Are you our next Senior Project Planner?
As a Senior Project Planner, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and efficient planning and execution of projects. Your primary responsibilities include coordinating and developing project schedules, ensuring adherence to our Client's planning principles, and supporting project execution teams to meet contractual and key milestones. This role operates within a matrix organization, requiring excellent communication between project teams across multiple locations.
Job Description
Provide input for tenders, considering both risk and financial impacts.
Review and clarify tender specifications for effective project planning.
Develop baseline schedules in line with contractual obligations and internal procedures.
Monitor project status, update schedules, and coordinate with key stakeholders.
Analyze project scope, critical paths, and interdependencies.
Perform resource assessments and ensure alignment with risk/opportunity analysis.
Ensure on-time delivery (OTD) and provide progress reports for both internal and external clients.
Revise schedules when major scope changes occur, and produce updated monthly reports.
Forecast resource needs and coordinate with project team members.
Conduct detailed analyses and simulations to support project needs.
Contribute to the development of planning systems and competencies through training initiatives.
Identify improvement opportunities and assist with resource planning.
Qualification Requirements
University degree or equivalent experience in project planning or a related field
5-10 years of experience as a project planner in relevant industries
Familiarity with project management, technical, and economic principles
Proficiency in software tools such as Primavera, MS Project, Excel, and Word
Strong communication skills in both English and Norwegian
Core Competencies:
Responsibility
Global Team Player
High Standards of Excellence
Leadership and Initiative
Customer and Market Focus
Global Vision
Duration: 12 months
About MDE
When the right people connect, we create value.
MDE Group is a global recruitment company, specializing in finding and placing the greatest talents worldwide. MDE currently consists of 12 companies that offer consulting, staffing, recruitment services as well as offshore personnel. With our unique knowledge of both the local and the international market, we will connect employees and companies, so they both find exactly what they are looking for. MDE aims to contribute to people developing and to ensure that our customers achieve great value from our services. We first succeed when both clients and our candidates reach their goals, together.
Our mission is to deliver relevant expertise. The right person with the right competence, at the right place and time. So simple, yet so difficult!