Lead Planner

Bechtel•Phoenix, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Our customer is a utility in central Arizona looking to add 2000MW of pumped energy storage to its storage capacity to meet growing demand on its network. We are building a high performing team to deliver this complex EPC heavy civil project and looking for motivated, hands-on, collaborative innovators, doers, and problem solvers. The project will involve the use of the existing Apache lake as the lower reservoir and creation of an upper reservoir by building dams in the Alchesay Canon, the reservoirs will be connected by underground waterways tunneled into the rock, channeling water down the ~1,200ft drop between the two reservoirs. The project scope includes significant access roads work development, construction of the upper reservoir with dams and an overflow spillway, underground tunnel waterways in challenging geological and hydrogeological conditions, upper and lower reservoir inlet/outlet structures, hydromechanical equipment, an underground powerhouse, and surface site facilities and buildings. This is your opportunity to be part of a truly historic project. This role will be located in Mesa, AZ and Roosevelt, Arizona.

Requirements

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) in engineering, construction management, business or related field and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience
Advanced level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes, as performed by Bechtel
Skilled in oral and written communication with demonstrated skill to present information to management and clients
Advanced in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Office 365 software applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Ability to take initiative in project related tasks and coordination with various stakeholders
Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload to ensure effective project delivery
Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team atmosphere
Demonstrated understanding of project controls core processes and procedures including, cost control, planning, risk analysis, estimating, trend reporting and information management
Experience delivering large-scale EPC projects

Responsibilities

Responsible for the development, maintenance, and forecasting of the project schedule
Establishes and maintains the schedule for a specific discipline area or specialty
Performs schedule development duties to include establishing the work breakdown structure (WBS), determining the work activity duration, establishing the proper workflow logic ties, and developing the required job expenditure
Performs schedule monitoring, including identifying critical activities and updating functions for specific applications, disciplines, or specialties
Develops critical path schedule reports and schedule performance metrics
Determines critical-path activities for assigned discipline or specialty work activities supporting interdisciplinary requirements
Identifies and reports activities that have a critical or potential impact on the schedule
Monitors and validates subcontractor schedules
Evaluates subcontractor schedules for required workarounds or potential schedule improvements
Develop schedule recovery plans, as required