Senior Planner

**Start : ASAP**

Based : Heilbronn, Germany

Role : This person shall be report to the Project controls manager. The Senior Planner, in conjunction with the planning teams, have a primary objective to support the engineering, procurement, construction and Commissioning group in the planning, decision-making information that ensures projects deliver on time.

Tasks:

- Drive standardization into scheduling process and direct function oversight to any contracted scheduling services
- Ensure appropriate schedule detail level is utilized based on project execution requirements and project phase
- Ensure schedules are properly loaded with project resources to facilitate effective staffing and resource density analysis
- Ensure key metrics and benchmarks (internal and external) are in place to effectively gauge schedule performance and promote continuous improvement
- Ensure the schedule supports the change management process
- Lead schedule update meetings as required
- Perform a variety of tasks associated with the development and maintenance of highly complex Primavera P6 project schedules including WBS structure development, logic links, constraints, resource loading, progress tracking, earned value reporting, float management, etc.
- Work extensively with subcontractors ensuring schedule requirement compliance, accurate and timely updates, slippage recovery, etc. Profile:

- Bachelor’s degree in any Engineering field and/or Construction Management
- 8+ years of experience
- Experience in the EPC Engineering, Procurement and Construction industry, working with engineering, procurement and contractors
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills as well as exceptional organization and coordination skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft products (e.g. Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, etc.)
- Basic understanding of Project Controls Functions
- Thorough understanding of proven scheduling techniques and practices
- Proficient using Primavera P6
- Understanding of CPM (Critical Path Method) concepts and calculations
- Experience in earned value management and the ability to audit / validate both engineering and construction progress
- Experience integrating schedule and BIM model preferred

**Salary**: 30.000,00€ - 40.000,00€ per year

Work Location: In person

Expected Start Date: 10/03/2024