Senior Planner

Hitachi Energy has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Planner. You'll be involved in scheduling and cost control efforts for all project phases, taking ownership and overseeing multiple projects valued between 2-25 Million USD. Set up, maintain, and analyze actual and forecasted schedules, costs, and risks; monitor, report, and manage deviations.

Ensuring projects follow sound methodology and execution practices in accordance with internal standard procedures, manage the integrated schedule and cost control performance measurement process for the project's entire scope of work.

Responsibilities:

1. Analyze project requirements with the project team, checking that all essential work activities have been identified in sufficient detail to serve as a basis for developing realistic project schedules.
2. Monitor project progress and regularly analyze project critical paths to ensure all critical path activities and project milestones are progressed according to the plan, effectively communicating any deviations or scheduling issues to Project Managers and providing input for optimizing resources.
3. Issue progress reports, program updates, and productivity data on a regular basis and as requested by customers and stakeholders. Use customer reporting portals such as Fastdraft where appropriate.
4. Establish a baseline plan for cost performance measurement, working with the project team to define the necessary resources for project completion and evaluating the work breakdown structure.
5. Work closely with engineering, supply chain, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, clients, and contractors to identify potential changes in scope and quantify the impact of each change in a timely fashion.
6. Integrate material resource requirements with project schedules and define procurement activities and order lead times. Regularly communicate with the Supply Chain Management (SCM) team and update schedules to ensure procurement activities take place in a timely way and lead times are optimized to meet schedule targets.
7. Participate in project reviews, compose reports, and update all required project data in Project Control systems for Management Information and Project Analysis. Communicate project progress and control issues to the project management team and offer solutions.
8. Effectively communicate appropriate information to customers and other stakeholders in a timely manner to achieve the desired understanding.

Your Background:

1. Proven experience as a Planner within a similar industry (preferably for EPC projects in T&D).
2. Strong experience in project planning and scheduling, including mature scheduling methods and tools.
3. Operational skills with robust previous experience as part of project teams.
4. Able to advise and lead the project team with respect to program progress.
5. Ability to communicate effectively to all areas of the business.
6. Expert knowledge of Oracle Primavera P6.
7. Self-motivated.
8. Willingness to travel when required to the Birmingham office and site.

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry, and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future.

We employ around 45,000 people in 90 countries who each day work with purpose and use their different backgrounds to challenge the status quo. We welcome you to apply today and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.