Construction Project Planner

Hargrove Engineers & Constructors•Mount Vernon, IN

About The Position

The Construction Project Planner is generally responsible for planning and scheduling heavy industrial engineering projects, monitoring project costs, and/or estimating projects. Work is performed under minimal supervision. The role develops and maintains project schedules and analyses, supports construction and contract strategies, and helps identify coordination issues where safety and schedule may conflict. It also supports change notice and change order management, quantity analysis, and project controls coordination.

Requirements

At least 5 years of relevant industrial experience in planning, scheduling, cost control, and estimating.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Knowledge and application of company business standards and good practices.
Extreme attention to detail.
Comprehensive understanding of the functions of engineering disciplines.
Understanding of customer deliverable expectations and preferences.
Ability to set priorities.
Ability to discuss and correspond effectively with engineering disciplines and/or contractors to obtain and understand information about schedules, scopes of work, estimates, and/or project costs.
Coaching and mentoring skills and experience.
Excellent verbal and written listening and communication skills.
Excellent presentation skills.
Excellent organizational skills.
Knowledge of other disciplines' deliverable development to ensure coordination of efforts.
Knowledge and understanding of schedule constraints and information requirements for producing project controls deliverables.
Experience scheduling professional service hours and assessing the progress and quality of project controls work; ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.
Proficiency with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project scheduling software.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.
Authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Construction Science, Building Science, or a related field.
AACE International or Project Management Institute (PMI) certification.

Responsibilities

Develop schedules and analyses for contract packages to forecast construction activities and identify coordination issues where safety and schedule may be in conflict.
Develop, monitor, and update schedules using information gathered through meetings, construction coordination interviews, and field verification.
Apply an understanding of Earned Value and project productivity.
Monitor and maintain the change notice/change order management system.
Assist in facilitating weekly change notice hearings and change committee meetings.
Establish a progressive system for projects while developing, monitoring, and updating schedules.
Assist clients and teammates in developing construction and contract strategies for project constructability, logistics, and safety.
Assist with quantity analysis for activity durations and estimating purposes.