Program Planner

VELUX; Østbirk; On-site; DKK 550,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

VELUX is seeking a Project/Programme Planner to join the Products & Innovation team in Østbirk. You will develop and maintain integrated schedules, ensuring milestones and dependencies are visible and well-managed across multiple development tracks.

You will partner with project managers and leads to drive planning quality, governance, and continuous improvement of planning tools and processes.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Planner or Scheduler on large-scale projects or product development
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project and managing integrated schedules
• Ability to develop structured project plans with milestones and dependencies
• Ability to review, validate, and challenge planning inputs for quality
• Understanding of programme governance principles and standards
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Owns work with high accuracy and can work independently
• Adaptive to changing plans as projects evolve
• Formal training or certification in planning is a plus

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and oversee an integrated programme plan
• Maintain visibility across workstreams, milestones, dependencies, and progress indicators
• Update master schedule with inputs from project managers and stakeholders
• Coordinate dependencies and interfaces across projects and assess risks
• Support scenario planning for delays and alternative delivery approaches
• Participate in meetings and translate decisions into robust plans
• Provide guidance to plan owners to ensure planning quality
• Establish governance for schedule ownership and update cycles
• Collaborate with Technical Development Leads to optimise product plans
• Contribute to planning tools, processes, and reporting improvements

Skills

Planner/Scheduler experience

Stakeholder management

Planning governance

Independent working

Attention to detail

Education

PMI-SP / AACE PSP certification (desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Project/Programme Planner – Products & Innovation - VELUX A/S - Østbirk

Step into a pivotal role where your planning expertise helps drive progress across strategically important programmes. If you thrive in a dynamic environment, enjoy collaborating with stakeholders, and have a passion for creating structure, visibility, and momentum, you could be our next Program Planner.

Meet your future team

As Program Planner, you will join a collaborative programme environment where close partnership with project managers, programme leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders is essential to success. You will act as the central point of coordination for programme planning activities, ensuring transparency, alignment, and consistency across multiple projects and development tracks.

In this role, you will build strong relationships across the organisation while supporting colleagues with planning expertise, guidance, and practical solutions. Your work will help ensure that programme milestones, dependencies, and deliverables remain visible and effectively managed, enabling informed decision-making and successful programme delivery.

What We Offer

As our Program Planner, you will play a key role in developing, maintaining, and continuously improving integrated programme and project schedules. You will help create clarity across complex initiatives while ensuring planning data remains accurate, relevant, and actionable.

More specifically, your tasks will be to:

• Develop, maintain, and oversee an integrated programme plan that consolidates project and sub-project schedules.
• Maintain programme plans and reporting to ensure visibility across workstreams, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and key progress indicators.
• Review and incorporate schedule updates from project managers and stakeholders, ensuring the master schedule remains accurate and up to date.
• Coordinate dependencies and interfaces across projects, identifying risks and impacts that may affect programme timelines.
• Support scenario planning activities by assessing the consequences of schedule changes, delays, and alternative delivery approaches.
• Participate in programme and development meetings, translating decisions, actions, and milestones into robust project and programme plans.
• Provide guidance, training, and support to plan owners to encourage consistent planning practices and high‑quality schedule management.
• Establish and maintain governance processes related to schedule ownership, update cycles, and planning quality assurance.
• Work closely with Technical Development Leads and project managers to maintain and optimise product development plans across multiple development tracks.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of planning tools, processes, and reporting capabilities.

What You Will Bring

We are looking for a collaborative and detail‑oriented planning professional who enjoys working with complex programmes and supporting colleagues in achieving shared goals. You combine strong technical planning expertise with a proactive and service‑mindful approach, enabling you to build trust and add value across a wide range of stakeholders.

Moreover, we expect that you:

• Have experience working as a Planner, Scheduler, or similar planning professional within large‑scale projects, programmes, product development environments.
• Possess advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project and are confident managing integrated programme and project schedules.
• Have experience developing structured project plans that enable effective tracking of progress, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Are comfortable reviewing, validating, and challenging planning inputs to ensure schedule quality and integrity.
• Understand programme governance principles and can help establish effective planning processes and standards.
• Demonstrate excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, enabling productive collaboration across functions and organisational levels.
• Take ownership of your work, maintain a high level of accuracy, and can work independently when required.
• Are adaptable and resilient, recognising that plans evolve and that change is a natural part of successful programme delivery.
• Bring a supportive and approachable mindset, actively engaging with colleagues to provide guidance and assistance.
• Formal training or certification in project planning and scheduling, such as PMI‑SP, AACE PSP, or a related planning discipline, would be considered a plus.

All enquiries will be treated confidentially.

About VELUX

In the VELUX Group, we offer you a world of opportunities and the chance to create a bright future. From the forefront of the roof window category, we enable those who live, work and play under the roof to transform their spaces and live a healthier everyday life with more daylight and fresh air.

The VELUX Group is an international, family‑owned business with strong financial foundations, and each year we create real impact by reinvesting in society, our employees, and the planet through our foundations. With 20 production companies in 12 countries and sales companies in 37 countries, our products are widely available. We employ around 12,000 people and are headquartered in Denmark. Alongside the rest of our values, courage and mutual respect define our actions every day and how we contribute to the world.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At VELUX Residential, we believe in fostering a diverse workplace where everyone can thrive, develop, and perform at their best, and where you feel welcome, respected, and valued.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all, whether you are applying for a role or already part of VELUX Residential. We recruit, hire, train, and promote people based on skills, experience, potential, and business needs, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, age, neurodiversity, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and strive to ensure our employment decisions are fair, objective, and inclusive, focusing on what truly matters: your qualifications and how you can contribute to our shared mission and success.