Corporate Senior Planner

Bechtel Corporation•Houston, TX

3d•$123,400 - $178,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Corporate Senior Planner is an expert in planning and scheduling for the Corporate EPC group, working with Planning groups across the enterprise business lines. The role coordinates management of the Planning & Performance Knowledge Network website and provides generally non-routine scheduling guidance and support to projects. It identifies, analyzes, and develops innovative solutions to planning and scheduling problems. The position is based full time in Houston, TX or Reston, VA, with travel up to 30% as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) in an engineering discipline, business, construction management, or a related field and 8–10 years of relevant experience, or 12–14 years of relevant work experience.
Must have the right to work and remain in the United States without sponsorship.
At least 10 years of Planning experience, including a significant portion as a Field Planner.
At least 3–5 years as a Lead Planner on a project.
Ability to plan, organize, direct, perform, review, and present schedule products independently with minimal supervision, using professional judgment and knowledge of technical planning and scheduling and engineering design, procurement, construction, and Start Up/Pre-commissioning practices.
Familiarity with Bechtel core Scheduling procedures and practices.
Strong analytical skills.
Strong report-writing skills.
Advanced knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes as performed by Bechtel.
High proficiency with Primavera P6.
Proficiency with Primavera Risk Analyzer (PRA).
Ability to run schedule quality and health checks using Acumen Fuse and other applications.
Basic knowledge of Power BI.
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time as needed.

Responsibilities

Coordinate activities for the Planning & Performance Management Knowledge Network.
Assist with project cold-eyes reviews and Planning process assessments.
Guide NDEU project controls central functions in developing analytical dashboards.
Coordinate with Planning groups across business lines and GBUs to discuss procedures and hold brainstorming sessions.
Coordinate with software application vendors and provide feedback to senior management.
Engage with other functions on innovation and information coordination.
Assist the Corporate team in teaching scheduling classes.
Coordinate Planning committee interface meetings.
Work with lead planners to gather information and conduct quality checks for Schedule Metrics.
Coach junior project controls personnel on best practices, practices, and procedures.
Work with other EPC functions to update scheduling procedures.
Provide comments and recommendations on planning and scheduling requirements related to staffing and project control.
Support projects with schedule reviews and proposal schedules.
Guide and support projects in conducting schedule contingency workshops as needed.