Site Project Planner

NES Fircroft; Brake; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Site Project Planner in Brake, Germany. The role involves developing and maintaining construction and commissioning schedules, coordinating inputs from all functions and third parties, and ensuring interdependencies are clearly linked and resourced.

The planner will update progress, forecast risks, and drive mitigation actions on a daily basis. Candidate must be degree-qualified in engineering or project management with at least 7 years of planning experience, including

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in engineering or project management with 7+ years of planning management experience, including electrical substations site activities.
• Excellent German and English speaking and writing skills.
• Based in or willing to move to Brake (Unterweser) area, e.g. Bremerhaven.
• Strong interpersonal skills for a site construction environment and good communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain construction and commissioning schedules integrating inputs from all functions and third parties.
• Ensure linkages in schedule show interdependencies and resources constraints.
• Check and approve all contractors' schedules per requirements, design, and constructability.
• Create detailed L4/L5 schedules for key commodities to coordinate site activities.
• Maintain consistency with the overall project schedule (P6) and update progress periodically.
• Provide weekly site look-ahead aligned with the contract schedule and communicate risks.
• Identify prerequisites and anticipate blockers with the wider project team.

Skills

German language

English language

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Team spirit

Communication

Analytical thinking

Planning control principles

Education

Engineering degree or PM degree

Tools

Primavera

MS Project

Job description

Role - Site Project Planner

Location - Brake, Germany
Provisional end date - November 2027

• keymemberoftheprojectteamprovidingsiteschedulestatustotheSiteManager&siteteam,ProjectPlanningManager&PM,fromsiteestablishment,earthworks,civil,erectionofelectrical&mechanical,uptocommissioningandhandover.
• Developsandmaintainstheconstruction&commissioningschedulebyintegratinginputsfromallfunctions,unitsandthirdpartiescontributingtotheproject
• Ensureproperlinkagesinscheduletoshowallinterdependenciesbetweencontributingparties,logicsequence,executionstrategy,resourcesconstraintsetc.
• Checksandapprovesallcontractorstimeschedulesaccordingtotherequirements,design,constructability,needdates,..
• DevelopssomedetailedL4/L5schedule,andtrackingmechanismonsomekeycommodities(concrete,cablepulling,etc.)toensureanappropriatecoordinationoftheworkfromthevariousstakeholdersatsite.Theselevelofdetailsarefoundationaltothedailysitecoordinationmeeting,whichaddresstheprioritiesandtargetsoftheday.Andtheyarethebasisfortheprogresstrackingandthepacingoftheworksatsite.
• EnsureconsistencyofthissitelevelofdetailwiththeP6generaltimeschedule(whetherintegratedtoP6ornot).
• Ensureperiodicscheduleupdatesthroughtheentireconstruction&commissioningphaseobtaininginputsfromallprojectcontributors,andcheckingrandomlyatsitetheactualprogress.
• Driveandchallengeprogress,agreeforecastanddevelopmitigations/catchupplans.
• Ensurescheduleanalysisthroughvariousmeans(Scurve,commoditycurve,OTD,Say/Doratio,overplanning,resourceloading,productivity...)todetermineprojectscheduletrendsandrelatedrisks&opportunitiesthenworkwithprojectteammemberstodrivemitigationstrategies.ProvidesevidencetoPMtoadvocateforsupportasappropriate.
• Providesweeklysitelookaheadalignedwithcontractschedule,clearlycommunicatingpotentialandrealriskanddrivingtheprojectpriorities
• Identifiesengineering&procurementprerequisitesandhelpanticipateblockerswithwiderprojectteamandthirdparties
• Providescontractuallyrequiredcustomersitereportingandisabletocommunicatedirectlywithcustomersonschedulingmatters
• Generates"whatif"scenariostooptimizeexecutionandworkswithprojectteamstoevaluatefeasibility
• Alignswithcostcontrollingfunctiontoensureclearalignmentbetweencostandscheduletoensureaccurate
• MaintainsaregisterofpotentialscheduleandcostrisksincollaborationwiththeRiskManager.
• Supportchangeorderanalysiswithscheduleanalyticsandforecasts
• Loadresourcesintotheprojectscheduleasappropriate
• Supportdisputesandanalysisofclaims
• Isthekeycommunicationplayer,teamingwiththeSiteManager,toensureallpartiesknowwheretheprojectsiteactivitiesstands,whataretheprioritiesandwhatworkshallbeexecutedeveryday.

Quality&Lean

• ComplywithQualityProcedures,workinstructionsandProcessesatGSIlevelandProjectControlsFunction
• Reportorresolveanynon conformancesandprocessinatimelymanner
• Identifyareasofopportunityforstandardization/optimizationandwherepossibleparticipateinaKaizenorsimilarleaneventtoimplementanyidentifiedimprovements

EHS

• Demonstratecommitmenttosafetythroughparticipationinformalandinformaldiscussions
• Adheretoallsafeworkingproceduresinaccordancewithinstructions
• Ensuresafetyworkinstructionsarecomplied
• Participateintheresolutionofsafetyissues.
• Initiateactionstoimprovehealthandsafetywhereneeded

DesiredKnowledge&Experience

• Degreequalifiedeitherinengineeringorprojectmanagementwith7yearsminimumofexperienceinplanningmanagement,including1yearinelectricalsubstationssiteactivities.
• ExcellentGermanandEnglishspeakingandwritingskills
• Basedin(orwillingtomoveto)acityclosetothesitelocationinBrake(Unterweser),forexampleBremerhaven.
• Excellentinterpersonalskillsinasiteconstructionenvironment/goodcommunicator/anticipationandproblem-solvingaptitude/teamspirit/resilient
• Analytical/contributestothedecisionmaking.Providesfactualelementtosupportdecisions.
• Applicationofplanningcontrolprinciples(WBS,criticalpath,progress)
• Veryconfidentinapplicationofplanningtools(Primaveraand/orMS-project)
• Autonomousandreliable
• Customerfocus

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.