Project Planning & Controls Specialist

hitachi; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Generous bonus scheme

Enhanced pension plan

Private healthcare

Health screening program

Dental plan

Maternity/paternity leave

Critical illness plan

Life insurance

Fitness & health benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Performance-based rewards

Job summary

Hitachi Energy UK Limited in Birmingham is seeking a Project Planner to own and manage delivery schedules across the full lifecycle of HVDC projects. The role involves planning, monitoring and controlling activities with hybrid work arrangement (2/3 days in Birmingham offices).

You will develop integrated schedules, perform risk analyses, and lead schedule reviews with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure on-time, within-scope project delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or related discipline
• Experience as a Project Planner in EPC, energy, power transmission or similar
• Thorough understanding of sequencing and interfacing of EPC project activities
• Experience developing and maintaining integrated project schedules
• Experience using Primavera P6 is preferred
• Knowledge of HVDC, power transmission or large infrastructure projects is advantageous
• Strong communication and stakeholder management to influence multidisciplinary teams

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, monitor and control delivery projects from tendering to close-out
• Own development, maintenance and analysis of integrated project schedules
• Define work breakdown structures and baselines with project teams
• Develop, monitor and adjust schedules across all project phases
• Lead schedule review sessions and communicate progress to stakeholders
• Support tendering activities with schedule deliverables and risk assessments
• Promote planning best practices and drive continuous improvement

Job description

Job Details

Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Job ID: R0140458

Date Posted: 2026-08-13

Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED

Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

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 will 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
• Generous bonus scheme
• 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

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