Senior Project Planner

Are you looking for a career in an inspiring, global environment where your expertise makes a difference? At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel.  

We are looking for you, Senior Project Planner, to join our Project Controls team in The Netherlands (Rotterdam) and work in Neste’s investment projects.

You will be part of the global project planning group and report to the Project Control line organisation. You will work closely with the colleagues in the investment project delivery, project execution teams and other functions to lead the schedule development and schedule control process for EPC,  EPCM and major investment projects.You will be the responsible for construction contractor schedule management, master schedule management and schedule integrations. You will lead the implementation of new developments, tools, systems and improved way of working on your location.

Reasons to join

We operate in an inspiring and evolving business environment as a global leader in renewable fuels. We contribute to Neste’s success by living our values every day: we care, we have courage, we cooperate.

We prioritize safety at all times and in every location. We strive to create a positive and impactful work environment. Transformation brings new possibilities and fosters our courage and curiosity. As a global  company, we support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities. Collaboration is key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working.

We are motivated to deliver results and we have constant desire & curiosity to develop our ways of working by introducing modern, smart & efficient methods of best information management practices. Alongside that we also highly appreciate a good work life balance and enjoying working with our great colleagues. You will work as a part of a unique professional project team in a large Neste Investment portfolio including several challenging and unique investment projects.

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 and portfolio management

• Proactively identify opportunities and lead initiatives to advance our Project Controls maturity through new systems, processes, and technologies.

• Drive Implementation: Manage and coordinate project planning development projects, ensuring successful implementation and adoption in close cooperation with Major Investment Projects, Investment Project Portfolios and discipline team leads, as well as the PC team members and Planning team line management.

• Lead the implementation of global PC standards and best practices (cost, schedule, change management) to ensure consistency and data integrity.

• Capability to work as a planning manager  in our Major Investment Projects. 

• 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, execute forecasting, review the status with project management and update the schedule for future works

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

• Demonstrated experience (>6 years) within Project Controls disciplines (project planning). Proven competence in managing project planning processes for major capital projects.  

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

• Ability to prepare project schedule of all levels for all phases of  investment projects and able to identify bottle necks in the projects analyzing the schedule and advising 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.). Experience in other tools like SAP, Aveva, PowerBi, Safran are seen as an advantage

• Turnaround planning and scheduling experience within process industry is also seen as an advantage for this position

• Master’s/Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Construction Management, or similar. Relevant professional certifications (PMP, CCP, etc) are highly desirable.

Other strengths we value:

• The ideal candidate possesses project controls experience from working in a capital projects portfolio 

• Sound knowledge about international project business

• As the position will be based in the Netherlands local language is considered as an advantage

• Having worked closely with EPC(M) and execution contractors on capital  projects will be considered as an advantage

Let’s get you started

We look forward to receiving your CV and application (with the salary request) by the 20th of November 2026.

If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with Kashif Javaid, Manager Project Controls: kashif.javaid@neste.com or tel: +35850 458 9466 on 25.11.2026 time slots 09-11:00 am hrs EET.

We will do our best to contact you within 2 weeks after the application time has ended but we will review the applications also during the application period and contact applicants during that time.The person selected for the position must pass a health examination including a drug test. A possible security clearance is obtained with your consent.

Neste in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) is the world's leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with production on three continents. Neste’s strategy focuses on growth in renewable fuels. The company’s renewables production capacity is expected to reach 6.8 million tons annually in 2027. Neste also produces high-quality oil products at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. The company has a network of nearly 1,000 fuel stations with expanding service offering, such as EV charging, in Finland and in the Baltics. Neste is included in many international indices for its sustainability performance. In 2025, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 19.0 billion. Read more: neste.com