Global Front-End Project Planner — Lead Complex Schedules

APM Terminals; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

APM Terminals in The Hague seeks a seasoned Front-End Project Planner to develop and assure integrated project schedules for major investments, including terminal developments, M&A, and facility expansions.

You will coordinate inputs from internal teams, consultants, and suppliers, identify critical paths, risks, and mitigation strategies, and support governance with time-impact assessments and comprehensive reporting.

Qualifications

• A continuous improvement mindset.
• Leadership that consistently puts customers first and drives improvement.
• Degree in a technical, engineering, construction, or project management-related discipline; project management certification is desirable.
• 7–10 years of project planning experience, including ownership of project schedule development within complex capital projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 (required), with good working knowledge of Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with tender planning, investment planning, contractor schedule management, or FIDIC-based projects is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated master project schedules for bids and early-stage execution in accordance with APM Terminals standards.
• Coordinate schedule inputs from internal teams, consultants, contractors, and suppliers to produce comprehensive project plans.
• Analyse project schedules to identify critical paths, risks, delays, dependencies, and opportunities, and recommend mitigation and optimisation strategies.
• Facilitate project scheduling workshops and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure schedule accuracy and alignment.
• Support project governance by maintaining schedule assumptions, documenting changes, and performing time impact assessments.
• Prepare project reporting materials, monitor procurement schedules, and support effective schedule hand-over to execution teams.
• Promote best practices in planning, scheduling, reporting, and controls while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Continuous improvement

Education

Engineering degree

PM certification desirable

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

APM Terminals in The Hague seeks a seasoned Front-End Project Planner to develop and assure integrated project schedules for major investments, including terminal developments, M&A, and facility expansions.

You will coordinate inputs from internal teams, consultants, and suppliers, identify critical paths, risks, and mitigation strategies, and support governance with time-impact assessments and comprehensive reporting.