Senior Project Planner

at  Neste Oyj

ARE YOU OUR NEXT CREATOR OF CHANGE?

This is for you who wants to have a real impact on creating a healthier planet for our children every day. With Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel, and more sustainable feedstocks for the polymers and chemicals industry. Let’s create transformation for a sustainable future together.

SENIOR PROJECT PLANNER

to technology and investment projects, project planning and management in our Project Control function in Kilpilahti, Finland.
If you are looking for the next step in your career and have a solid background in project planning and control, this is a perfect job opportunity for you! It is a great time to join us now. We offer you an interesting position in a versatile working environment with a good view in industrial investment projects in one of the biggest and well known Finnish companies.
You will work part of a unique professional project team in one of the biggest Neste Investment portfolios including several challenging and special investment projects. As a core member of the project management team, you will ensure effective and profitable Project Management in all project control areas (e.g. Schedule, Cost, Change Management).
Our work combines accountability, cooperation, and the desire to develop and renew. Working safely at all times is essential to all of us. Together with you and your expertise, we can make an impact today and keep our promises for tomorrow.

OTHER STRENGTHS WE VALUE

We value the experience in industrial investment projects, e.g. project management, engineering, procurement, site operations, construction, financial reporting, as this will make learning the new position easier. This role requires ability to work independently, collaborating closely and networking easily with all our departments in all Neste’s locations.
In accordance, we believe in people who find new ways of doing things - people for whom safety and sustainability are part of their professional skills. Customer mindset is essential to all of us at Neste and we work hard to find the best solutions for our customers. We believe everyone is a leader and share a natural desire for collaboration. If all this, as well as our values “We care, We have courage and We cooperate” resonate with you, you are the talent we are looking for.

YOUR ROLE IN OUR TEAM

• Lead and facilitate the planning process, compile basis of schedule, communicate the schedule status and provide the analysis to project management
• Set up the project schedule development and control as well as progress reporting in all types of projects independently
• Calculate the project progress, forecast the future, review the status with project management and update the schedule for future works when necessary
• Actively engage with Project Team and relevant customer representatives as well as other stakeholders
• Drive development of professional planning processes and practices
  The position is located in Porvoo, Finland, around 30 minutes away from Helsinki city center by car. We also arrange free bus transportation for our employees from Helsinki, Porvoo and the surrounding areas. We offer relocation assistance if needed and most of all - have a very professional, highly skilled and teamwork oriented workplace.

KEYS TO SUCCESS IN THIS ROLE

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Engineering, BBA or equivalent combination of education with several years of project management, control and planning experience
• Strong focus on future oriented project delivery skills, developing new ways of working and driving project schedule should be at the heart
• Ability to prepare project schedule of all levels for all phases of EPCM projects, Turnarounds and able to identify bottlenecks on the project looking at the schedule and advise the project team accordingly
• Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills in English (mandatory), other languages are an advantage
• Working (strong) knowledge of scheduling tools is mandatory for this position (i.e., Primavera, MS Project, etc.)
• Working experience on Mega EPCM projects, vendor and contractors schedule management and integration is an advantage