Central Planning Manager

Responsibilities

• A Central Planning Manager for the Central Project Control Team. In this role you will report to Stegras Central Project Control Leadership and sit within their Project Delivery function.
• The team is responsible for driving project-wide planning, scheduling, and performance tracking across all delivery areas.
• As Central Planning Manager, you will own the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and ensure alignment across the full project.
• You will provide structure, oversight, and clarity in planning, enabling informed decisions and early identification of risks across a complex, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Specific to this role, the day-to-day tasks will include the following but as we are a growing company with very little silos between teams, other tasks might be included as well.
• Own, develop, and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) across all delivery areas
• Define and enforce planning standards, frameworks, and ways of working
• Monitor schedule performance, including progress, variance, and forecast completion
• Identify critical paths, key milestones, and schedule risks, and drive mitigation actions
• Lead schedule risk analysis (SRA), scenario modelling, and recovery planning
• Integrate schedules across teams and ensure alignment with project-level priorities
• Provide consolidated reporting, dashboards, and insights to senior leadership
• Lead and support Area Planning Leads, including capability development and guidance

Requirements

• You’re curious and believe that real progress happens when we work together. You’re not afraid to challenge old ways of thinking and you treat others with respect while doing it.
• We would like to see that you can tick off a fair amount of the boxes below:
• Experience in project planning and scheduling within large-scale industrial or infrastructure projects
• Strong expertise in Integrated Master Scheduling (IMS) and planning methodologies
• Experience working in complex, multi-disciplinary project environments
• Solid understanding of schedule risk analysis and SRA processes
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into clear insights
• Experience coordinating across multiple stakeholders and delivery areas
• Proven ability to lead planning teams and drive alignment across functions
• A structured and proactive way of working in high-paced environments