Planning Manager (Copenhagen)

Job summary

The Planning Manager is responsible for supporting cross-project coordination, milestone synchronization, and acceptance preparation. This role involves developing and maintaining integrated schedules, conducting critical path analysis, and providing support for acceptance planning.

Qualifications

• Over 5 years of experience in complex infrastructure planning.
• Expertise in Primavera P6 or Oracle Primavera Cloud and critical-path methodology.
• Experience with railway access constraints, engineering/procurement integration, and commissioning planning.
• Strong communication skills to convey schedule risks to technical teams and executives.
• Resilience under pressure during schedule recovery and claims analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the integrated master schedule, critical path, and milestone logic.
• Collect progress from work packages and suppliers, challenge forecasts, and convert slippage into recovery options.
• Integrate customer review periods, site access windows, and procurement lead times into the schedule.
• Provide schedule impact analysis for variations, claims, and design changes.
• Report on float consumption, critical risks, and recovery-plan effectiveness to governance forums.
• Own and update the integrated schedule within approved logic.
• Drive re-planning and propose mitigation strategies.

Skills

• Analytical rigor and persistence in challenging situations.
• Strong interface with risk and change processes.

Education

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience in project management or related field.

Tools

• Primavera P6 or Oracle Primavera Cloud.