Project Planning/Scheduling Engineering Specialist Professional

Hitachi Energy

Job Profile Summary Responsible for establishing baseline criteria to plan and schedule workload relative to various engineering projects. Prepares project planning and scheduling status reports and recommends remedial

actions. Carries out necessary preplanning to examine scope of work and services, work breakdown

structure, engineering quality and quantities, financial and contractual obligations and division of responsibility to control and report on planning and scheduling activities. Works with third parties to ensure plans are realistic and achievable; analyzes third party contractor progress information. Prepares schedules for commissioning and start up. Assist the project control team in establishing a project

performance index.

Main Accountabilities

Instructions and

guidelines

Ensures projects follow sound methodology and execution practices in accordance with internal

standard procedures. Ensures that an integrated schedule for the project’s entire scope of work is

provided.

Planning and scheduling

Analyzes project requirements with project team, checks that all essential work activities have been

identified in sufficient detail to serve as a basis for developing realistic project schedules. Defines,

jointly with the project team, project work aligned to the cost breakdown structure, develops, and

maintains properly linked, required role loaded/integrated, baseline and current schedules that pro-

vide time phased baseline, actual and forecast data for project. Monitors project progress and regularly analyzes project critical paths to ensure all critical path activities and project milestones are progressed to the plan, notifies Project Managers of any deviations or scheduling issues, and provides

input for optimizing resources. When required prepares EOT Schedules and Schedule Analysis to

support Project Team. Works together with Line Management Organization to resolve Resource Demand / Staffing Conflicts. Issues progress reports, schedule updates and productivity data on a regular basis and as requested by customers and stakeholders.

Cost, revenue and cash flow management

Supports the establishment of a baseline plan for cost and cash flow performance measurement.

Works with project team to define the necessary resources for project completion, evaluating the

work breakdown structure and standard productivity. Where required – create As Sold reference

point in Project Control tool suite and generate Original Budget baseline. Reflect Variation Orders in

the revised baseline.

Change

management

Works closely with engineering, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, client and contractors to identify potential changes in scope and quantifies the impact of each change in a timely fashion. Revise baseline in line with the approved Variation Orders and Extension of Time requests.

Risk management Works with project team to identify and assess the priority of project risks (e.g. schedule, cost and

scope risks), and proposes mitigation plans. Analyzes impact of risk on the overall timeline and re-

sources.

Procurement Integrates material resource requirements with project schedule and defines procurement activities

and order lead times. Regularly communicates with Supply Chain Management team and updates

schedules to ensure procurement activities take place in a timely way and lead times are optimized

to meet schedule targets.

Project reviews Participates in project reviews. Composes reports and updates all required project data in Project

Controls and reporting systems for Management Information and Project Analysis. Communicates

project progress and control issues to project management team and offers solutions.

Stakeholder relations

Effectively communicates appropriate information to the Project Manager and other stakeholders in a

timely manner and to achieve desired understanding.

Project Portfolio Ensures at the Portfolio level that project planning activities for the project portfolios are in line with

Hitachi Energy instructions and guidelines and are adequate to implement contractual agreements

with Hitachi-Energy customers.

Sales & Operations Planning

Where required: Support Sales & Operations Planning Process. Work together with Sales team to

define Planning Scenarios and drive workload data collection process from organization. Chair monthly S&OP Review Meeting.

Publication date : 2026-07-24