Senior Construction Planner
Contract Details
Contract Duration: Annually Renewable Contract
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands (Botlek Rotterdam)
Type of Contract: Residential
Work Schedule: 5 days a week / 9 hours a day - Fully on location.
Client: Green Hydrogen Production Company
Job Description
- Develop and maintain fully integrated Level 3 EPC/EPCM project schedules covering Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning.
- Establish and manage the project baseline schedule in line with the approved Basis of Schedule and change control processes.
- Perform monthly schedule updates, including progress measurement, data collection, and comparison against the baseline.
- Monitor critical path and near-critical activities and identify schedule risks and emerging trends.
- Perform schedule impact assessments for changes, risks, and variations, supporting management decision-making.
- Implement and maintain progress measurement systems (PMS), including progress curves and earned value indicators where applicable.
- Carry out schedule risk analysis, what-if scenarios, and schedule optimisation / compression studies.
- Prepare schedule inputs for monthly project reporting, management reviews, and ad-hoc progress updates.
- Interface with Project Management, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Contractors to ensure schedule alignment and data accuracy.
- Participate in planning and coordination meetings, providing clear planning insight and recommendations.
- Apply planning best practices and ensure consistency with project controls and governance requirements.
Requirements
The Senior Planner is expected to work independently within a structured project controls environment, demonstrating strong technical planning skills and professional judgement. Key requirements include:
- Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum 5-10+ years of experience in project Construction planning on large, complex projects.
- Strong experience in EPCM project environments, preferably within energy, oil and gas, or industrial projects.
- Proven capability in developing and maintaining Level 3 project schedules.
- Advanced working knowledge of Primavera P6 (mandatory).
- Solid understanding of critical path methodology (CPM), schedule logic, and baseline/change control.
- Structured, proactive, and detail-oriented working style with a strong sense of ownership.
- Experience with progress measurement, earned value concepts, and reporting curves.
- Demonstrated ability to perform schedule change and impact analysis.
- Experience working in site-based project environments.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to clearly communicate schedule status, risks, and mitigation actions.