Senior Planning Engineer
Las Condes, Metropolitana de Santiago
Estudios y Planificación
⚡ We’re Hiring!
Senior Planning Engineer
📍 Location: Santiago | Industry: Renewable Energy
Client: PowerChina Chile | Contracted via: Grafton Group
Are you an expert in project planning and scheduling, ready to take the lead in the execution of high-impact renewable energy projects?
At Grafton Group, we are looking for a Senior Planning Engineer to join the PowerChina team. This role is critical for ensuring that our large-scale energy projects are delivered on time, through effective coordination, schedule management, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
🌍 What We Offer
- Work in a multicultural, inclusive, and collaborative environment.
- Participate in challenging national and international projects.
- Opportunities for continuous learning and English development.
- Be part of the renewable energy sector, one of the most dynamic industries in Chile.
🎯 Your Mission
As a Senior Planning Engineer, you will report directly to the Planning Manager and play a key role in defining and maintaining project schedules. You’ll coordinate construction sequences, align team objectives, and track progress to keep projects on course — from energy plants to transmission substations.
🛠️ Main Responsibilities
- Develop and oversee project planning strategies to ensure effective resource and time allocation.
- Create and manage detailed schedules, identifying key milestones and deliverables.
- Collaborate with internal teams to prioritize tasks and align objectives.
- Conduct gap analyses and recommend corrective actions to keep the project on track.
- Communicate progress, risks, and solutions to senior management and project stakeholders.
- Stay up to date on industry best practices and project management tools.
- Ensure compliance with execution standards in EPC, civil works, electrical infrastructure, and contract management.
✅ Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in project planning and management, specifically in wind farms, photovoltaic plants, or transmission substations.
- Advanced English (spoken and written) is mandatory.
- Proven experience with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
- Strong understanding of EPC execution processes, contract management, engineering coordination, and scheduling.
- Deep knowledge of project management tools and planning software.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and performance metrics.
- Excellent communication and reporting skills in both Spanish and English.
- Leadership and personnel management capabilities.
- Availability to work on-site in photovoltaic parks (Calama / María Elena).
- Adaptability and flexibility to respond to changes in project plans.
🌟 Benefits
- Work on high-impact renewable energy projects with a global leader.
- Opportunities for career growth in the project management field.
- Collaborate with diverse and high-performing teams.
- Build experience in one of the fastest-growing industries in Chile.
🚀 Ready to lead the planning of Chile’s next big energy projects?
Apply now and join PowerChina Chile through Grafton Group!