Planning Specialist - Offshore Wind

With Aibel you have a chance to develop your career through a range of projects in renewables and oil and gas. We call ourselves Engineering Pioneers. Whatever our job is, we approach it with creativity, curiosity and a drive to find new and better solutions. First we imagine the future. Then we build it.

To meet the ongoing and future offshore wind portfolio needs, we are looking for a Planning Specialist to enable predictable and profitable project delivery mostly for international markets.

This position will hold the role of Planning Manager in our projects. In this role, you will lead and develop the project planning team to support the successful delivery of offshore wind projects. You will translate schedule strategies into executable plans in close collaboration with all schedule owners, ensuring alignment with contractual and administrative requirements. The position involves managing interfaces across partners, subcontractors, suppliers, and third parties, and proactively monitoring, analyzing, and reporting performance to a wide range of stakeholders. You will communicate trends, critical path insights, and the implications of scope changes, risks, and opportunities, enabling informed decision-making. While formally reporting to the Business Manager, you will work closely across the project organization to ensure predictable and profitable delivery.

Functionally, the position reports to the VP of Operations and Project Management in the Offshore Wind Business Unit.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business administration or technical discipline or equivalent experience

• 10+ years experience in leading planning teams in international projects or can demonstrate readiness for this role

• 10+ years of proven experience with strategic planning, providing planning insights for decision-making, and simplifying schedules for internal and external stakeholders

• Offshore or construction experience is a plus

• Product planning and scheduling experience for system solutions is a plus

Personal qualities
You bring excellent communication, analytical, and technical skills, and thrive in environments where you guide others through change. You are able to simplify complex developments into clear, predictable outcomes and promote ownership of schedules among key stakeholders.

Become our colleague
Aibel offers many career opportunities. With us, you can work across disciplines, build competence and develop your own potential. This contributes to a vibrant and engaging work environment. We also offer flexible working hours, and our welfare clubs have a wide range of activities and training opportunities for all our employees.

Our overall strategy is to strengthen and grow the company's strong position within various energy segments, including offshore wind, oil and gas and hydrogen. At the same time, we always pursue new opportunities. Aibel sees social responsibility as a fundamental prerequisite, and sustainable development is therefore a natural part of our guidelines, work procedures and decision-making processes.

We value diversity and work targeted to secure inclusion of all employees.

Application deadline and contact information:
For questions regarding the position, please contact:
VP Operations and Project Management
Work Place: Oslo, Stavanger, Haugesund, Bergen, Harstad, Hammerfest
Application deadline: 11.02.2026

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