What are the responsibilities and job description for the Planner / Scheduler position at Evonik?
What We Offer
Explore a world of opportunities with us. Look ahead with us and help shape innovative solutions to make our world more sustainable and life healthier, more vibrant and more comfortable. At Evonik, you have the chance to explore, thrive, and grow alongside 33,000 colleagues. Among attractive career paths and high-quality development programs, we not only offer performance-based remuneration and occupational health benefits but also hybrid and flexible working environments with #SmartWork. Bring your fresh perspective, develop your strengths, break out your mold, and find a career that fits your dreams with us.
Acts as the owner‑representative Project Planner / Scheduler for capital projects, responsible for the development, integrity, and predictability of the project schedule across all phases of execution.
The Planner / Scheduler understands cost, estimating, and earned value concepts, but is wholly focused on schedule development, logic quality, progress measurement, forecasting, and critical‑path protection. This role ensures the project leadership team has a credible, integrated, and decision‑ready schedule that reflects real execution conditions.
Click on the link below to learn what our employees have to say about Evonik:
https://careers.evonik.com/en/about/meet-the-team/
Schedule Development & Integration
Develop and maintain integrated project schedules (L1–L4 as appropriate) covering Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning.
Establish and maintain robust schedule logic, constraints, milestones, and interface ties.
Integrate long‑lead items, early works, and execution packages into the overall schedule.
Incorporate contractor, EPC, and EPCM schedules into a single coherent master schedule.
Schedule Quality & Logic Control
Ensure schedules meet defined quality standards (logic density, float paths, constraints, realism).
Identify artificial float, logic gaps, unrealistic durations, or misaligned interfaces.
Maintain schedule baselines in accordance with governance and gate approvals.
Own change traceability from approved scope changes into schedule updates.
Forecasting & Critical Path Management
The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach. Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.
Identify and maintain the true critical path(s) and near‑critical paths.
Perform schedule forecasting using progress trends, logic impacts, and production assumptions.
Run what‑if and recovery analyses to evaluate mitigation options.
Provide clear, actionable insights on schedule risk and recovery potential.
Progress Measurement & Schedule Status
Define and apply consistent progress measurement rules aligned with schedule logic.
Collect progress inputs from Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and contractors.
Validate progress credibility and resolve inconsistencies.
Ensure schedule updates reflect actual execution, not optimistic reporting.
Interface & Coordination Role
Coordinate closely with:
Project Management
Engineering and discipline leads
Procurement and expediting
Construction management and site teams
Translate execution decisions into schedule logic and maintain alignment.
Challenge and clarify inputs when schedule integrity is at risk.
Reporting & Decision Support
Prepare and present schedule dashboards, milestone forecasts, and critical‑path narratives.
Support gate reviews, management reviews, and recovery decision‑making.
Provide schedule‑driven inputs to EV reporting, KPIs, and cost forecasting (without owning cost).
Maintain audit‑ready schedule documentation and backups.
Key Interfaces
Project Manager and Project Leadership Team
Engineering Manager and discipline leads
Procurement and Expediting
Construction Management and Site Operations
Project Controls (Cost / EV)
External EPC, EPCM, and major contractors
Qualifications & Experience
15 years of experience in capital project planning and scheduling.
Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 (mandatory).
Strong understanding of:
Construction sequencing
Engineering deliverables and maturity
Long‑lead procurement logic
Practical experience supporting schedule recovery and mitigation.
Excellent analytical, facilitation, and communication skills.
Comfortable challenging inputs while maintaining collaborative relationships.
Your Application
To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at www.evonik.com/en/careers.html.
Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.
Your Talent Acquisition Manager:
Quin Kelly [C]
Company is
Evonik Corporation
Explore a world of opportunities with us. Look ahead with us and help shape innovative solutions to make our world more sustainable and life healthier, more vibrant and more comfortable. At Evonik, you have the chance to explore, thrive, and grow alongside 33,000 colleagues. Among attractive career paths and high-quality development programs, we not only offer performance-based remuneration and occupational health benefits but also hybrid and flexible working environments with #SmartWork. Bring your fresh perspective, develop your strengths, break out your mold, and find a career that fits your dreams with us.
Acts as the owner‑representative Project Planner / Scheduler for capital projects, responsible for the development, integrity, and predictability of the project schedule across all phases of execution.
The Planner / Scheduler understands cost, estimating, and earned value concepts, but is wholly focused on schedule development, logic quality, progress measurement, forecasting, and critical‑path protection. This role ensures the project leadership team has a credible, integrated, and decision‑ready schedule that reflects real execution conditions.
Click on the link below to learn what our employees have to say about Evonik:
https://careers.evonik.com/en/about/meet-the-team/
Schedule Development & Integration
Develop and maintain integrated project schedules (L1–L4 as appropriate) covering Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning.
Establish and maintain robust schedule logic, constraints, milestones, and interface ties.
Integrate long‑lead items, early works, and execution packages into the overall schedule.
Incorporate contractor, EPC, and EPCM schedules into a single coherent master schedule.
Schedule Quality & Logic Control
Ensure schedules meet defined quality standards (logic density, float paths, constraints, realism).
Identify artificial float, logic gaps, unrealistic durations, or misaligned interfaces.
Maintain schedule baselines in accordance with governance and gate approvals.
Own change traceability from approved scope changes into schedule updates.
Forecasting & Critical Path Management
The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach. Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.
Identify and maintain the true critical path(s) and near‑critical paths.
Perform schedule forecasting using progress trends, logic impacts, and production assumptions.
Run what‑if and recovery analyses to evaluate mitigation options.
Provide clear, actionable insights on schedule risk and recovery potential.
Progress Measurement & Schedule Status
Define and apply consistent progress measurement rules aligned with schedule logic.
Collect progress inputs from Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and contractors.
Validate progress credibility and resolve inconsistencies.
Ensure schedule updates reflect actual execution, not optimistic reporting.
Interface & Coordination Role
Coordinate closely with:
Project Management
Engineering and discipline leads
Procurement and expediting
Construction management and site teams
Translate execution decisions into schedule logic and maintain alignment.
Challenge and clarify inputs when schedule integrity is at risk.
Reporting & Decision Support
Prepare and present schedule dashboards, milestone forecasts, and critical‑path narratives.
Support gate reviews, management reviews, and recovery decision‑making.
Provide schedule‑driven inputs to EV reporting, KPIs, and cost forecasting (without owning cost).
Maintain audit‑ready schedule documentation and backups.
Key Interfaces
Project Manager and Project Leadership Team
Engineering Manager and discipline leads
Procurement and Expediting
Construction Management and Site Operations
Project Controls (Cost / EV)
External EPC, EPCM, and major contractors
Qualifications & Experience
15 years of experience in capital project planning and scheduling.
Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 (mandatory).
Strong understanding of:
Construction sequencing
Engineering deliverables and maturity
Long‑lead procurement logic
Practical experience supporting schedule recovery and mitigation.
Excellent analytical, facilitation, and communication skills.
Comfortable challenging inputs while maintaining collaborative relationships.
Your Application
To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at www.evonik.com/en/careers.html.
Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.
Your Talent Acquisition Manager:
Quin Kelly [C]
Company is
Evonik Corporation