Master Planner / Program Planner

The purpose is to establish and quality-assure a common approach to project planning, giving program management and the project organization an up-to-date and decision-relevant view of schedules, dependencies and milestones. Create common principles for schedule planning. Ensure quality in project time plans, milestone plans and phase transitions. Make dependencies, critical paths, deviations and support needs visible. The assignment is a specialist assignment with an establishing, coordinating, supporting and quality-assuring scope. The Master Planner drives structure and ways of working for program planning, without taking over the project managers’ responsibility for execution or day-to-day project management. Planning structure and ways of working Establish and further develop common principles, templates and ways of working for project and program planning. Maintain and develop the planning structure in MS Project. Ensure clear levels for program time plans, project plans and milestone plans. Schedules, dependencies and follow-up Take responsibility for the program and project schedules. Follow up dependencies between projects, decisions, deliveries and phase transitions. Perform schedule analyses, impact assessments and critical path follow-up. Report planning status, deviations, risks and recommended actions. Support to project managers and project alignment meetings Support project managers in planning, forecasting and updating schedules. Facilitate planning alignment meetings and consistent progress follow-up. Translate decisions and changes into updated schedules. Deliverables Established planning structure and ways of working for program and project planning. Updated master schedules and schedules in the agreed structure. Compilation of dependencies, key milestones, deviations and planning risks. Schedule analyses, impact assessments and recommendations ahead of program decisions. Planning status reports to program management, project management and steering groups. Responsibilities: The Master Planner is responsible for establishing, coordinating and quality-assuring the program’s overall timeplans, and for making dependencies, critical milestones and phase transitions visible. Act as expert support for program managers, head project managers, project managers in planning, schedule analysis and MS Project. Coordinate planning forums, project alignment meetings and follow-up of planning quality. Identify and follow up dependencies between projects, functions and deliverables. Education (Must Have/Nice To Have): Nice to have: University degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration or equivalent relevant education. Experience (Must Have/Nice To Have): Must have: Documented experience from program, portfolio or large-scale project planning in complex organizations. Must have: Very strong competence in MS Project and in establishing planning structures. Must have: Experience in dependency management, milestone governance, critical path management and schedule analysis. Personal / Soft Skills: Must have: Ability to support and challenge project managers in a structured and pedagogical manner. Must have: Strong communication skills and experience in reporting planning status to management and steering groups. Other Specifications: Regular presence in Oskarshamn is required based on what is needed in the assignment Please note: Only consultant CVs in English. All consultants must be submitted using the required Scania CV template. Submissions that do not use this template will be rejected.