Project Planner

We are strengthening our Planning Team in the Hitachi Energy, Grid Integration business unit and looking for an experienced Project Planner to join the Nordic Cluster organization (Finland, Sweden and Denmark). Location for this position is in Västerås, Sweden.

In this role, you will be in the driving seat to develop robust, dynamic and resource loaded project schedules that meet contractual objectives and provide clear roadmaps for the execution phase. Of course, you will not be doing this alone but together with key stakeholders such as Project Managers, Project Controllers, Lead Engineers, Buyers, Site Managers and, of course, with our customers.

During the project execution phase, we put planning at the heart of the project. Your main responsibility lies in maintaining the project schedule with frequent progress updates in close collaboration with the project team. You will also conduct schedule and resource analysis, provide relevant lookahead plans to stakeholders, and prepare schedule progress reporting materials both for external and internal purposes.

• Creating, maintaining and analyzing projects, current and forecasted schedule, including costs, resources and risks in close collaboration with Project Managers and Project team members
• When needed, you will be the one who draws the attention of Project Managers and project team on schedule deviations, problems and solutions that may arise
• Active role in communicating schedule information to stakeholders
• Active role in developing solution options to handle delays together with the project team
• Following up the projects you are working with, preparing reports and analyses (S-curves, CPA, Resource Histograms, On-Time-Delivery Milestones)

• M.Sc. or B.Sc. in relevant field
• Several years of experience and expertise in planning and scheduling
• Strong teamwork skills and ability to motivate and inspire colleagues around you
• Ability to prepare and maintain high quality, dynamic project schedules together with the project team
• Self-driven person who takes personal responsibility
• Goal oriented and structured way of working
• Experience working with Primavera P6 and if you have experience in Oracle Unifier is seen as an advantage
• Project Management Certificate (PMP® and/or PMI-SP®) is seen as an advantage
• Good written and spoken communication skills in English, Swedish is an advantage