Senior Planning Engineer (m/w/d)

We are looking for a Senior Planning Engineer to join our Growth Business Unit, based in Italy or in Spain.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage integrated project schedules (from Level 1 up to Level 5) from baseline definition through periodic updates.
• Set, monitor and control schedule baselines, ensuring alignment between planned activities, actual progress and approved milestones.
• Perform critical path analysis, identify delays and risks, and provide reliable forecasts of key milestones and project completion dates.
• Monitor planning performance using appropriate progress measurement techniques, including schedule KPIs, S-curves and earned value analysis.
• Prepare recovery schedules, mitigation plans and time impact analyses to support decision-making related to delays or changes.
• Coordinate planning inputs across departments.
• Review EPC Contractors' planning deliverables, ensuring logic integrity, realism and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Lead planning review meetings and ensure effective follow-up of planning-related actions.
• Produce clear planning reports, including progress status, risks and forecasts, for project teams and management.
• Apply and contribute to the continuous improvement of planning methodologies, tools and standards.

Qualifications & Experience

• Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Solid experience in project planning and scheduling within EPC, infrastructure, energy or industrial projects; experience in renewable energy projects is considered a strong plus.
• Proven capability in managing integrated schedules, baseline control and progress monitoring.
• Strong knowledge of CPM, progress measurement and schedule performance analysis.
• Minimum 8-10 years of relevant professional experience in project planning and scheduling.
• Fluent English is required.

Tools

• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• Experience with Planisware is a plus.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Structured, detail-oriented approach with the ability to maintain a high-level project view.
• Clear communication skills and confidence in interacting with multiple stakeholders.
• Proactive, reliable and results-oriented mindset.

Salary Range

Permanent contract, ABS 70-75k + variable bonus.