Planning Engineer

ACCIONA Energía is the world’s largest 100% renewable energy company with no fossil fuel legacy. With over 30 years of experience and a presence in more than 20 countries, we develop and operate wind, solar, storage, and other renewable and energy efficiency solutions. Our mission is to drive the global energy sector toward a sustainable future—protecting the energy needs of businesses and communities around the world.

In Southeast Asia, we’re growing fast. Present in the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, and currently adding a strong pipeline of new wind and solar projects, the region is a key priority for us. Join a team that’s building a cleaner future—locally and globally.

We are looking for a Planning Engineer based in Ubon Ratchathani, where our wind farm project AC8 is located. The role is responsible for managing construction project costs and submitting monthly progress reports. The core of the role involves detailed scheduling, progress monitoring, and coordination across various disciplines to ensure projects meet their deadlines.

Main Responsibilities:

Management of construction project costs, submission of monthly planning and progress reports to project management.

The tasks to be carried out are as follows:

• Prepare Level II planning based on area procedures and within the required timeframe for projects approved for investment that are assigned to you, in coordination with the Project Manager and the other disciplines involved.
• Organize and coordinate the integration of the plans sent by Business Development into the Level I and II plans for the projects assigned to you.
• Develop and maintain planning templates for each type of project (wind and photovoltaic), identifying the activities, their duration, and their dependency relationships.
• Develop and adjust the detailed planning templates for each specific project (together with the Project Manager) for purchasing, engineering, construction, and commissioning.
• Monitor the progress of the work and prepare weekly and monthly planning reports.
• Analyze projects in detail during their execution to determine critical paths and risks, while proposing and updating the necessary changes to project the expected final deadline.
• Determine the critical and sub-critical paths of projects, from the moment the project becomes the responsibility of Engineering and Construction until it is transferred to operations and maintenance.
• Prepare progress curves and other planning reports included in the department's instructions and other requirements of the planning area reports.
• Optimal coordination with Project Management and other coordinators in each discipline to obtain the best possible results.
• Ensure that project planning documentation is correctly uploaded to Sharepoint and that the information is available in the various applications used by the department.
• Identify improvements in departmental instructions.
• Obtain information from other departments (business development, purchasing, engineering, construction, network code, etc.) involved in meeting project deadlines.
• Identify and channel the most relevant lessons learned from the project planning processes.

Required skill and experience:

Qualifications/Education: Engineering degree.

Additional training: Specific training in planning, with knowledge of Primavera P6 being essential. Additional specific courses related to project planning and management will be valued.

Languages/Level: English/high/intermediate level, spoken and written.

Skills: Ability to negotiate with third parties, work in a team, and perform technical analysis of projects.

Preferred areas of expertise:

Programming and planning work on industrial EPC projects (combined cycle cogeneration plants, LNG plants, solar thermal plants, oil & gas plants). - Management of industrial EPC projects.

Geographic mobility: International

Why join ACCIONA Energía? Take on a role with a clear purpose and mission, contributing to a more sustainable and resilient world. We have been recognized as a Top Employer for our people practices, and we offer benefits that provide peace of mind. You’ll work in a supportive environment with opportunities to grow your career within a global organization. Are you ready to make an impact?

As a company that values diversity as a source of talent, we work to foster an inclusive environment that promotes respect, belonging and engagement so that all people can participate on an equal opportunity basis. We invite everyone to apply regardless of origin, circumstances, background or condition.