Planning Engineer

Who are we?

We are a leading provider of innovative and high-performance solutions for airport logistics. Our portfolio includes products and solutions for baggage and cargo handling, high-end software for the digitalization of logistics processes as well as an extensive range of maintenance and services. Major customers include renowned airports and airlines around the globe.

Project Details

System Upgrade for Airport Baggage Handling System

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and monitor the integrated project schedule covering engineering, procurement, manufacturing, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning activities.
• Monitor project progress and performance against approved baseline schedules and milestones, identify deviations and provide timely reporting to project management.
• Perform critical path analysis, schedule impact assessments and what-if scenario planning to evaluate project risks, delays and recovery opportunities.
• Prepare and maintain project progress measurement systems, including S-curves, key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards and management reports.
• Support the preparation of monthly progress reports, look-ahead schedules and schedule presentations for project reviews with clients, consortium partners and internal stakeholders.
• Facilitate and participate in regular schedule review meetings with project teams, subcontractors, suppliers and consortium partners to ensure alignment of project activities and milestones.
• Identify schedule risks, constraints and opportunities, and support the development and implementation of mitigation and recovery plans.
• Monitor and manage project float and evaluate the impact of schedule changes on contractual milestones and project objectives.
• Support change management activities, including assessment of schedule impacts arising from variations, design changes, delays and disruptions.
• Support Extension of Time (EOT) submissions, delay analysis and claims preparation by providing schedule-related analyses and documentation.
• Coordinate planning and reporting interfaces between engineering, procurement, site execution, logistics, commissioning and other project functions.
• Monitor resource requirements, manpower deployment and productivity trends to identify potential bottlenecks and support project delivery.
• Maintain project status reporting tools, open issues registers, action trackers and project performance dashboards.
• Ensure compliance with applicable project management procedures, governance requirements and Vanderlande project execution processes.
• Support project managers with special assignments and project control activities as required.
  
  

Experience, Qualifications And Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 - 5 years of experience in planning, scheduling and project controls for large industrial, infrastructure, airport, automation, M&E or EPC projects.
• Proven experience in developing and managing engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning schedules.
• Strong understanding of project management principles, project controls, progress measurement and reporting methodologies.
• Good knowledge of Critical Path Method (CPM), schedule risk assessment, delay analysis and schedule impact evaluation.
• Experience supporting change management, Extension of Time (EOT) assessments and claims-related schedule analysis.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 is essential. Experience with Microsoft Project, Power BI and advanced Microsoft Excel is an advantage.
• Ability to analyse complex schedule data and summarize key information for management decision-making.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary and multicultural project teams.
• Experience coordinating with clients, subcontractors, suppliers and consortium partners is preferred.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and perform effectively in a fast-paced project environment.
• Excellent command of English, both written and verbal.
• Experience working on international projects or within multinational organizations is preferred.
• Immediate availability is preferred