Senior Project Planner

Are you our next creator of change?

Do you want to be part of creating solutions for mitigating climate change? At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. Together we will accelerate transformation for a more sustainable future.


We are looking for you,

Senior Project Planner

to work in Neste’s plant investment Engineering Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) projects!

You will focus on project portfolio planning and progress controls, construction contractor schedule management, master schedule management for EPCM, EPC projects. In this role you will work closely with Line, project management and portfolio management.

We offer you an interesting position in a versatile working environment with a good view in industrial investment projects in one of the biggest and well known Finnish companies. You will work as a part of a unique professional project team in one of the biggest Neste Investment portfolios including several challenging and unique investment projects.

Reasons to join

Real impact right now. We create solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. We live by our values every day; we care, we have courage, we cooperate.

Safety and caring. We value safety always and everywhere. We want our work to feel good and do good. At Neste, we nurture a culture where everyone is welcome and feels safe, respected and encouraged to be their unique true selves.

Exciting growth. Transformation brings new possibilities, fostering both courage and curiosity. As a global company, collaboration is the key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working. We support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities.

In addition, our benefits for employees in Finland include, for example, a personnel fund as part of the overall remuneration, good occupational health care, and an extensive membership in a sickness or health insurance fund. We also support leisure time activities, e.g. by offering benefits for sports and culture.

The job is located in Kilpilahti, Porvoo, which is about 30 minutes by car from the center of Helsinki. We organize free bus transportation to Kilpilahti for our employees from the capital region, Porvoo and the nearby areas.

Your role in our team 

• Lead and facilitate the planning process, compile basis of schedule of all type of investment projects, communicate the schedule status and provide the analysis to project management, portfolio management

• Set up the project and portfolio schedule development and control as well as progress reporting in all types of projects independently

• Calculate the project progress, forecast the future, review the status with project management and update the schedule for future works when necessary

• Actively engage with Project Team and relevant customer representatives as well as other stakeholders

• Drive development of professional planning processes and practices.

• Close coordination with TA portfolio and Line management to manage resources and workload

Our work combines accountability, cooperation, and the desire to develop and renew. Working safely at all times is essential to all of us.
 

The best combination to succeed in this role

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Engineering, BBA or equivalent combination of education with at least 8 years of project management, control and planning experience

• Strong focus on future oriented project delivery skills, developing new ways of working and driving project schedule should be at the heart

• Ability to prepare project schedule of all levels for all phases of  investment projects and able to identify bottle necks on the project looking at the schedule and advise the project team accordingly

• Excellent leadership, communication and inter-personal skills in English (mandatory), other languages are an advantage

• Working (Strong) knowledge of scheduling tools is mandatory for this position (i.e. Primavera, MS Project, etc.)

• Turn around planning, scheduling experience with process industry is an advantage for this position

We value the experience in industrial investment projects in e.g. project management, engineering, procurement, site operations or construction as this will make the demands of this role faster to adapt to. This role requires ability to work independently, collaborating closely and networking easily with all our departments in all Neste locations.
 

We believe in people who find new ways of doing things – people for whom safety and sustainability are part of their professional skills. Customer mindset is essential to all of us at Neste.

Let’s get you started

We look forward to receiving your CV and application (with a salary request) by July 8yh, 2025.
 

If you got interested and have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with Kashif Javaid, Manager, Project Controls, tel: +358 50 458 9466 on June 30 between 10-11am EET.

The recruitment process will include interviews and a possible aptitude assessment. The person selected for the position must pass a health examination including a drug test. A security clearance is obtained with your consent.

Neste in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) creates solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. The company is the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, enabling its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste refines waste, residues and other renewable raw materials to high-quality renewable fuels at its refineries located on three continents. The company’s annual renewable fuels production capacity will be increased to 6.8 million tons in 2027.

Neste has high standards for sustainability and the company has consistently been recognized by several leading sustainability indices. In 2024, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 20.6 billion. Read more: neste.com