Project Planning and Controls Specialist

Hitachi Energy; Madrid; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is building the ES Regional Office in Madrid as part of Grid & Power Quality Solutions in Europe. The role focuses on planning and controls for regional power projects, delivering schedules and analyses while coordinating with project managers and senior planners.

You will own planning on selected workstreams, ensuring schedules, costs, and risks are tracked and communicated to leadership for timely decisions.

Qualifications

• 4 years of Planning & Scheduling and Project Controls experience in engineering or project-driven environments.
• Proficient in Earned Value Analysis and S-curves; Primavera P6 experience highly valued.
• Strong Excel and MS Office skills; organized, independent, and cross-functional collaborator.
• Fluent in English and Spanish; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project schedules for delivery projects.
• Prepare, update, and analyze current and forecasted schedules.
• Monitor project costs, resources, and risks, supporting timely decision-making.
• Identify potential delays and support mitigation actions with project teams.
• Prepare reports and analyses such as S-curves, OTD, earned value, and critical path.
• Proactively highlight deviations and risks to project managers.
• Collaborate with leadership to apply and improve Project Controls practices.

Skills

Planning & Scheduling

Project Controls

Earned Value Analysis

S-curves

Primavera P6

Excel

MS Office

English/Spanish Fluent

Tools

Primavera P6

Excel

MS Office

Job description

The Opportunity

At Hitachi Energy, our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals, and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.

The Opportunity

At Hitachi Energy, our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals, and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.

Ready to grow your career in the energy transition?

At Hitachi Energy, we’re building the ES Regional Office (ESOPC) in Madrid as part of our Grid & Power Quality Solutions business in Europe (HBUEU). This role offers the opportunity to work in a technically strong environment, contributing to impactful projects while continuing to deepen your expertise in Project Planning and Controls.

As a Project Planning and Controls Specialist, you’ll be part of a team delivering power conversion projects across the region. You will take ownership of planning and control activities on selected workstreams while collaborating closely with project managers and senior planners.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Develop and maintain project schedules for delivery projects.
• Prepare, update, and analyze current and forecasted schedules.
• Monitor project costs, resources, and risks, supporting timely decision-making.
• Identify potential delays and support mitigation actions together with project teams.
• Prepare reports and analyses such as S-curves, OTD, earned value, and critical path.Proactively highlight deviations and risks to project managers.
• Collaborate with project leadership to apply and improve Project Controls practices.Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in planning, scheduling, and execution.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external & internal regulations, procedures & guidelines.

Your background

• You bring around 4 years of relevant experience in Planning & Scheduling and Project Controls, ideally in engineering, EPC, or project-driven environments.
• Good working knowledge of Earned Value Analysis and S-curves; experience with Primavera P6 is highly valued.
• Strong skills in Excel and MS Office.
• Structured, organized, and able to manage priorities independently.
• Collaborative, communicative, and comfortable working with cross-functional teams.
• Fluent in English and Spanish. Additional languages especially German are a plus.

More About Us

We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical, and mental wellbeing, as well as your professional growth. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out.