Senior Project Scheduler - EPC & HVDC Planning

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave and holiday buy–

Generous bonus scheme

Enhanced pension plan

Private healthcare

Health screening and dental plan

Parental leave

Life insurance and income protection

Wellness and fitness benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Performance-based rewards

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Job summary

Hitachi Energy UK Limited in Birmingham seeks a skilled Project Planner to drive schedule development and governance for major EPC energy projects. You will define work breakdown structures, maintain integrated baselines and monitor progress across all phases with input from engineers and suppliers.

The role requires an engineering degree and hands-on planning experience in EPC/energy environments, with proficiency in Primavera P6 and strong communication with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or related discipline or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience as a Project Planner within EPC/energy/infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of 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 progress.
• Experience supporting lump-sum EPC projects or equivalent models.

Responsibilities

• Analyse project requirements with the project team and identify tasks to support schedules.
• Define project work breakdown structures and develop integrated baselines and resource-loaded schedules.
• Develop, maintain and monitor project schedules throughout all phases of execution.
• Monitor progress with critical/path/near-critical path and float analysis.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop recovery and mitigation plans.
• Lead schedule review sessions to ensure alignment and commitment.
• Perform schedule quality reviews and ensure governance compliance.
• Issue progress reports, look-ahead schedules and analyses for customers and stakeholders.
• Support tendering with schedules, planning deliverables and resource forecasts.
• Establish baselines and support start-up and planning activities.
• Conduct pre-planning reviews of scope, requirements and interfaces.
• Coordinate with suppliers and subcontractors on realistic plans and performance.
• Assist with risk/change assessments via schedule impact analysis.
• Promote planning best practices and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Project scheduling

Critical path

Stakeholder mgmt

Coordination

Education

Engineering degree

EPC/energy project experience

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Hitachi Energy UK Limited in Birmingham seeks a skilled Project Planner to drive schedule development and governance for major EPC energy projects. You will define work breakdown structures, maintain integrated baselines and monitor progress across all phases with input from engineers and suppliers.

The role requires an engineering degree and hands-on planning experience in EPC/energy environments, with proficiency in Primavera P6 and strong communication with multidisciplinary teams.