Senior Project Planner /Railway industry/

On behalf of our trusted client, a world leader in railway transport systems and digital mobility solutions, we are looking for experienced candidate to join the company’s growing team in Sofia and to occupy the position of:
 

About the Role:

As a Senior Project Planner, you will act as the right hand of the Project Manager and play a central part in driving project execution through effective scheduling, coordination, and time management. You will be the key connector between different functions, ensuring alignment, anticipating delays, and supporting on-time project delivery across tender, contract, or program execution phases.
This is a highly visible, cross-functional role that blends communication, leadership, coordination, and analytical thinking.

Main responsibilities:

• Act as the Project Manager’s trusted deputy for all schedule-related topics.
• Apply and promote the Project Scheduling Process and time management best practices.
• Develop, update, and maintain the internal project schedule.
• Facilitate alignment and coordination between internal stakeholders.
• Provide accurate progress updates, risk identification, and mitigation proposals.
• Lead regular schedule review meetings and prepare schedule reports.
• Manage schedule interfaces between different teams and functions.
• Analyse schedule requirements and define the tender preparation timeline.
• Build detailed tender schedules using templates, reference libraries, and stakeholder inputs.
• Highlight critical paths and scheduling risks, proposing optimization actions.
• Deliver all planning-related tender documents on time.
• Support Earned Value Management activities.
• Monitor progress vs baseline and identify variances early.
• Review configuration changes and assess related scheduling risks.

Main requirements:

• Degree in Engineering or Business.
• At least 5 years of experience in project management or industrial environments.
• Understanding of internal processes: tenders, engineering, industrial operations, sourcing, supply chain, quality.
• Experience as Project Scheduler is a plus.
• Knowledge of planning tools is a must (MS Project, Primavera, etc.)
• Fluent in English.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills; structured and proactive mindset.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and challenge assumptions when needed.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in multicultural and international environments.
• Problem solving, scenario analysis, and ability to anticipate scheduling risks.
• Basic understanding of railway products and subsystems is a plus.

The company offers:

• Attractive renumeration package and additional social benefits.
• Internal trainings.
• Opportunity to work on large-scale, cutting‑edge engineering and industrial projects.
• Highly visible role with strong impact on project success.
• Multicultural environment with cross-functional collaboration.
• Professional development through exposure to complex scheduling, project management, and industrial processes.

If you have found yourself in the description above, we encourage you to apply with a CV in English!

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. All applications will be treated in strict confidentiality.
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