Senior Manager, Planning and Scheduling

Venture Global LNG•Plaquemines Parish, LA, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Planning and Scheduling leads planning, scheduling, and schedule control activities for a large-scale LNG EPC project. The position is the primary scheduling authority for project leadership and coordinates engineering, procurement, construction, and startup schedules to support critical milestones. It collaborates with company leadership and project management on project execution plans and schedules and leads planning and scheduling professionals assigned to the project. The role also implements planning and scheduling processes and procedures designed for use across scopes of work and communicates schedule information to project and executive management to support timely decisions and stakeholder input. The position is based at the project site in New Orleans, Louisiana (Plaquemines), with potential travel to other project locations and contractor offices. It reports to the Vice President, Planning and Scheduling. The role requires substantial LNG experience and advanced scheduling expertise, including integration of Advanced Work Packaging, Workface Planning, and Short-Interval Planning in complex construction environments.

Requirements

10 or more years of relevant planning and scheduling experience on major Oil & Gas engineering and construction projects using Primavera P6.
Familiarity with collaboration involving EPCs, pipelines, and CAPEX.
Proficiency in Deltek Acumen Fuse and iConstruct.
Strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio skills.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, critical thinking, and attention to detail.
Strong work ethic and ability to prioritize effectively, meet deadlines, adapt to changing priorities and business needs, and succeed in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to efficiently summarize and prioritize information.
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Power BI, SQL, or similar relational database management systems.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain planning and scheduling processes and procedures.
Develop and maintain earned value management processes and procedures.
Develop and maintain internal company plans and schedules.
Contribute to reviews of contractor execution plans and schedules.
Provide oversight and leadership to the internal Planning and Scheduling team.
Set up and maintain reporting and dashboard templates for consistent communication.
Conduct forensic schedule analysis to support Time Impact or other commercial claims analysis.
Administer the Company Primavera database and maintain its governance.
Establish Acumen Fuse diagnostic tools, templates, and standards.
Present and communicate plan and schedule information internally and externally.
Develop and maintain graphical summary depictions of the execution plan.
Perform other responsibilities as assigned.