Scheduler - Oil & Gas

Turner & Townsend • Houston, TX

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About The Position

Turner & Townsend is hiring Scheduler/Senior Scheduler professionals with oil and gas experience for its growing Energy and Natural Resources team in Houston. The role supports clients on energy-sector projects and programs, with responsibility for project planning, scheduling, schedule analysis, reporting, and quality control. Oil and gas experience is mandatory; upstream experience is strongly preferred. The position requires at least five years of relevant post-graduate experience and may include SOX control responsibilities where applicable. On-site presence and requirements may change according to client needs.

Requirements

• A recognized relevant university degree.
• At least five years of relevant experience in project controls and time/schedule management.
• Oil and gas experience; this is mandatory.
• Proficiency and expert-level experience with project scheduling tools, including MS Project, Primavera P6, and Acumen Fuse.
• Ability to coordinate and organize schedule inputs and performance data from multiple sources into a master schedule platform and deliver project or program status reports.
• Ability to manage schedules across multiple ongoing commissions.
• Ability to analyze and report on contractor and other third-party schedule updates.
• Experience delivering scheduling functions within the energy sector.
• Experience with large capital projects or EPC/EPCM.
• Experience with Earned Value and Risk Analysis methodologies.
• Experienced user of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

• Upstream oil and gas experience is highly desired.
• Membership in relevant professional organizations is beneficial.
• Experience working in a consultancy or owner organization.

Responsibilities

• Implement project planning and scheduling strategies, plans, and procedures, including company and contractor roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
• Coordinate development and implementation of project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) with project controls, cost consultants, contractors, and Project Execution Plans.
• Prepare integrated planning and scheduling baselines and updates.
• Contribute to monthly project controls reports and prepare specific reports and presentations.
• Coordinate and generate master schedules for projects and programs, including resource and cost loading.
• Prepare labor histograms and analyze third-party labor histograms.
• Lead and support teams in implementing integrated, enterprise-based, cross-functional master schedule programs drawing on inputs from multiple parties and projects.
• Work with project disciplines to ensure schedules are accurate and complete while maintaining independent planning-engineer judgment and advising project management on issues requiring judgment.
• Conduct project schedule analysis, including cost- and resource-loaded schedule analysis, critical path analysis, schedule risk analysis, and analysis of testing and commissioning schedules.
• Perform critical path analysis and report findings.
• Analyze deviations from the baseline in the project master schedule, identify bottlenecks and delays, and propose and report corrective actions.
• Provide interface and quality assurance for schedule-performance tracking and reporting, and oversee schedule tracking and monitoring.
• Ensure schedule data from vendors, suppliers, engineering teams, and construction contractors is fed back into planning and scheduling systems.
• Analyze and communicate the overall schedule impact of variances and change orders.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and best practices and participate in ISO audits.
• Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities.

Benefits

• A healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
• An inclusive workplace that celebrates diversity and provides employees the opportunity and voice to affect change.

What This Job Offers

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