Planning Engineer

Posted 15 September 2025
LocationFrankfurt am Main
Job type Permanent
Discipline Engineering and Renewables

Job description

As a Project Planner, you will be responsible for ensuring the accurate development, monitoring, and delivery of project schedules, while providing key insights and controls to keep high-value programmes on track. Your work will be central to coordinating international projects, ensuring alignment across multiple stakeholders, and driving operational excellence.

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Key responsibilities include:

  • Building, updating, and maintaining baseline and detailed project schedules

  • Analysing schedules to identify risks, delays, and mitigation strategies

  • Leveraging Primavera P6 to forecast timelines, monitor performance, and manage workforce deployment

  • Partnering with project managers, site supervisors, and subcontractors to ensure smooth execution

  • Implementing project control processes to protect programme integrity

  • Producing progress reports, variance analyses, and recovery plans for senior stakeholders

  • Leading full project lifecycle planning, including resource allocation, cost estimation, and scheduling for global assignments

  • Supporting business development by preparing proposals for new international projects

  • Independently managing work packages related to planning, work preparation, materials management, scheduling, and installation coordination

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To succeed in this role, you will bring a mix of technical expertise, structured thinking, and collaborative drive.

  • Technical education in mechanical engineering, plant engineering, or a related discipline

  • Proven experience in schedule analysis, project controls, and project management

  • Proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project

  • Fluency in English and German (spoken and written)

  • Strong analytical mindset with excellent problem-solving abilities

  • Skilled communicator and effective team player

  • Precise, reliable, and detail-oriented working style

  • Prior exposure to large-scale projects within construction, data centres, pharma plants, or power plants