Project Planning & Controls Specialist

Overview

Project Planning & Controls Specialist role at Hitachi Energy in Chennai, responsible for project schedules, cost and cash flow baselines, change, risk and procurement controls, and reporting.

What you'll do

• Ensure projects follow sound methodology and execution practices in accordance with internal standard procedures.
• Ensure an integrated schedule is provided for the project's entire scope of work.
• Analyse project requirements with the project team and check that all essential work activities are identified in sufficient detail to support realistic project schedules.
• Define, jointly with the project team, project work aligned to the cost breakdown structure, and develop and maintain properly linked, resource-loaded baseline and current schedules providing time-phased baseline, actual and forecast data.
• Monitor project progress, regularly analyse critical paths, notify Project Managers of deviations or scheduling issues, and provide input for optimizing resources.
• When required, prepare EOT schedules and schedule analysis to support the project team.
• Work with Line Management Organization to resolve resource demand and supply conflicts.
• Issue progress reports, schedule updates and productivity data regularly and as requested by customers and stakeholders.
• Support the establishment of a baseline plan for cost and cash flow performance measurement.
• Work with the project team to define resources needed for project completion, evaluating the work breakdown structure and standard productivity.
• Work with engineering, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, client and contractors to identify potential scope changes and quantify their impact in a timely fashion.
• Work with the project team to identify and assess the priority of project risks (schedule, cost and scope), propose mitigation plans, and analyse risk impact on overall timeline and resources.
• Integrate material resource requirements with the project schedule, define procurement activities and order lead times, and communicate regularly with the SCM team.
• Participate in project reviews, compose reports, and update required project data in Project Controls and reporting systems.
• Communicate project progress and control issues to the project management team and offer solutions.
• Communicate appropriate information to the Project Manager and other stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Where required, support the Sales & Operations Planning process, define planning scenarios with the Sales team, drive workload data collection, and chair the monthly S&OP Review Meeting.

Details

• Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Employment type: Full time.
• Not remote.
• Pre-employment background and security checks may apply, including for roles with access to sensitive information or client data.