Specialist Project Planner
Listed on 2026-07-23
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Engineering
Civil Engineering, Operations Management, Energy Management/ Efficiency, Engineering Design & Technologists
Specialist Project Planner
At Nexans, your work contributes directly to the global energy transition. We offer meaningful careers with purpose in an international environment where innovation, operational excellence, and collaboration drive everything we do. As part of our Power Transmission business group, you will contribute to some of the world's most ambitious offshore and subsea infrastructure projects while working alongside highly skilled colleagues across multiple disciplines and countries.
You will join the Project Planning team within Power Transmission, reporting to the Project Tender and Execution Planning Manager and operationally to Project Managers and Project Directors within assigned projects and tenders. As Specialist Project Planner, you will act as a technical authority within the planning discipline, leading the most complex and strategic planning activities across projects and tenders. In addition to supporting project execution, you will provide functional leadership, mentoring, and guidance to Project Planners and Senior Project Planners, ensuring consistent application of planning standards and best practices across the organization.
You will work closely with project teams, clients, subcontractors, manufacturing plants, installation teams, and other planning units within the global PWR-T organization.
As Specialist Project Planner, you are responsible for driving excellence in project planning and scheduling across high-value and high-complexity projects, while supporting the continuous development of the planning discipline within Nexans. Your key responsibilities include:
- Strategic Planning & Tender Support
- Project Planning & Execution
- Technical Leadership & Discipline Development
The best candidates may not meet every requirement, but the following background will help you succeed:
- University degree or equivalent relevant competence
- Expert-level competence within project planning and scheduling
- Typically more than 10 years of experience as Project Planner in relevant sectors such as offshore, energy, marine, infrastructure, or industrial projects
- Strong understanding of project management principles, technical execution, and project economics
- Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6, MS Project, Excel, and related planning tools
- Structured, proactive, and collaborative leadership approach
- Deliver reliable and high-quality schedules for strategic and complex projects
- Ensure proactive planning follow-up and timely reporting across projects and tenders
- Strengthen planning discipline, competence, and consistency across the organization
- Support successful project delivery through expert planning leadership and collaboration
- Act as a trusted advisor and technical authority within the planning community
- Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence across project planning activities
In this role, you will:
Among our employees we share the same values — we are pioneers of the energy transition, dedicated to delivering the highest standards of performance, united to achieve our ambitious goals. At the individual level, our growth culture is built on trust, collaboration, and empowerment. We believe in giving our people autonomy while fostering teamwork, knowledge sharing, and continuous development across our global organization.
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