Senior Project Planner - Energy EPC (Hybrid Ireland)

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package

Pension

Holidays 24 days + bank holidays

Bonus scheme

Training and development

Inclusive work environment

H&S culture

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ireland Limited is seeking an experienced Planner to manage scheduling and cost control across multiple EPC-style projects worth 2–35 million EUR. You will set up, maintain and analyze schedules, costs and risks, and oversee deviations.

The role is based in Ireland with hybrid work and travel to Dublin and other sites. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of planning experience, strong scheduling skills, and familiarity with Primavera P6.

Qualifications

• Proven with 5 years or plus experience as a Planner within similar industry or EPC projects.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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, communicating deviations or scheduling issues to Project Managers.
• 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 in a timely fashion.
• Integrating material resource requirements with project schedule and defines procurement activities and order lead times.
• Regularly communicates with 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 and 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.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Oracle Primavera P6

Job description

Hitachi Energy Ireland Limited is seeking an experienced Planner to manage scheduling and cost control across multiple EPC-style projects worth 2–35 million EUR. You will set up, maintain and analyze schedules, costs and risks, and oversee deviations.

The role is based in Ireland with hybrid work and travel to Dublin and other sites. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of planning experience, strong scheduling skills, and familiarity with Primavera P6.