Project Planner - Capital Projects Development (M/F)

About this role:

We are currently looking for our next Project Planner to join us at our gigafactory based in Bourbourg.
Reporting to the Capital Projects Development Department, you are responsible for managing all activities related to the construction planning of future projects for Verkor. Including but not limited to schedule creation, management, progress updating, and administration and reporting.
You support the project team members by performing schedule analysis and providing a distilled view of the project planning for efficient communication and decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Create, manage and facilitate the planning management process for each project.
• Continuously monitor and update the schedule with all information gathered on the project's progress, identify risks of delays and communicate on the health of the project. 
• Ensure that all major operations dates (such as loading dates, equipment installation and commissioning, etc.) are aligned for each project's commitments to internal customers and communicate them to project stakeholders. 
• Be in constant communication with project stakeholders to mitigate risks, propose improvement or catch-up plans and ensure the best possible projection of future activities. 
• Define project status or track specific project activities as appropriate (permitting, documentation, manufacturing, installation...) with a tool to control activities in terms of delivery and reporting and support internal project reporting processes. 

Requirements:

• Master's degree is required, with diploma obtained in a related field, 
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project planning and management. 
• Expertise in project planning and organization. 
• Expertise in reporting (S-curve planning, HSE, metrics, KPIs etc.) 
• Good command of IT tools & Outlook package 
• Fluent English and French

Essential Skills:

• In order to fulfill their central role in the organization and execution of projects, the project planner must:
• Be an excellent communicator, able to interact at different levels depending on the typology of the project.
• Have a strong ability to work in a team and be customer oriented,
• Be Rigorous and Organized to manage complex schedules with numerous participants and data sources,
• Have strong synthesis skills and the ability to manage stress.