Junior Planner (m/f) - Lisbon

iU Talent; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

iUTalent is recruiting a Junior Planner for an esteemed industrial engineering and construction company in the Parque das Nações area, Lisbon. You will support development, maintenance and analysis of project schedules using Primavera P6 or MS Project, ensuring data accuracy to enable informed decisions and timely execution.

The role requires a degree in Engineering or related field, internship or academic exposure, strong Excel skills, and English at C1/C2.

Qualifications

• Higher education degree in Engineering, PM or related field.
• Internship or academic exposure to industrial project controls is valued.
• Familiarity with Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Strong Excel skills.
• English at C1/C2 level.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and maintaining Level 3 and Level 4 project schedules using Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project, ensuring activity logic, durations and project inputs are reflected.
• Collect, validate and update schedule and progress information from engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning teams.
• Monitor actual versus planned progress, identify deviations and support critical-path analyses.
• Prepare weekly and monthly planning reports, including SPI, S-curves, histograms and dashboards.
• Support development of standardized WBS and KPI databases and historical project-control data.
• Assist with schedule risk, change-impact and extension-of-time analyses for risk registers and mitigation plans.
• Provide planning support to Project Managers and project teams during proposal and execution stages.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Engineering degree or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Job description

At iUTalent, we believe that true success stems from the perfect combination of happy people, genuine talent, unwavering commitment, and the power of technology. We are currently recruiting a Junior Planner (m/f) to join a prestigious company in the industrial engineering and construction sector, located in the Parque das Nações area.

Mission:

Support the development, maintenance and analysis of project schedules and progress control tools, ensuring that project data is accurately collected, updated and reported to facilitate informed decision-making and timely project execution.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in developing and maintaining Level 3 and Level 4 project schedules using Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project, ensuring that activity logic, durations and project inputs are accurately reflected;
• Collect, validate and update schedule and physical progress information received from engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning teams;
• Monitor actual versus planned progress, identify schedule deviations and critical or near-critical activities, and support critical-path and recovery-planning analyses;
• Prepare weekly and monthly planning reports, including Schedule Performance Indicators (SPI), S-curves, histograms, look-ahead schedules, dashboards and management presentations;
• Support the development and maintenance of standardized Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), progress-weighting methodologies, KPI databases and historical project-control data;
• Assist with schedule risk, change-impact and extension-of-time analyses, contributing planning information to risk registers, mitigation plans and schedule records;
• Provide planning and project-controls support to Project Managers and project teams during proposal and execution stages, coordinating information with relevant departments.

Requirements:

• Higher education degree or relevant technical diploma in Engineering, Project Management or a related field;
• Initial experience, internship or academic exposure to industrial project controls and planning activities is valued;
• Knowledge of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project;
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel;
• Knowledge of Power BI is desirable;
• Basic understanding of the EPC project lifecycle and progress measurement techniques;
• Advanced or proficient English skills (C1/C2);
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and Windows operating systems;
• Project planning and scheduling fundamentals;
• Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project;
• Progress measurement and schedule performance reporting;
• Work breakdown structures and project controls data management;
• Microsoft Excel and Power BI Reporting;
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving;
• Communication and teamwork;
• Planning and organization;
• Attention to detail and data accuracy;