Engineering Planner, Marine

Join our growing team and help shape the future of ship design! We are now looking for an Engineering Planner to our office in Wismar, Germany!

Your role and the team

As Engineering Planner, youll be responsible for planning, coordinating, monitoring, and reporting all engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle. The role ensures that engineering deliverables are executed in accordance with project schedules, contractual requirements, quality standards, and resource availability.

Additionally, youll develop, maintain, and control engineering schedules based on project milestones, contractual obligations, and the Master Document List (MDL). Acting as the focal point for Engineering Planning and Engineering Progress Reporting, the position provides transparency regarding engineering performance and supports effective decision-making throughout project execution.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain engineering schedules aligned with project milestones, contractual requirements, and overall project objectives.
• Coordinate planning activities across engineering disciplines and key stakeholders, including project management, procurement, production, commissioning, customers, and shipyards.
• Monitor, analyse, and report engineering progress, performance, risks, and schedule deviations using relevant KPIs and reporting tools.
• Support resource planning and forecasting to ensure effective workload and capacity management.
• Manage engineering deliverables and the Master Document List (MDL) throughout the project lifecycle.
• Assess schedule impacts of changes, identify risks and mitigation actions, and support project forecasting activities.
• Drive continuous improvement of engineering planning, reporting, and project control processes.

Working closely with Engineering Managers, Discipline Leads, Project Managers, Document Controllers, Procurement, Production, and the Project Controls Team, your role is to ensure that engineering activities are fully integrated into the overall project schedule and aligned with project objectives. In this role, you will report to the Engineering Manager/Project Manager.

The Engineering Planner is accountable for the coordination of Engineering Progress Measurement, Engineering Progress Reporting, Master Document List management, and forecasting activities, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of engineering performance, risks, and milestones.

What helps you succeed in this role

• Relevant degree in Engineering, Naval Architecture, Industrial Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field. Additional qualifications in Project Planning, Project Controls, or Project Management are an advantage.
• 3-5+ years of experience in engineering planning, project planning, project controls, or a similar role, preferably in shipbuilding, marine, offshore, energy, EPC, or other complex engineering projects.
• Experience in multidisciplinary engineering environments and document-driven project execution.
• Strong understanding of project planning, scheduling, engineering execution processes, and deliverable management.
• Proficiency in Primavera, Microsoft Project, or similar planning tools, as well as advanced Excel, Power BI, and reporting capabilities.
• Knowledge of project controls, schedule analysis, forecasting, KPI reporting, and engineering progress measurement.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex project data and identify critical issues.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a dynamic project environment, with a focus on delivery and continuous improvement.

What we promise you

Interesting and challenging projects with a supportive team, modern tools and technologies, and a flexible hybrid work model that helps you balance work and free time. We offer training, mentoring, and comprehensive learning and development opportunities to support your growth and help you shape your career. All this is backed by our warm EloWe culture, built on respect, equality, kindness, and support.

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Please share your thoughts regarding salary expectations in your application. Our compensation aligns with trade union recommendations and reflects your future role, capabilities and skills, working experience and specialization. Additionally, we offer versatile employee benefits, including comprehensive insurance and support for sports and cultural activities.

We succeed together, we have passion to improve, we are trustworthy

If you share our values and are ready for this exciting opportunity, apply with your CV and cover letter in English by September 20th at the latest. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and working styles, different perspectives make us stronger. We review applications continuously and are ready to start interviews during the application period.

For more information, feel free to contact us

VP, Shipyard services: René Fiege, or +4938417583470.

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Building tomorrow. Elomatic is an international consulting and engineering company dedicated to creating solutions that improve the wellbeing of people and the environment. With over 50 years of experience, we are known as pioneers in the development of design methods. Our 1,300 professionals provide exceptional value across the entire life cycles of products, services, and digital solutions.

What we do

Elomatic specializes in

• Marine
• Pharma, and
• Industry, covering process and energy industries, machinery, and equipment manufacturing.

We offer a comprehensive range of services, including engineering and consulting, project management, technical analysis and visualization, as well as product and service development. Additionally, we deliver products and overall solutions that complement