Project Planning & Controls Specialist

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Private healthcare

Enhanced pension plan

Health screening and dental plan

Parental leave

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in Birmingham is seeking a Project Planner to lead planning activities for delivery projects in the HVDC business. You will own developing, maintaining and analyzing integrated schedules from tender through commissioning and close-out.

The role requires engineering insight, Primavera P6 experience, strong stakeholder communication and ability to work in a hybrid environment at Birmingham offices.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience as a Project Planner in EPC, energy, or similar projects.
• Thorough understanding of sequencing and interfaces in EPC projects.
• Experience creating and maintaining integrated project schedules.
• Primavera P6 experience preferred.
• Knowledge of HVDC, power transmission or large infrastructure is advantageous.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical, proactive and collaborative in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

• Analyse project requirements with the team to develop detailed schedules.
• Define work breakdown structures and baseline schedules.
• Develop and monitor integrated project schedules across phases.
• Perform critical path and float analysis to identify risks.
• Lead schedule review sessions with stakeholders.
• Issue progress reports and look-ahead schedules.
• Support tendering with schedules, forecasts and risk assessments.
• Collaborate with suppliers and third parties on plans.

Skills

Project scheduling

Team coordination

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

HVDC is a product group in Hitachi Energy, which develops, manufactures and sells direct current transmission systems on a global market. HVDC technology is used to transmit electricity over long distances and for power transmission via submarine cables. It is also used to connect power systems.

In this exciting role, you will be responsible for the planning, scheduling, monitoring and control of our delivery projects. You will own the development, maintenance and analysis of integrated project schedules throughout the project lifecycle, from tendering and project initiation through to commissioning and project close-out.

Location- (Hybrid) 2/3 days Birmingham offices

Please note we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

How you’ll make an impact

• Analyse project requirements with the project team and ensure all work activities are identified and developed to a level of detail sufficient to support realistic and achievable project schedules.
• Define, jointly with the project team, project work breakdown structures and develop and maintain integrated baseline and current schedules, including resource-loaded schedules where required.
• Develop, maintain and monitor project schedules throughout all phases of project execution using recognised planning and scheduling methodologies.
• Monitor project progress and regularly perform critical path, near-critical path and float analysis to identify schedule risks, opportunities and deviations from plan.
• Challenge schedule assumptions and work collaboratively with project stakeholders to develop recovery and mitigation plans where required.
• Lead schedule review sessions with project stakeholders to ensure alignment, quality and commitment to project schedules.
• Perform schedule quality reviews and ensure project schedules comply with established planning standards and governance requirements.
• Issue progress reports, schedule updates, look-ahead schedules and planning analyses on a regular basis and as required by customers and project stakeholders.
• Support tendering activities through the development of project schedules, planning deliverables, resource forecasts and schedule risk assessments.
• Establish project baselines and support project teams during project start-up and planning activities.
• Carry out pre-planning activities including reviews of scope of work, contractual requirements, work breakdown structures, engineering deliverables and project interfaces.
• Work with suppliers, subcontractors and third parties to ensure plans are realistic and achievable and analyse contractor schedule performance.
• Support risk and change assessments through schedule impact analysis and what-if scenario planning.
• Promote planning best practices and contribute to the continuous improvement of project planning processes.

Your Background

• Degree qualified in Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant industry experience.
• Experience working as a Project Planner within an EPC, energy, power transmission, infrastructure or similar project environment.
• Thorough understanding of logical sequencing and interfacing of project execution activities in EPC projects.
• Experience developing and maintaining integrated project schedules for complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Experience using Primavera P6 is preferred.
• Experience monitoring project execution schedules and physical progress throughout all phases of project delivery.
• Experience supporting lump-sum EPC projects or equivalent project delivery models.
• Knowledge of HVDC, power transmission, substations, renewable energy or large infrastructure projects would be advantageous.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence multidisciplinary teams and clearly communicate schedule risks, issues and recommendations.
• Analytical, proactive and collaborative, with the ability to work effectively in a dynamic project environment.

What We Offer:

• Generous annual leave plus public holidays with the ability to buying & selling leave days
• Enhanced pension plan with competitive employer contributions
• Private healthcare for our employees
• Health screening program and Dental Plan
• Maternity, paternity, parental leave
• Critical illness plan, Life insurance and income protection
• Fitness & health benefits (access to gyms, studios, on-demand exercise classes and library of wellness apps)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Performance-based rewards and recognition

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.