Project Planning and Controls Specialist HVDC

About the Role

The opportunity involves leading planning and scheduling efforts across all project phases, maintaining and analysing actual and forecasted schedules, and monitoring, reporting, and managing any deviations. The role ensures the project follows sound methodology and internal standards, delivering an integrated schedule that covers the entire scope of work. You will work with the project team to identify all essential work activities, define work aligned to the cost breakdown structure, and develop properly linked, role‑loaded baseline and current schedules. Regular analysis of critical paths, notification of project managers about schedule issues, and provision of inputs for resource optimisation are required. When needed you will prepare EOT schedules and schedule analysis to support the team. Resource demand and supply conflicts will be addressed together with line management, and you will issue progress reports, schedule updates and productivity data to customers and stakeholders. Integration of material resource requirements with the project schedule, coordination with the SCM team, and optimisation of procurement lead times are also part of the responsibilities. Participation in project reviews and updating Project Controls reporting systems are expected. The role supports the Sales & Operations Planning process, collaborates with the sales team to define planning scenarios, drives workload data collection, and chairs the monthly S&OP review meetings. Compliance with external and internal regulations, as well as Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, must be upheld throughout. • Lead planning and scheduling for all project phases. • Maintain and analyze actual and forecasted schedules; monitor deviations. • Develop integrated, role‑loaded baseline and current schedules aligned with the cost breakdown structure. • Analyze critical paths, notify Project Managers of schedule issues, and optimize resources. • Prepare Extension of Time (EOT) schedules and schedule analysis as needed. • Resolve resource demand‑supply conflicts with line management. • Issue regular progress reports, schedule updates, and productivity data to stakeholders. • Integrate material resource requirements, coordinate with SCM, and optimise procurement lead times. • Participate in project reviews and update Project Controls reporting systems. • Support Sales & Operations Planning, define planning scenarios, and chair monthly S&OP meetings. • Ensure compliance with external and internal regulations and uphold safety and integrity values. • Utilize Primavera P6, MS Project, Power BI, Visio, and MS Office for planning activities. • Apply scheduling techniques such as CPM, MPR, DPR, and EoT claim management.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸schedule planning
• ▸critical path
• ▸eot management
• ▸resource optimization
• ▸progress reporting
• ▸s&op coordination

What You Bring

The position is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (Job ID: R0114958) with Hitachi Energy Technology Services Private Limited. It is a full‑time engineering & science role that is not remote. The company seeks a qualified professional to lead planning and scheduling for EPC and sub‑station projects. A bachelor’s degree and 0‑3 years of project planning, controls, or project management experience in EPC/sub‑station projects are required. The candidate should be proficient in Primavera P6, MS Project, Power BI, Visio, and MS Office, and have knowledge of scheduling techniques such as CPM, MPR, DPR and EoT claims. Strong attention to detail, self‑starting attitude, and excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸primavera
• ▸ms project
• ▸power bi
• ▸visio
• ▸cpm

Work Environment

Office Full-Time