Project Planner

AFRY is a European leader in engineering, design, and advisory services, with a global reach. We accelerate the transition towards a sustainable society. We are 19,000 devoted experts in infrastructure, industry, energy and digitalization, creating sustainable solutions for generations to come. 

Making Future

We are looking for a Project Planner for our Industry Division to enforce its Project Controls Team. As a Planner, you develop and maintain project schedules in various projects and stages, from sales proposal to execution project. You work side by side with project management to execute project planning in the most efficient way, including typically:

• Setting up the project schedule development and control as well as progress reporting in all types of projects.
• Working with the project team to develop the baseline schedule.
• Tracking project deliverables progress, calculating the progress and forecasting the future.
• Communicating the schedule status and reporting deviations.
• Proactively managing the scheduling process including identifying critical timelines.
• Actively engaging with the project team and relevant customer representatives as well as other stakeholders.

Besides the standard project objectives, you constantly aim to achieve set targets through proactive collaboration with all project stakeholders.

Your location can be in Vantaa, Tampere or Oulu.

In order to succeed in this role, you have:

• B.Sc./M.Sc. (Tech. or Economics).
• Project experience in process industry projects, such as in pulp and paper, mining and metals or in chemical process industry.
• Very good command of scheduling tools, such as MS Project or Primavera.
• Understanding and experience of project management and project controls tools, such as scheduling tools, excel and PowerBI.
• Full professional proficiency in Finnish and English.
• Strong leadership, co-operation and communication skills to ensure a smooth communication with client’s organization and within the project team.
• Active and solution-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work in large, multidisciplinary and global teams.

In addition, we appreciate:

• Experience in EPCM projects.
• Experience in working in start-up or new technology environment.
• An ability to develop schedules from first principles as well as critical integration of contractors’ schedules.
• An ability to identify bottlenecks on the project looking at the schedule and advise the project team accordingly
• A good knowledge and direct experience in execution scheduling at the construction site.
• Good command of data analytics and visualization tools.
• A proactive and persistent attitude, hands-on mentality and desire to further develop in your role and grow within the team.
• Readiness to travel and relocate.

Please tell us more about your strengths in your application letter. We look forward to getting to know you!  

Why AFRY?  

As a stable and growing company, we provide you with a variety of opportunities to deepen your expertise in a specific field or widen your knowledge to new areas, according to your own interests. We support your career development and professional growth. We offer a position in a stable company where new idea creation is encouraged, and innovations are taken forward. You will work in a stimulating global environment with pleasant co-workers and team’s full support.

At AFRY we build a sustainable future together and develop sustainable solutions that serve not only our clients but also society. The work at AFRY is versatile, interesting and challenging but at the same time flexible, allowing you to take care of your work-life balance. We apply flexible working in a hybrid model where possible, taking into account project needs.

We strive to include all new employees in our work community from the first day at AFRY. We are brave, devoted team players, and we wish that you have the same mindset.  

Would you like to read more about your future colleagues’ careers? Get to know them on our web page: https://afry.com/en/join-us/get-know-us.

Benefits at AFRY  

All AFRY employees are supported with lunch, exercise, culture, wellness and commuting benefit. AFRY employees are insured by private accident insurance when working remotely and in spare time. Employees have the possibility to receive help with taking care of a sick child at home. The team player spirit strengthens also in hobby clubs, in which employees spend time together. Depending on the office location there are crossfit classes, golf clubs and board game clubs. We also encourage our employees to commute by bike. Employees with permanent contract are allowed to have a bicycle benefit in order to choose carbon neutral commuting. Morning porridge is offered to all cyclists.  

Sustainability at AFRY   

Sustainability and creating sustainable solutions are at the core of AFRY’s business strategy and all of our operations. By combining the latest technologies and the top expertise of our employees, we create sustainable business for our clients. Read more about sustainability at AFRY: https://afry.com/en/insights/sustainability.

Interested?  

You can ask for more detailed information from Director, Project Controls, Joni Vierisalo, tel. +358 40 833 5612.

Send your application and CV with salary request by 30.9.2025 and join our team full of experts! We will start interviews as applications arrive and will select a suitable candidate when found. 

At AFRY, we engineer change in everything we do. Change happens when brave ideas come together. When we collaborate, innovate technology, and embrace challenging points of view. That’s how we're making future. We are actively looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable future.