Senior Project Planner

About Hitachi Rail

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project schedules using designated planning tools.
• Monitor project progress and performance against milestones and project goals.
• Identify risks, delays, and challenges affecting project execution and recommend mitigation.
• Coordinate schedules and resource availability with project managers and cross-functional teams.
• Prepare and present reports on progress, risks, and variances to stakeholders and management.
• Evaluate scheduling metrics to improve processes and forecasting accuracy.

Key Requirements

• Strong proficiency in project scheduling software such as Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.
• Project planning experience in an engineering, construction, or manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in analyzing complex data to forecast project outcomes.
• Understanding of project management methodologies and tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a relevant field is required.
• Project planning and scheduling certification such as PMI-SP is highly desirable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluency in English is mandatory.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience planning large-scale projects within a matrix organizational framework.
• Background in risk management or control systems.
• Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines while managing multiple priorities.
• Advanced knowledge of analytics and reporting tools.
• Proficiency in additional languages.

Compensation

• Base salary is listed as $101,772 to $128,825; the compensation cadence is not specified in the source.

Benefits

• Full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and eligible dependents may receive company-paid health, dental, and vision premiums.
• Benefits include a retirement savings plan with company match, paid holidays, three weeks of vacation, life and accident insurance, and long-term disability coverage.
• Worklife programs include flextime and development and training opportunities.

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