Planner

Hitachi; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days holidays

Company pension

Bonus scheme

Training & development

Inclusive workplace

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ireland is seeking a Planner to lead scheduling and cost control for multi-phase projects valued at 2–35 million EUR. You will set up, maintain, and analyze schedules and costs, monitor deviations, and drive integrated project controls across engineering, supply chain, construction, and commissioning.

Hybrid Ireland-based with travel to sites. The role emphasizes proactive communication, risk management, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure on-time, on-budget

Qualifications

• 5+ years of planning experience in EPC projects.
• Strong scheduling and cost control skills.
• Knowledge of Primavera P6; able to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze project requirements with the team to create detailed schedules.
• Monitor progress and critical paths and report deviations.
• Issue progress reports and productivity data for stakeholders.
• Establish baseline plan for cost performance and resources.
• Collaborate with engineering, supply chain, construction, and contractors on scope changes.
• Integrate material requirements with the schedule and procurement lead times.
• Participate in project reviews and maintain data in Project Control systems.
• Communicate updates to customers and stakeholders timely.

Skills

5+ years planning

Primavera P6

Stakeholder comms

Travel willing

Project scheduling

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Location:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Job Description:

At Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service business at Hitachi Energy in Europe (HBUEU), Inclusion drives our culture of innovation and collaboration. Our leading technology and strong market position enable us to achieve growth targets in the energy transition acrosscurrent and growing market segments such as hydrogen, data centers and e-mobility.

Hitachi Energy Ireland has an exciting opportunity for a Planner; you’ll be involved in scheduling and cost control efforts for all project phases taking ownership and overseeing multiple projects of a value of between 2-35 Million EUR. Set up, maintain and analyse actual and forecasted schedules, cost and risk, monitor, report and manage deviations. Ensuring projects follow sound methodology and execution practices in accordance with internal standard procedures, manage the integrated schedule and cost control performance measurement process for the project’s entire scope of work.

Location, Ireland (Hybrid) with travel to Dublin and other sites.

(Please note we are unable to provide visa support for this position)

How you’ll make an impact:

• Analyses project requirements with the project team, checking that all essential work activities have been identified in sufficient detail to serve as a basis for developing realistic project schedules.
• Monitoring project progress and regularly analyse project critical paths to ensure all critical path activities and project milestones are progressed according to the plan, ensuring you communicate effectively to Project Managers any deviations or scheduling issues, and provides input for optimizing resources.
• Issuing progress reports, program updates and productivity data on a regular basis and as requested by customers and stakeholders.
• Establishes a baseline plan for cost performance measurement. Working with the project team to define the necessary resources for project completion, evaluating the work breakdown structure
• Working closely with engineering, supply chain, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, client, and contractors to identify potential changes in scope and quantify the impact of each change in a timely fashion.
• Integrating material resource requirements with project schedule and defines procurement activities and order lead times. Regularly communicates with Supply Chain Management (SCM) team and updates schedules to ensure procurement activities take place in a timely way and lead times are optimized to meet schedule targets.
• Participates in project reviews. Composes reports and updates all required project data in Project Control systems for Management Information and Project Analysis. Communicates project progress and control issues to project management team and offers solutions.
• Effectively communicates appropriate information to customers and other stakeholders in a timely manner in order to achieve the desired understanding.

Your Background:

• Proven with 5 years or plus experience as a Planner within similar industry or EPC projects experience.
• Strong experience in project planning and scheduling, including in mature scheduling methods and tools.
• Operational skills, robust previous experience as part of project teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively to all areas of the business.
• Knowledge of Oracle Primavera P6.
• Self-motivated.
• Willingness to travel when required.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary package
• 24 days holidays, plus bank holidays
• Excellent company pension and wide-ranging benefits schemes.
• Top quality H&S culture alongside comprehensive training and personal development programmes.
• Generous bonus scheme
• Inclusive Work Environment: We foster a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.

More about us

We offer fantastic opportunities to work on dynamic, high-impact and cutting-edge industry initiatives that are making a crucial impact to society whilst also offering the vibrancy of working within a world-leading global organization.

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