senior project planner

We are currently looking for a Senior Project Planner to join our Circular Metals team, based in Sindos, Greece.

By joining this role, you’ll play a critical role in planning, coordinating, and controlling the successful delivery of strategic industrial projects, ensuring alignment with project timelines, budgets, governance requirements, and operational objectives.

Your role will encompass:

• Developing, maintaining, and optimizing integrated project schedules for both the Pilot Plant and future large-scale industrial facilities.
• Establishing and monitoring project baselines, milestones, critical paths, and project controls processes.
• Utilizing project planning tools (Primavera P6, MS Project, or equivalent) to manage schedules, dependencies, resources, and project priorities.
• Monitoring project progress against approved scope, budget, and timelines, identifying deviations and recommending corrective actions.
• Supporting CAPEX planning, forecasting, and cost control activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinating engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, R&D, finance, and external partners to ensure timely project execution.
• Managing project governance processes, preparing dashboards, progress reports, and executive-level presentations.
• Identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks related to schedule, cost, technical execution, and contractor performance.
• Driving formal change management processes and evaluating the impact of scope, schedule, and budget changes.
• Escalating critical project issues and proposing recovery plans to safeguard project objectives.
• Supporting contractor and EPC performance monitoring through structured reporting and milestone tracking.
• Ensuring schedule integrity and alignment across all project phases, including FEED, EPC, construction, and commissioning.
• Participating in project reviews and providing accurate project performance data to senior leadership.
• Maintaining project documentation and ensuring compliance with internal governance standards.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of project planning, controls, and reporting methodologies across the organization.
• Capturing lessons learned and supporting the development of best practices for future industrial projects.

What you bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Civil, Industrial, or related field).
• 6+ years of experience in project planning and project controls within industrial, infrastructure, energy, mining, metals, chemical, or EPC environments.
• Proven experience across the full project lifecycle, including FEED, EPC, construction, and commissioning phases.
• Strong knowledge of project planning and scheduling tools (Primavera P6, MS Project, or equivalent).
• Strong understanding of project controls, including scope, schedule, cost, risk, and change management.
• Excellent analytical, reporting, and project governance skills.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written).

Considered an asset:

• Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent).
• Experience in large-scale industrial plant construction projects.
• Familiarity with business process improvement methodologies and project management best practices.

Share the same Value Based Behaviors:

• People & Personal Growth
• Results Orientation & Safety Excellence
• Collaboration & Trust
• Empathy & Effective Communication
• Flexibility & Adaptability

Your Benefits:

• Competitive remuneration package
• Ticket Restaurant Card
• Group Health Insurance Plan
• Preferential household electricity plan
• Pension Plan