Senior Engineering Planner: Schedule & Risk Lead

IKM; Oslo; Hybrid; NOK 850,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

IKM is seeking a Project Planner for the engineering scope in Norway. You will oversee schedule planning, resource allocation, and cost control for the engineering scope, and establish detailed Level 4/5 schedules.

You will lead progress reviews, identify critical paths, perform schedule risk analysis, and communicate issues to leadership. Fluency in English and a proactive, deadline-driven mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in a technical or commercial discipline; relevant experience may compensate for formal qualifications.
• 3 years of work experience in project planning from EPC projects, with a focus on engineering planning.
• Excellent skills in Safran Project; candidates with strong proficiency in Primavera will also be evaluated.
• High competency in critical path analysis, schedule risk analysis, and monitoring.
• Experience with scenario planning and proposing mitigating actions to recover delays.
• Proven ability to collaborate with contract, estimation, risk, and cost control teams.
• A systematic, accurate, and proactive team player with a high commitment to deadlines and quality.
• Solid verbal and written communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Oversee schedule planning, resource allocation, and cost control for the engineering scope.
• Establish and maintain detailed project schedules (Level 4/5).
• Lead project progress reviews, validating and challenging reported progress.
• Identify critical paths and schedule risks, proposing optimization and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure overall scheduling aligns with contract requirements, regulations, and work processes.
• Provide detailed scheduling analysis to support management decision-making.
• Communicate potential scheduling issues and performance improvements to leadership.
• Proactively identify and implement opportunities to enhance the project schedule.

Skills

English communication

Team player

Deadline oriented

Verbal and written English

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in technical/commercial field

Tools

Safran Project

Primavera

Job description

IKM is seeking a Project Planner for the engineering scope in Norway. You will oversee schedule planning, resource allocation, and cost control for the engineering scope, and establish detailed Level 4/5 schedules.

You will lead progress reviews, identify critical paths, perform schedule risk analysis, and communicate issues to leadership. Fluency in English and a proactive, deadline-driven mindset are essential.