Project Planner for Offshore Wind

About Wood Thilsted  

Wood Thilsted (WT) is a world‑leading engineering consultancy specialising in offshore wind farm development, from early‑stage feasibility through to construction and operation. We are a purpose-driven company, delivering engineering consultancy services to speed the global energy. We have been consistently successful in attracting the most competent and experienced geotechnical specialists, passionate about working in the global wind industry.   

We operate globally, supporting projects located the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. We currently employ staff of over 160, most based in the UK and Denmark but also in offices in Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and Poland. 

Due to our continued success and growth, we are searching for an experienced Project Planner to be a part of the Wood Thilsted team and to support the future development of the company.  

As our new Project Planner, you will be involved in major design projects throughout Europe and Asia. You will report to the Head of Project Excellence and Governance, and you will be working in close collaboration with project managers across our project delivery and engineering teams.  

Planning is one of the key success factors in delivering complex offshore wind projects and structured governance, transparent reporting, and proactive risk management directly influence project performance and decision-making. You will not only manage schedules but act as a trusted partner to project management - driving alignment across technical disciplines and client interfaces. 

Our project portfolio consists of a large number of small and medium-sized projects and a few large multidisciplinary projects. Your main focus will be on the larger complex projects, but you will also be managing sub- portfolios. 

Areas of accountability will include to work closely with Project Managers to successfully deliver and coordinate major WTG and OSS foundation design projects in collaboration with global in-house technical teams. In your role you will: 

• Maintain project schedules in Primavera P6/OPC and MS Project, updating progress, creating transparency about the critical path, maintaining baselines, running analysis on possible scenarios of project execution. 

• Maintain pro-active communication with our project managers, work package leads and project support teams as well as with clients to ensure that project programmes are aligned continuously with all project stakeholders. 

• Together with the project manager follow up on internal progress of all disciplines in a project and support issuing of regular progress reports with accurate and valid data to clients in a concise and timely manner 

• Support Project Steering Committee meetings by creating transparency around schedule risks as basis for decision-making 

• Help the project teams forecasting resource demands and assuring that allocated resources to the project are in line with constant changes of project time-schedule. 

The primary work location will be Warsaw in Poland, with the opportunity to spend a portion of your week working from home. You should expect some travelling in relation to your work. 

Your background 

Thriving in an international environment, with a strong drive to deliver and improve, you will take the initiative and responsibility for the variety of assignments Wood Thilsted can offer. Motivated by creating excellent results through teamwork, you will have strong communication and interpersonal skills, be fluent in English, and use these to liaise with clients and other consultants effectively. Proficiency in Polish will be considered an advantage.  

As a person, you thrive from building strong relations, you are trustworthy, and able to exert influence when needed. With your great attention to detail and curious nature, you take a creative and innovative approach to problem solving and are eager to develop your existing knowledge and skills. You think logically, are willing to self-learn and can work in small teams.  

Furthermore, it is an advantage if you have: 

• Experience from consulting engineering, preferably from the offshore wind industry. 

• Several years of experience in using Primavera OPC or Primavera P6 software. 

• Knowledge of other software: Excel, MS Project is a plus. 

In return, we offer excellent opportunities and a chance to deepen your competency and expertise. You’ll be continually involved in exciting and dynamic projects, in an inclusive environment where everyone is encouraged to be themselves—and be their best. We offer a competitive salary package, pension, health insurance, as well as flexibility around where you work and when. Our values are at the heart of everything we do. We are result-orientated, innovation-driven, and committed to a brighter future. 

Apply: 
Please apply through Careers where you will have the opportunity to upload a CV and enter your details for consideration. You can read more about us by visiting our website or our LinkedIn page for the newest updates.  While this job opening does not have a fixed deadline, please make sure that you apply as soon as possible. We are going to close the application as soon as we get enough candidates. 

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Wood Thilsted is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment for all employees.