Techconsult is the link between jobs and professionals. For one of our customers we are now looking for a Planning / Planning Manager    27957

As the Planning Manager/Lead in the project, you'll be at the forefront of strategic planning, delivering decision-making insights and streamlined schedules for stakeholders. Collaborate with your team and the Project Management Team to create predictable, cost-effective plans. Reporting to the Business Manager in the project and VP of Operations and Project Management in the Offshore Wind Team, you'll drive success in dynamic environments.

Job responsibilities:

•    Leads and manages the planning group.
•    Translates the plan and schedule strategy into the execution plan with all schedule owners.
•    Ensures that all plans are aligned with the contract and administrative requirements, including key interfaces with partners, sub-contractors, suppliers, and third parties.
•    Proactively controls, monitors, analyses, and reports the performance of the work to all relevant stakeholders.
•    Proactively communicates trends, critical path analyses, and consequences of scope changes, variations, risks, and opportunities to key internal and external stakeholders.
•    This role formally reports to the Business Manager; however, is expected to collaborate across the project and enable all project stakeholders to deliver on their scheduled scope.

Your experience and qualifications:

•    Master’s degree in business administration or technical discipline or equivalent experience.
•    +10 years’ experience in leading planning teams on international projects.
•    +10 years of proven experience with strategic planning, providing planning insights for decision-making, and simplifying schedules for internal and external stakeholders.
•    Offshore or construction experience is a plus.
•    Product planning and scheduling experience for system solutions is a plus
•    Excellent communication, analytical, and technical skills.
•    Proven experience in leading people through change and ensuring schedule ownership with key stakeholders.
•    Ability to translate complex changes into predictable outcomes.

Job Specifications: 
The application deadline for this position is ASAP, but we will also consider candidates for similar or other relevant positions consecutively.

Workplace: Preferred locations are Asker, Haugesund, Bergen and Stavanger.
Start: 05.01.2026
Duration: 31.12.2026

As an employee at Techconsult, we can offer you the following: 
•    Competitive salary 
•    Professional development and flexibility by working in projects with the major companies within oil, gas and land based industry
•    A close follow-up of each employee
•    Insurance benefits
•    Social activities
•    Training support 

Techconsult emphasis being close to our employees and we focus on being a professional, safe and pleasant employer, where you will clearly notice that the focus is on you. 

If any questions concerning this position, please contact me, Marianne Koppang, by email: marianne.koppang@techconsult.no