26 Professional PC Scheduling

Bechtel • Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA

83d • $105,060 - $160,220

About The Position

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. Bechtel is on the Northrop Grumman Corp. team preparing to deliver the U.S. Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) system of inter-continental ballistic missiles and launch infrastructure. GBSD is a vital U.S. Air Force program designed to modernize the nation's aging force of inter-continental ballistic missiles, which make up the ground element of the nuclear deterrent. As part of the Northrop Grumman GBSD nationwide team, Bechtel will provide launch system design, construction, and integration.

Requirements

• Must possess at least a bachelor's (BS/BA) degree from an accredited university and at least 9 years of professional experience, or in lieu of a degree, a high school diploma or equivalent and at least 15 years of professional experience.
• US citizenship is required per contract requirement.
• Must possess active security clearance or an ability to obtain security clearance.
• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check including verification of employment, education, and travel.
• Must be able to obtain site security badge for access to work site.
• Demonstrated advanced capability level with Primavera (P6) and experience in its application on complex engineering, procurement, and construction projects.
• Experience in preparing, monitoring, and reporting schedule information in construction environments.
• Knowledge in the use of computers for executing work processes.
• Skilled in oral and written communication.
• Knowledge of engineering and construction management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft software applications such as Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated ability to work with people of varied backgrounds and objectives.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities.
• U.S. Government Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs schedule data analysis, identifies problems, and assists with recommendations.
• Plans and/or supervises the effort to establish milestones for total project or major portions of the project.
• Reviews project work activities to ensure support of project milestones.
• Performs schedule resource loading and leveling.
• Development/status/report of all bulk commodity release and installation curves.
• Performs schedule analysis and studies of problem areas to determine criticality of schedule activities.
• Identifies alternatives for schedule improvement to project team for discussion and/or decision.
• Ascertains that the correct scope of work and the project execution plan are reflected on all schedules.
• Integrates interdisciplinary schedule requirements and constraints to establish logical work sequences for assigned disciplines or specialties.
• Works with the performing organizations to coordinate work sequences with the total project plan.
• Establishes and implements methods for determining activity durations within assigned disciplines or specialties.
• Develops quantity release or installation curves for assigned disciplines or specialties.
• Reviews and evaluates quantity records to ensure total quantities are represented for a particular discipline or specialty.
• Develops required job hour expenditure for assigned disciplines or specialties.
• Assists in determining leveling decisions.
• Performs quantity, personnel, and cost resource loading for assigned schedules.
• Performs performance monitoring and control functions.
• Assists cost engineer in reviewing cost and job hour information.
• Coordinates construction trends with the field project cost engineer.
• Analyzes quantity and cost information and predicts changes and trends.
• Assists with the review and issuance of the monthly project cost and trend reports.
• Coordinates quantification and estimates for trends and scope changes and provides feedback to estimating regarding cost trends and lessons learned.
• Interfaces with other members of the project team and provides miscellaneous cost support as requested.
• Provides plans and recommendations to mitigate the impact of potential trends.
• Assists in developing specific project codes of accounts and work breakdown structures and recommends appropriate modifications and revisions.
• Determines critical-path activities for assigned discipline or specialties and identifies significant activities supporting interdisciplinary requirements.
• Identifies critical path for discipline or specialty work activities.
• Develops and monitors detailed and summary level engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning schedules.
• Develops and writes the schedule commentary that appears in the monthly progress and similar reports.
• Identifies and reports activities that have a critical or potential impact on the schedule.
• Provides analysis and reports to the project.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Optional disability and supplemental insurance options.
• Generous paid time off (160 hours annually, accrued 6.16 hours per pay period).
• Nine paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Discretionary bonuses.
• Well-designed 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree