Senior Planning Engineer

SUMMARY:
Our client specializes in project support for the (petro)chemical and maritime industries. They provide personnel in the areas of Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Operations, Maintenance, and Safety. They are seeking a Senior Planning Engineer to join their team in the Netherlands.

POSITION INFO:
Job Title: Senior Planning Engineer
Location: Netherlands
Salary: To be discussed in the Interview
Vacancy Type: Full-Time
Closing date for applications: End Dec 2024


Non- negotiable qualifications and experience required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 6-10 years of experience in project planning and scheduling, preferably within large-scale industrial or petrochemical projects.
• Strong proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project, with proven ability to create, manage, and analyze complex schedules.
• Location Requirement: Candidates should either be South African residents currently living in the Netherlands or South Africans willing to relocate to the Netherlands.
• Fluency in Afrikaans (both written and spoken).

• Solid understanding of project management principles, including critical path analysis, EVM, and schedule risk management.
• Excellent analytical skills with a meticulous approach to schedule accuracy and detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration across departments and with external partners.

• Develop, maintain, and update comprehensive project schedules, covering all phases from design through to commissioning.
• Collaborate with project management, engineering, and construction teams to define project milestones, deliverables, and timelines.
• Conduct schedule risk assessments to identify potential delays, dependencies, and conflicts, proposing mitigation strategies to minimize impacts.
• Perform schedule analysis, including earned value management (EVM), and report on project progress against planned timelines.
• Provide regular updates and reports to project leadership, highlighting schedule performance, variances, and corrective actions required.