

PPE

Provided by client (contractor does not need to supply their own)

Start Date

Despite original documentation stating February, realistic start date is 1 March
Earlier dates are not feasible

Detailed Tasks

Planning and Engineering (TPL)

Drafting and adherence to partial budgets for all components, systems and services and monitoring deadlines in service provision
Continuous updating of cost estimates and forecasts (deliveries and services as well as own engineering services)
Identification and defence of technical and economic risks
Technical coordination and interface management (also for operational operations), monitoring and control of the overall planner and suppliers
Ensuring a quality‑assured and timely throughput of the VPU, the MEK and FAP test programs, etc.
Maintenance of the so‑called measures folder and ensuring a quality‑assured and timely submission of the project documentation (including the final documentation)
Definition and implementation of quality requirements in the project
Compliance with all licensing regulations
Compliance with all technical standards of BGZ and client Nuclear GmbH
Consideration of location requirements
Development of sub‑project presentations with site specifics
Reporting to the overall project management
Provision of appointments and information to the PS (appointments) for the creation and updating of the schedules
Ensuring valid certificates and approvals of the employees employed in the sub‑projects

Contract Management Tasks (TPL)

Participation and review of the technical concept and specification of the supplies and services (LuL)
Preparation/adherence to partial budgets and milestones for the LuL
Participation and review in the preparation of tender documents as well as bid review and preparation
Allocation recommendation for LuL (especially from a technical point of view)
Direct (technical) contact for the companies commissioned with LuL
Elaboration of specific quality requirements and ensuring compliance with them in planning, construction and assembly
Document review, in particular examination of the preliminary test documents (VPU) to be submitted by the suppliers, the test programs for MEK, FAP, individual and complete system IBN, etc. as well as the final documentation
Creation and maintenance of the so‑called catalogue of measures for the relevant lots
Ensuring the contribution of all relevant or existing technical knowledge to the project work
Checking the accuracy and completeness of instruction and training documents
Moderation of briefings and training courses