Senior Project Planner: Complex EPC Scheduling Lead

BBDM Consulting Services; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International assignments

Multicultural environment

Challenging projects

Learning & development opportunities

Impact on project performance

Job summary

BBDM Consulting Services in Lisbon seeks a Senior Project Planner / Project Manager to lead planning and control of large-scale, multidisciplinary projects in an international environment. You will develop schedules, manage WBS and baselines, and coordinate across engineering, procurement, and site teams to deliver on time.

You will produce KPI dashboards, monitor progress, and perform risk analyses to support informed decisions. Fluency in Portuguese and English is required.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience as a Project Planner, Project Controller, or Project Manager.
• Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6, including baseline creation and critical path analysis.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Project.
• Experience in industrial, construction, infrastructure or energy projects.
• Understanding of EPC project lifecycles.
• Able to translate engineering documentation into planning actions.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management in multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to perform scenario analyses for decision making.
• Knowledge of PMI or IPMA is an advantage.
• Fluent in Portuguese and English.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and control integrated project schedules using Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Define and manage WBS, activity sequencing, baselines, and critical path.
• Coordinate planning across Engineering, Procurement, Logistics, and Site Execution.
• Monitor progress, identify deviations, perform impact assessments, and recommend actions.
• Prepare planning reports, dashboards, KPIs, and S-curves.
• Support schedule risk analysis with float, exposure, and mitigation strategies.
• Collect and consolidate progress information from multidisciplinary teams.
• Assist Project Manager with resources, milestones, and contractual reporting.
• Ensure planning complies with standards and contracts.

Skills

Project planning

Schedule management

Stakeholder management

What-if analysis

PMI/IPMA knowledge

Portuguese/English fluency

Tools

Oracle Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

BBDM Consulting Services in Lisbon seeks a Senior Project Planner / Project Manager to lead planning and control of large-scale, multidisciplinary projects in an international environment. You will develop schedules, manage WBS and baselines, and coordinate across engineering, procurement, and site teams to deliver on time.

You will produce KPI dashboards, monitor progress, and perform risk analyses to support informed decisions. Fluency in Portuguese and English is required.