Senior Planner

Bechtel Corporation

Job Summary

This Senior Planner role involves leading a team to manage all planning activities for assigned projects. Key responsibilities include identifying schedule trends, analyzing data for innovative solutions to scheduling challenges, ensuring timely schedule updates for reporting, and supporting project organizational and administrative tasks. Your leadership will be crucial in driving scheduling efficiency and overall project success. The role requires strong communication skills and proficiency in planning software like Primavera P6.

Must Have

  • Manage planning activities for an area within a project, including Level 3 and Level 4 schedules
  • Identify schedule trends for management attention
  • Analyze data to provide innovative solutions to scheduling challenges
  • Ensure schedule updates are completed in time to support project reporting requirements
  • Support project organizational and administrative activities
  • Demonstrated experience performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Proficient with PC operating systems and various essential software applications
  • Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6, Primavera Risk Analysis, and Microsoft Office Suite
  • Intermediate understanding of conducting Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis
  • Intermediate familiarity with engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup processes

Perks & Benefits

  • Robust benefits to ensure our people thrive
  • Advancing careers
  • Delivering programs to enhance our culture
  • Providing time to recharge

Job Description

Requisition ID: 289987

  • Relocation Authorized: National - Single
  • Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
  • Work Location: Cheyenne, WY, Various Work Locations USA

Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects:

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

Core to our Vision, Values and Commitments. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report.

Project Overview:

Infrastructure’s Renewables & Clean Power business line is seeking qualified project controls professionals for forthcoming combined cycle power plant projects planned in Texas and Wyoming. The project teams will be initially based in Reston, VA; following contract award, selected candidates will relocate to designated project sites. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the reemerging power business supporting our customers and society.

Job Summary:

In this position, you will work with the project team to lead a team to manage the entire set of planning activities for assigned projects. You will identify schedule trends, analyze data to provide innovative solutions to scheduling challenges, ensure schedule updates are completed on time, and be responsible for reporting requirements. Your leadership will be essential in driving scheduling efficiency and project success.#LI-ML1

Major Responsibilities:

  • Manages planning activities for an area within a project, including Level 3 and Level 4 schedules
  • Identifies schedule trends for management attention
  • Analyzes data to provide innovative solutions to scheduling challenges
  • Ensures schedule updates are completed in time to support project reporting requirements
  • Supports project organizational and administrative activities

Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8 -10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

  • Demonstrated experience performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, including schedule development, control, and analysis, both in the field and at the home office.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Proficient with PC operating systems and various essential software applications; advanced knowledge of multiple discipline-specific programs currently utilized, such as Primavera P6, Primavera Risk Analysis, and Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Possesses an intermediate understanding of conducting Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis.
  • Has an intermediate familiarity with engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup processes as executed.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

For decades, we have worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, we have the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Total Rewards

Diverse teams build the extraordinary:

As a global company, we have long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.

We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.

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