Senior Project Planner

At Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service business at Hitachi Energy in Europe (HBUEU), Inclusion drives our culture of innovation and collaboration. Our leading technology and strong market position enable us to achieve growth targets in the energy transition across current and growing market segments such as data centers, hydrogen and e-mobility. Join Our Team! Hitachi Energy is looking for a Senior Project Planner to join our Project Controls team within the Nordic Operating Unit of our Grid Integration business. The position is based in Vaasa, Finland or Västerås, Sweden, with hybrid working possibilities. As a Senior Project Planner, you will play a critical role throughout the entire lifecycle of our most complex electrical substation projects, from tendering to project handover in the field of planning and scheduling. Your expertise and proactive approach will ensure consistency and alignment of scope, time, cost, and progress, ultimately contributing to the success and satisfaction of our customers. In this role, you will be in the driving seat, ensuring projects have robust, dynamic, and well-structured schedules that meet contractual objectives and provide clear roadmaps for the execution phase. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining robust, dynamic project schedules that align with contractual commitments and provide a clear framework for successful project execution. You will work closely with various stakeholders making sure the project schedules are used for work coordination, predictable forecasting, proactive schedule risk management, cost management, resource management, and of course, team alignment. You will also conduct schedule and resource analysis and prepare schedule progress reporting materials both for external and internal purposes. At Hitachi Energy, we know that great results are achieved together. As a Senior Project Planner, you will collaborate closely with Project Managers, Project Controllers, Lead Engineers, Project SCMs, Logistic Specialists, Site and Commissioning Managers and with our Customers. You will also become part of a highly experienced and supportive community of Project Planners. Together, we share knowledge, solve challenges, and support one another in delivering excellence in every project. More about us Interested in joining our team and taking on exciting challenges in the fast-growing energy sector? If yes, apply for the position by October 31, 2026. Please note that we will initiate interviews as candidates apply and the position will be filled and closed as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

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