(Jr) Planner

Four our client, active in building offshore wind farms, we are looking for a (Jr) Planner. They are looking for a young professional with a couple years planning experience in a similar/relevant industry, who is keen to develop him/herself further in the offshore wind business.

The job:
As a Planner, you will be supporting tenders and the delivery of global projects by making tender and project schedules for the development of offshore wind farms. The projects range from laying cables to installation of foundations and wind turbines with a modern fleet of vessels. In addition, the projects are multi-disciplinary consisting of engineering, procurement, and manufacturing whereby the planning one of the primary tools is to control the projects. Historical vessel records are maintained by the planning discipline and together with the technical know-how as a Planner you have a major responsibility in establishing the offshore installation schedules of the installation vessels.

Besides to being part of one of the project or tender teams, you are also part of the Planning Team within the Contracts and Project Control department. The Planning Team consists of 6 planners and a planning manager, who are working in offices situated across Europe. 

- Preparing schedules for our tenders and projects
- Proactively identify schedule risks and opportunities and engage with relevant stakeholders
- Preparing planning related reports such as narratives and dashboards to support project performance measurements
- Preparing planned versus as-built, hindcasting, lessons learnt
- Support department improvement initiatives and creating standards
- Furthermore, planners are representing the company on planning related matters to clients and subcontractors
- Travel to vessels during the offshore execution and visit various offices in other countries
- Any ad-hoc activities as required
 
Requested:
- Minimum a bachelor's degree in a technical direction (BSc.), preferably Industrial Engineering or Maritime Technology, Civil Engineering.
- Between 2 to 6 years of planning experience.
- Experience with planning software Primavera P6 is advantageous.
- Skills in all Microsoft Office applications (especially Excel).
- Affinity with Power Pivot and PowerBI are advantageous.
- A team player with an innovative, and positive attitude.
- Organizational qualities.
- Good communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
- An EU passport for easy travel to international sites (when needed).