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About the Role

Shape the schedule behind some of the world's most important power grid projects. As Project Planning Manager, you will set the project's planning approach, build the schedule, align every function behind it, and provide project leaders with the insight to keep delivery on track.

Responsibilities

Develop the planning, scheduling, and performance measurement framework, procedures, and tools, including Primavera P6 and Power BI.
Maintain the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS), coding, calendars, reporting levels, and progress measurement method.
Develop, update, and control the Integrated Master Schedule, including contractor schedules and internal interfaces.
Run schedule logic checks, variance analysis, and critical path assessments, and forecast key milestones and completion dates.
Align Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning schedules with the execution strategy.
Manage the project-wide progress measurement system, including progress weightings and earned progress rules.
Issue regular performance reports, dashboards, key performance indicators (KPIs), and early-warning trends for the Project Controls Manager and Project Leadership.
Present schedule status and recommend mitigation or acceleration actions.
Review contractor planning deliverables against project scheduling standards.
Integrate and align schedules across internal and external stakeholders.
Lead schedule review and coordination workshops.
Evaluate schedule impacts from scope changes, delays, or external factors.
Support schedule risk analysis and help develop mitigation strategies.
Prepare schedule inputs for Management of Change (MoC), variation orders, and claims.
Align schedule resource and productivity assumptions with cost estimates and budgets.
Support Cost Control with Cash Flow, Cost-to-Complete (CTC), and Estimate at Completion (EAC) updates.
Align Earned Progress (schedule) with Earned Value (cost).
Share schedule and performance insights for estimating benchmarks and lessons learned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a technical field such as Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field.
Significant experience in industrial project delivery, including planning/scheduling, progress measurement, and exposure to cost control and change management.
Experience in Electrification, HVDC, Substations, Grid Integration, or Oil and Gas projects is preferred.
Strong expertise in Oracle Primavera P6 (resource loading, cost loading, baseline management, critical path analysis, advanced logic structuring).
Comprehensive understanding of WBS / CBS, project coding systems, performance measurement frameworks, and Earned Value Management (EVM).
Solid knowledge of schedule risk and change management, with the ability to support schedule delay analysis and impact assessments.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power BI / Power Platform for analytics, dashboards, and schedule-performance visualization.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
German language skills are an advantage.
Strong interpersonal, coordination, and analytical problem-solving skills.
Ability to work effectively in cross-functional and multicultural teams.
Curious, proactive, and committed to continuous improvement of project controls practices and digitalization of planning workflows.

Skills

Primavera P6
Power BI
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS)
Microsoft Excel
Power Platform

Location

Berlin

Work Type

Permanent role
Full-time

Experience Level

Significant experience in industrial project delivery
Master’s degree is an advantage
PMI-SP® Scheduling Professional or PMP® Project Management Professional preferred
AACE PSP® (Planning & Scheduling Professional) is an advantage

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree from a technical field such as Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field.
Master’s degree is an advantage.
PMI-SP® Scheduling Professional or PMP® Project Management Professional preferred
AACE PSP® (Planning & Scheduling Professional) is an advantage

Benefits

Company social benefits
Benefits designed to reward strong performance and support you and your family
On-the-job learning and development
Extensive opportunities to advance your career
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

About the Company

High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) projects move clean electricity over long distances.
They span multiple sites worldwide and bring together international teams.
We offer a permanent role in a fast-growing business, with a collaborative culture and flat hierarchies.
You help build a world that works.