Portfolio Planner
Date: Jun 18, 2025
Location: Hemlock, MI, US, 48626
Company: hemlocksem
At Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC), we transform people’s lives by energizing and connecting our world through silicon technology. Since 1961, HSC has been a leading global provider of hyper-pure polysilicon, and is the only polysilicon manufacturer headquartered in the United States. HSC plays an essential role in the semiconductor and solar industries, with the vision of becoming the preferred supplier of silicon-enabled technologies to the low-carbon, digital world.
Our polysilicon is used to make computer chips – the “brains” behind the electronic devices we rely on to make our lives easier, safer and more enjoyable. HSC is just one of six major manufacturers in the world that makes polysilicon used to create semiconductor wafers. In fact, nearly all electronic devices in the world contain HSC polysilicon.
We’re also moving the world toward a greener future by supplying the rapidly growing solar power industry. HSC is committed to doing good for our local Michigan and global communities, relentlessly improving our operations to remove supply chain carbon emissions. The low embodied greenhouse gas emissions in our polysilicon materials facilitates the production of ultra low-carbon solar panels. These panels allow solar project developers and owners to lower the embodied carbon of their projects by up to 50 percent.
To achieve our goals, we draw on the talents of more than 1,350 employees and contractors. Our employees thrive in a culture that values teamwork, excellence, responsibility and customer focus. We recognize and value the diverse backgrounds and experiences of all of our people working together as One Team. At HSC, you belong to a team that is transforming our world.
Summary
The Portfolio Planner is responsible for organizing, analyzing, and facilitating the portfolio planning process for current and future capital years. The Portfolio Planner develops each portfolio through collaboration with project sponsors, the Capital Engineering Manager and Project Engineering Team Leader to align to site priorities, annual capital budget, and capital resource capability. This is a key role to drive improved portfolio execution performance and individual critical project success.
The Portfolio Planner will partner with Project Managers to establish financial forecasting for all projects in the current plan year, and report actual spend vs. forecast for the active portfolio on a monthly basis to executive leadership. This business-related opportunity offers exposure to the portfolio management process with a focus on understanding and valuing the importance of efficient portfolio execution and capital planning.
Essential Functions
- Enforce project prioritization methodology, and update as needed (in collaboration with site sponsors).
- Develop agendas, facilitate meetings, and document minutes for all stage gates throughout the project life cycle.
- Collaborate with Project Managers on real-time cost and forecast reporting.
- Work with various functions to develop a 5-year capital plan to allow portfolio scheduling and capital budgeting to occur. Facilitate revision of active capital plan as needed for unforeseen, urgent priorities, with focus on budget and resourcing tradeoffs.
- Continuously develop, analyze, and refine 5-year capital plan against known constraints (resourcing, budget, equipment availability, etc.) to establish an optimized capital project execution schedule.
- Analyze performance of portfolio execution against the annual plan to identify gaps or challenges to execution of the plan.
Additional Duties/Responsibilities
- Assist TAR planners and schedulers to incorporate capital projects into the TAR schedule.
- Periodic reporting to Executive Leadership of portfolio plan/execution/performance.
- Provides communication to team, sponsor and stakeholders regarding project execution performance and potential solutions to help expedite as needed.
- Drive KPI improvement in the areas of project and portfolio planning and scheduling.
Skills
- General multi-discipline engineering experience (mechanical, electrical, chemical, instrumentation, civil/structural and Process Controls-PICS) and familiarity with capital project execution.
- Proficient in data analytics, manipulation, and illustration.
- Able to interpret complex data into clear themes and recommendations.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Able to concisely communicate complex data, and tailor messaging for various audiences at all levels of the organization.
- Financial acumen.
- Computer skills using Microsoft tools, SAP, Spotfire, Project Portfolio Management System and preferable experience with scheduling tools (ex. Microsoft Project, etc).
Behaviors
- Leader – Will be part of the leadership team and interacting with other higher level individual contributors and mid to executive level leadership.
- Detail Oriented – need to understand and evaluate >100 projects per year across the portfolio, balancing with resource constraints, tasks across many projects at once
- Organizational and Interpersonal Savvy – navigates complex policy, workflows, and ability to interface with top executives
- Plans and Aligns – Working across the functions to establish an optimized capital portfolio execution schedule that is aligned to the strategy of the company.
Required Work Experience
- Minimum five (5) years’ experience in manufacturing operations and/or an engineering environment.
- Capital project engineering experience required.
Minimum Required Education/Certification
- B.S. in chemical, mechanical, electrical, civil engineering or finance/business degree.
- PMP certification is a plus.
Physical Requirements
The range for this position is $92,320.00 - $126,940.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position are dependent on hours worked and may include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, variable bonus, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, and PTO.
HSC is an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please call our Human Resources department at:
989.301.5333
or email your request to
G1HSC-HR@hscpoly.com
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
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