Project Planner/ Senior Project Planner

Neste; Porvoo; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personnel fund

Good occupational health care

Sickness or health insurance fund

Leisure time accident insurance

ePassi

Job summary

Neste in Porvoo, Finland, seeks a Senior Project Planner to lead schedule development and control for major investment projects in a global project controls team. You will coordinate with EPC/EPCM and contractor groups, implement PC standards, and drive maturity through new tools and processes.

We value 5+ years in project controls, strong scheduling tool knowledge, and fluent English; Finnish is a plus. The role is based in Porvoo with office presence and collaboration across locations.

Qualifications

• Required: 5+ years in Project Controls / project planning for major capital projects.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills; English required; Finnish an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of scheduling tools (Primavera, MS Project) and data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate the planning process and schedule basis for investment projects.
• Communicate schedule status and provide analysis to management and portfolio teams.
• Identify opportunities and drive initiatives to advance Project Controls maturity.
• Manage and coordinate planning development projects with EPC(M) and contractor teams.
• Implement global PC standards for cost, schedule and change management to ensure consistency.
• Set up project and portfolio schedule development and progress reporting across all phases.
• Forecast progress, review status with project management and update schedules for future works.

Skills

Project planning

Schedule control

Leadership

English fluency

Education

Master's/Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Construction Management, or similar

Tools

Primavera

MS Project

SAP

Aveva

PowerBi

Safran

Job description

Are you looking for a career in an inspiring, global environment where your expertise makes a difference? At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, which enable our customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emission.

We are looking for you,

Senior Project Planner/ Project planner

to join our Project Controls team in Porvoo, Finland and work in Neste’s investment projects.

You will be part of the global project planning group and report to the Project Control line organisation. You will work closely with the colleagues in the investment project delivery, project execution teams and other functions to lead the schedule development and schedule control process for EPC, EPCM and major investment projects.You will be the responsible for construction contractor schedule management, master schedule management and schedule integrations. You will lead the implementation of new development, tools, systems and improved way of working on your location.

Your role in our team

Lead and facilitate the planning process, compile basis of schedule of all type of investment projects, communicate the schedule status and provide the analysis to project management and portfolio management

Proactively identify opportunities and lead initiatives to advance our Project Controls maturity through new systems, processes, and technologies.

Drive Implementation: Manage and coordinate project planning development projects, ensuring successful implementation and adoption in close cooperation with Major Investment Projects, Investment Project Portfolios and discipline team leads, as well as the PC team members and Planning team line management.

Lead the implementation of global PC standards and best practices (cost, schedule, change management) to ensure consistency and data integrity.

Capability to work as a planning manager in our Major Investment Projects.

Set up the project and portfolio schedule development and control, as well as progress reporting in all types of projects independently

Calculate the project progress, execute forecasting, review the status with project management and update the schedule for future works

The best combination to succeed in this role

Demonstrated experience (5+ years) within Project Controls disciplines (project planning). Proven competence in managing project planning processes for major capital projects.

Strong focus on future oriented project delivery skills, developing new ways of working and driving project schedule should be in the core

Ability to prepare project schedule of all levels for all phases of investment projects and able to identify bottle necks in the projects analyzing the schedule and advising the project team accordingly

Excellent leadership, communication and inter-personal skills in English (mandatory), Finnish language is an advantage

Working (Strong) knowledge of scheduling tools is mandatory for this position (i.e. Primavera, MS Project, etc.). Experience in other tools like SAP, Aveva, PowerBi, Safran are seen as an advantage

Master's/Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Construction Management, or similar.

Other strengths we value:

Turnaround planning and scheduling experience within process industry

The ideal candidate possesses project controls experience from working in a capital projects portfolio

Sound knowledge about international project business

Having worked closely with EPC(M) and execution contractors on capital projects will be considered as an advantage

Reasons to join We operate in an inspiring and evolving business environment as a global leader in renewable fuels. We contribute to Neste's success by living our values every day: we care, we have courage, we cooperate.
We prioritize safety at all times and in every location. We strive to create a positive and impactful work environment.
Transformation brings new possibilities and fosters our courage and curiosity. As a global company, we support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities. Collaboration is key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working. We work at the office at least three days a week to ensure seamless teamwork and a sense of belonging.

In addition, our benefits for employees in Finland include

• a personnel fund as part of the overall remuneration
• good occupational health care
• a membership in a sickness or health insurance fund
• leisure time accident insurance
• leisure time activities, e.g. by offering benefits for sports and culture (ePassi)

The job is located in Kilpilahti, Porvoo, which is about a 30-45 minute drive from the capital region. We organize free bus transportation to Kilpilahti for our employees from the capital region, Porvoo and the nearby areas.

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) is the world's leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with production on three continents. The company’s renewables production capacity is expected to reach 6.8 million tons annually in 2027. Neste also produces high-quality oil products at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. The company has a network of nearly 1,000 fuel stations with expanding service offering, such as EV charging, in Finland and in the Baltics.
Neste's strategy focuses on growth in renewable fuels, which help its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste is included in many international indices for its sustainability performance. In 2025, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 19.0 billion. Read more: neste.com