Project Planning and Controls Specialist

Location: Madrid, Spain

Job ID: R0124029

Date Posted: 2026-09-15

Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY SPAIN, S.A.U.

Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

Job Description: The Opportunity

At Hitachi Energy, our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals, and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.

Ready to grow your career in the energy transition?

At Hitachi Energy, we’re building the ES Regional Office (ESOPC) in Madrid as part of our Grid & Power Quality Solutions business in Europe (HBUEU). This role offers the opportunity to work in a technically strong environment, contributing to impactful projects while continuing to deepen your expertise in Project Planning and Controls.

As a Project Planning and Controls Specialist, you’ll be part of a team delivering power conversion projects across the region. You will take ownership of planning and control activities on selected workstreams while collaborating closely with project managers and senior planners.

How you’ll make an impact

• Develop and maintain project schedules for delivery projects.

• Prepare, update, and analyze current and forecasted schedules.

• Monitor project costs, resources, and risks, supporting timely decision-making.

• Identify potential delays and support mitigation actions together with project teams.

• Prepare reports and analyses such as S-curves, OTD, earned value, and critical path.Proactively highlight deviations and risks to project managers.

• Collaborate with project leadership to apply and improve Project Controls practices.Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in planning, scheduling, and execution.

• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external & internal regulations, procedures & guidelines.

Your background

• You bring around 4 years of relevant experience in Planning & Scheduling and Project Controls, ideally in engineering, EPC, or project-driven environments.

• Good working knowledge of Earned Value Analysis and S-curves; experience with Primavera P6 is highly valued.

• Strong skills in Excel and MS Office.

• Structured, organized, and able to manage priorities independently.

• Collaborative, communicative, and comfortable working with cross-functional teams.

• Fluent in English and Spanish. Additional languages especially German are a plus.

More about us

We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical, and mental wellbeing, as well as your professional growth. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out.

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