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A Work Planner focuses on preparation and planning, a Project Manager monitors the entire project including budget, personnel and end result.
As a Work Planner, you are like a strategist on the shop floor. You ensure that everything is planned, coordinated and executed down to the last detail. Whether it concerns technical drawings, quotations or monitoring timelines: without good preparation, the project will fail.
On this page you will discover what you do as a Work Planner, what skills you need, what training opens doors, what you can earn and how you can advance.
Exactly what you do depends greatly on the company and industry. Usually you combine several roles, such as:
Other common tasks:
The role requires both technical understanding and strong soft skills. Key attributes:
A workday as a Work Planner often starts with checking the planning and coordinating with project leaders or supervisors. Then you update drawings or calculations, keep in touch with suppliers and check whether materials and permits have been arranged.
In between, you jump into consultations with colleagues, update progress in reports and solve ad hoc bottlenecks. Every day is different: sometimes you focus on figures and calculations, other times you are in the middle of engineering or planning. It is precisely this variety that makes the work dynamic.
Most Work Planners have a mbo or college background in engineering, construction or mechanical engineering. You often combine that with practical experience in production, construction or engineering. Internal training and courses are also common. Examples of training courses:
A Work Planner's salary averages between €3,000 and €4,500 gross per month, depending on your experience, sector and responsibilities.
A diploma is often required. Usually it is an MBO or HBO diploma in engineering or construction. Experience counts. Without a diploma, but with demonstrable knowledge and practical experience, you often still have a chance.
Most Work Planner positions are full-time (36-40 hours per week). Depending on the company, part-time opportunities are sometimes available.
Usually you work as a Work Planner during office hours (day shifts). In companies with production in shifts, you may need to be available outside standard hours, but this varies by employer.
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Are you ready to create overview, plan and make projects succeed? Then Work Planner is the job for you.
Not always, but it is usually desired. A mbo or college degree in engineering, construction or mechanical engineering gives you the best chance.
A Work Planner focuses on preparation and planning, a Project Manager monitors the entire project including budget, personnel and end result.
You work mostly in the office or in the work preparation department, but you are regularly on the construction site or in the production hall to coordinate and check.
Yes, in construction, engineering and industry, demand is high. Companies are struggling to find enough professionals who combine overview and planning with technical knowledge.
The variety. You combine technology, numbers and communication, and you see immediate results from your work when a project goes smoothly.
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