Your Responsibilities

In the role of Project Planner you will work with the project team, consortium partners and (sub)contractors to proactively advise on time, progress, resource management, opportunities and risks.  It is a multifaceted and responsible role, in which your knowledge and ingenuity is essential to the successful completion of the project.

Within the Plan and Control department, you will work on the development and expansion of knowledge in the fields of Planning, Risk, Systems Engineering and Information Management.

• Maintaining, updating and progressing the contract planning, considering all aspects of the work like logic, resource planning, cash flows and uncertainties
• Creating transparency and overview with clear visuals (by usage of Gant charts, time-distance diagrams, storyboards and 4D-plans)
• Advising project management on strategic direction for the project
• Delivering reliable progress reports during the project duration
• Initiating and leading planning workshops, reviews and rehearsals of concept (ROC)

Job Requirements

The project planner will have strong communication skills to effectively work in a team on multiple projects. Creating and maintaining a clear overview, and have the ability to translate complex matters into understandable insights. Together with:

The ideal candidate will have 

• a relevant Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
• experience of working in planning roles in the offshore wind industry
• experience in developing project schedules (e.g. Primavera P6, TILOS, MS Project)
• willingness to occasionally travel (inter)nationally to project locations and Netherlands office

We offer

Working in an international, high demanding and dynamic organisation, with the possibility to truly have impact on our business, people and environment. We offer a competitive employment benefits package: hybrid working, annual salary review, company bonus, enhanced holidays, purchasing and selling holiday scheme, pension, assurance and insurance schemes, health and wellbeing programmes, learning and development opportunities, subsidised travel, salary sacrifice schemes, long service and other recognition programmes, work-life balance, free parking, free fruit & refreshments, and company events.

About Van Oord

Van Oord Offshore Wind UK (MPI Offshore) is the UK based Offshore Wind division of Van Oord with over 150 years of experience as an international marine contractor and over 20 years’ offshore wind experience. Van Oord and MPI Offshore are a leading Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) party in the construction and maintenance of offshore wind farms. Our purpose is to create a better world for future generations by delivering marine ingenuity.

As an equal opportunities employer, Van Oord Offshore Wind UK (MPI Offshore) and Van Oord UK are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, relgion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. 

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join our company.

Do you want to be a part of Van Oord?
Thank you for your interest in our company.  To apply send your CV to recruitment-uk-ow@vanoord.com