Manager, Planning/Scheduling

Tealenergi • Bagdad, AZ

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About The Position

The Planner/Scheduler Manager is a senior project controls professional who leads planning and scheduling activities for major capital projects. The role provides strategic direction, oversight, and mentorship to project planning resources and ensures compliance with planning standards, procedures, and project controls requirements. It serves as a subject matter expert in project scheduling, risk mitigation, schedule analysis, and Primavera P6 administration, supporting project execution from engineering through construction.

The manager leads planning and scheduling resources, reviews schedules against project execution strategies, maintains planning policies and procedures, and promotes schedule integrity and risk mitigation. The role analyzes schedules for risks, opportunities, constraints, and corrective actions; supports project decisions through performance assessments and forecasting; and administers the corporate Primavera P6 environment, including its configuration, licensing, security, user access, EPS, and OBS structures.

The position also mentors and develops planners and schedulers, establishes resource plans and organizational structures, and collaborates with senior management, project teams, and operational leadership. It provides guidance on engineering, procurement, contracting, and construction scheduling and communicates schedule performance, risks, and mitigation strategies throughout project development and execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field, with at least 15 years of industrial project planning experience, preferably in mining, including at least 10 years of project planning experience; alternatively, a high school diploma or GED with at least 20 years of industrial project planning experience, preferably in mining, including at least 10 years of project planning experience.
• Expert-level proficiency with Primavera P6 scheduling software.
• Extensive experience managing large-scale industrial construction schedules.
• Strong knowledge of project controls principles, planning methodologies, and schedule risk management.
• Experience administering Primavera P6 environments, including security profiles, licensing, EPS, and OBS structures.
• Strong understanding of heavy industrial construction principles and practices.
• Experience supporting major capital projects and large-scale construction programs.
• Knowledge of engineering, procurement, contract management, and construction execution processes.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to research complex issues, evaluate information, and develop actionable recommendations.
• Proven leadership, mentoring, and team development capabilities.
• Ability to build credibility and collaborative relationships across all organizational levels.
• Commitment to workplace safety and hazard recognition.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Microsoft Project and related project management software.
• Experience in metal mining operations across multiple construction disciplines.
• Experience supporting mega-project construction programs.
• Experience with Combined Cycle Power Plants and/or LNG facilities.
• Experience with cost estimating, project controls, and civil construction projects.
• Spanish language proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct project planning and scheduling resources within the project controls function.
• Ensure planning and scheduling activities comply with corporate standards, procedures, and requirements.
• Review and evaluate project schedules for alignment with project execution strategies.
• Establish, implement, and improve planning procedures, guidelines, and best practices.
• Maintain planning policies and procedures that support schedule integrity and risk mitigation.
• Ensure schedule version control processes are followed across projects.
• Analyze complex project execution and planning challenges and develop solutions.
• Review schedules to identify risks, opportunities, constraints, and corrective actions.
• Lead detailed schedule analyses and provide recommendations to management.
• Ensure baseline schedule quality requirements are met and communicate risks, concerns, and solutions to stakeholders.
• Support project decision-making through schedule performance assessments and forecasting.
• Administer Primavera P6 scheduling systems, including configuration, licensing, security profiles, and user access controls.
• Develop and maintain corporate and project-specific EPS and OBS structures.
• Maintain the integrity, functionality, and security of the corporate Primavera P6 Cloud environment.
• Support continuous improvement of scheduling tools and methodologies.
• Mentor, coach, and provide technical guidance to planners and schedulers.
• Resolve planning-team issues and support professional development.
• Establish organizational structures and resource plans for planning and scheduling functions.
• Participate in recruitment, development, and management of strategic planning resources.
• Promote excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement within the project controls organization.
• Collaborate with senior management, project management teams, and operational leadership.
• Provide strategic guidance on engineering, procurement, contracting, and construction scheduling.
• Facilitate communication about schedule performance, project risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Support project teams throughout project development and execution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior