Global Project Planning Manager

• Develop, standardize, implement, and continuously improve global project planning methods, processes, tools, and scheduling standards across regions.
• Support regional project teams during tender and early project phases by helping develop realistic, feasible, and high-quality baseline schedules.
• Review project schedules to assess feasibility, consistency, completeness, quality, and potential execution risks.
• Conduct project planning quality assessments, due diligence reviews, and regional project reviews to strengthen scheduling reliability.
• Train, coach, and support regional project schedulers on planning systems, tools, methodologies, and best practices.
• Help ensure appropriate qualification, capability, and availability of project scheduling resources across global regions.
• Provide expert guidance on project scheduling requirements and support teams in addressing complex planning challenges.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement initiatives that enhance schedule accuracy, consistency, and reliability.
• Communicate complex planning information and recommendations clearly to project teams, regional stakeholders, and leadership.
• Influence planning practices across international teams, promoting high standards without relying on direct managerial authority.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical discipline, engineering, project management, or a related field.
• 10+ years of professional experience in project scheduling, with strong expertise in tools such as Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Extensive knowledge of international project execution and scheduling practices, ideally gained within power generation, hydro, infrastructure, or large-scale plant construction environments.
• Demonstrated experience training, coaching, mentoring, or providing functional leadership to project planning or scheduling teams.
• Strong understanding of project planning methodologies, scheduling standards, baseline development, risk identification, and schedule quality assessment.
• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to solve complex planning and execution challenges.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex scheduling concepts clearly to diverse stakeholders.
• Proven ability to influence, motivate, and align teams across regions without direct reporting authority.
• Strong leadership presence and confidence working in a multicultural, global organization.
• High level of initiative, accountability, attention to detail, and commitment to quality.
• Ability to work collaboratively across international teams while managing competing priorities and maintaining consistent standards.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation aligned with the local market and the candidate’s qualifications and experience.
• Opportunity to work on complex, international projects within a global technology and engineering environment.
• Significant scope to influence and improve project planning standards across multiple regions.
• Exposure to large-scale energy, infrastructure, and industrial projects.
• Opportunities to train, coach, and collaborate with project planning professionals worldwide.
• Professional development through challenging assignments, cross-regional collaboration, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• International working environment with opportunities to interact with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Location flexibility across eligible global regions, including India, with remote-work arrangements governed by the policies applicable to the location.
• Opportunity to contribute to future-oriented technologies and major projects within the hydro and energy sector.