Lead Planner (HVDC Projects)

As Lead Planner, you will develop and manage integrated schedules for complex HVDC and consortium projects, guiding bid to execution phases. You will align schedules with contract and delivery requirements while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and partners. You drive schedule analysis, forecasting, and recovery planning to keep programs on track. This role blends technical scheduling expertise with cross-functional collaboration to solve large-scale infrastructure challenges. You will work in a dynamic, international environment that values diverse perspectives and impact.

• salary range 65k-80k Euro gross/year

• Develop and optimize integrated project schedules for complex turnkey HVDC and consortium projects during bid, reference, and execution phases
• Create detailed schedules from first principles when no reference exists
• Perform schedule analysis, forecasting, and recovery planning using industry-standard techniques
• Monitor progress and update schedules based on performance, risks, and constraints
• Conduct critical path, variance analysis, milestone trend analysis (MTA), and S-curve reporting
• Coordinate schedule alignment with project managers, engineering, procurement, construction, clients, and partners
• Support contract management by identifying schedule risks, delays, and claims impacts
• Prepare and present planning reports, dashboards, and performance updates
• Ensure compliance with planning standards and customer requirements
• Support resource planning and workload forecasting across execution phases

• Minimum 5 years of experience in project planning or management
• Experience in HVDC, power transmission, EPC, energy, or large infrastructure projects
• Proven experience supporting complex turnkey or consortium-based projects
• Expert knowledge of Primavera P6 (Spring P6)
• Strong understanding of CPM, Network Planning, Variance Analysis, MTA, S-Curve Reporting, Resource Planning and Loading, Schedule Recovery Planning, Baseline Management
• Experience in project execution and schedule performance monitoring
• Strong reporting and analytical capabilities
• Fluent English; German language skills (B2/C1) preferred

• Excellent stakeholder management
• Strong communication skills
• Problem-solving and coordination
• Primavera P6 (Spring P6)
• CPM
• Network Planning