Planning Manager: Primavera Lead & Scheduling Excellence

Arbeidsplassen; Ålesund; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work hours

Competitive salary and benefits

Company health services

Good pension and insurance agreements

Job summary

Seaonics AS in Ålesund is seeking a Planning Manager to lead and evolve our planning function. The role combines team leadership with hands-on planning using Primavera, while driving system improvements across SAP, Jira and Power BI.

You will develop schedules, manage risks and align load curves with forecasts. We value cross-functional collaboration, process improvement and a proactive, structured mindset within a diverse, international team.

Qualifications

• Experience in project planning, project execution, or similar project-driven environment.
• Solid understanding of Primavera and ability to develop Primavera competence.
• Experience with ERP systems, Jira, Power BI, digitalization or processes improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Planning, Systems & Methods team and prioritize its activities.
• Develop, maintain and follow up project schedules, plans and reports using Primavera.
• Prepare Level 1 schedules during tender and early project phases with Sales and stakeholders.
• Own and improve Primavera as the organization’s planning tool, supporting schedules, milestones and forecasts.
• Monitor project progress, critical paths, capacity and risks, align load curves with forecasts and headcount planning.
• Contribute to SAP, Jira, Power BI and other systems to improve workflows and reporting.
• Develop and improve planning methods, processes and templates across projects and functions.

Skills

Planning leadership

Team leadership

Scheduling

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Primavera

SAP

Jira

Power BI

ERP systems

Job description

Seaonics AS in Ålesund is seeking a Planning Manager to lead and evolve our planning function. The role combines team leadership with hands-on planning using Primavera, while driving system improvements across SAP, Jira and Power BI.

You will develop schedules, manage risks and align load curves with forecasts. We value cross-functional collaboration, process improvement and a proactive, structured mindset within a diverse, international team.