Job Title: Project Planner Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Project Planner to support the end-to-end planning and execution of Busbar system projects. The role involves developing and maintaining project schedules, coordinating with engineering, procurement, production, and site teams, and ensuring timely delivery of busbar projects in line with customer requirements and project milestones.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain detailed project schedules using planning tools and techniques.
- Coordinate with engineering, procurement, production, and project management teams to gather inputs for planning.
- Track project progress and update schedules regularly to reflect actual performance.
- Identify potential delays, risks, and bottlenecks, and recommend corrective actions.
- Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports for management review.
- Monitor resource allocation and support capacity planning.
- Maintain baseline schedules and manage changes through proper change control processes.
- Ensure alignment of project timelines with organizational goals and customer requirements.
- Participate in project review meetings and provide schedule-related insights.
- Support continuous improvement in planning processes and tools.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related field.
- Proven experience as a Project Planner or in a similar role.
- Strong knowledge of project planning tools such as MS Project, Primavera P6, or equivalent.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and coordination abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks effectively.
- Good understanding of manufacturing, engineering, or construction project environments (preferred).
Preferred Skills
- Knowledge of ERP systems (ORACLE or similar).
- Strong MS Office and reporting skills.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related field
- Proven experience as a Project Planner or in a similar role
- Strong knowledge of project planning tools such as MS Project, Primavera P6, or equivalent
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and coordination abilities
- Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks effectively
- Good understanding of manufacturing, engineering, or construction project environments
- Knowledge of ERP systems (ORACLE or similar)
- Strong MS Office and reporting skills
- Legally authorized to work in the United States; no sponsorship provided
What We Do
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to ensure its customers’ vital applications run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs approximately 20,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. For more information, and for the latest news and content from Vertiv, visit Vertiv.com.
