Project Planner/Scheduler

Job Title: Project Planner/Scheduler

Employment Type: Full\-Time

This position is for new factory expansion / Greenfield Transformer factory project \- Purple Elephant (Site/location to be finalized)

Description

At Siemens Energy, we can. Our technology is key, but our people make the difference. Brilliant minds innovate. They connect, create, and keep us on track towards changing the world’s energy systems. Their spirit fuels our mission.

Our culture is defined by caring, agile, respectful, and accountable individuals

Description

At Siemens Energy, we can. Our technology is key, but our people make the difference. Brilliant minds innovate. They connect, create, and keep us on track towards changing the world’s energy systems. Their spirit fuels our mission.

Our culture is defined by caring, agile, respectful, and accountable individuals.

About the Role

As a Project Planner within Factory Expansion PMO, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining detailed schedules across multiple work streams for factory expansion projects. This role requires strong planning expertise, proactive risk management, and effective collaboration in a matrix organization to ensure timely and successful project delivery.

Key Responsibilities* Develop and Maintain Project Schedules

• Create and update detailed schedules using Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.
• Establish baseline schedules by gathering and validating critical data from all work streams.
• KPI: Baseline schedule accuracy 95%; Milestone adherence 90%; Schedule variance (SV) ±5%.

* Generate S\-Curves and Progress Analytics

• Produce S\-curves to track planned vs. actual progress and forecast trends.
• Use S\-curves for performance reporting and stakeholder presentations.
• KPI: 100% S\-curves generated for major work streams and updated per reporting cycle.

* Monitor Progress and Reporting

• Track progress against the baseline and report variances with corrective actions.
• Prepare timely progress reports and dashboards for stakeholders.
• KPI: 100% on\-time progress updates; 2 discrepancies per reporting cycle.

* Risk Identification and Mitigation

• Proactively identify schedule risks and constraints; evaluate impacts and implement mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with work stream leads to ensure timely resolution of issues.
• KPI: 90% proactive risk identification; 95% mitigation plans implemented.

* Stakeholder Coordination

• Facilitate planning workshops and progress review meetings.
• Ensure efficient data collection and communication across a matrix organization.
• KPI: Data collection turnaround 3 business days; Meeting participation 90%.

* Tool Compliance

• Maintain all schedules in approved tools (Primavera P6 and MS Project).
• KPI: 100% compliance with scheduling tools.

Qualifications \& Skills* Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related field.

* Experience

• Minimum 10\-12 \+ years in project planning for construction or industrial projects.
• Expertise in Primavera P6, MS Project, and generating S\-curves.
• Experience working in a matrix organization.

• Technical: Strong understanding of construction planning principles, risk analysis, and progress visualization.
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication, analytical thinking, and problem\-solving abilities.

Highly proactive, detail\-oriented, and committed to enforcing standards

Note:\- Applicants should be willing to relocate to any part of India as per business requirements.

We’ve got quite a lot to offer. How about you?

This role is based for Greenfield factory Setup, where you’ll get the chance to work with teams impacting entire cities, countries – and the shape of things to come.

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