Senior Workface Planner

Worley•Brownsville, TX

About The Position

This role plays an integral role in delivering sustainable infrastructure and industrial construction projects that support the world's evolving energy, chemicals, and resources needs. As a Senior Workface Planner - Mechanical, you will drive construction readiness, execution efficiency, and workforce productivity by developing and implementing detailed workface planning strategies for mechanical construction activities. Working at the intersection of engineering, procurement, project controls, and construction, you will ensure mechanical work packages are complete, executable, and aligned with project schedules and field priorities. Your efforts will directly influence project performance, labor productivity, cost effectiveness, safety outcomes, and successful project delivery. At Worley, we are committed to delivering sustainable change by bridging today’s energy and resource demands with the transition to a more sustainable future. The Senior Workface Planner - Mechanical plays a critical role in this journey by ensuring mechanical construction work is thoroughly planned, sequenced, and resourced to support safe, efficient, and predictable project execution. This role is responsible for coordinating engineering deliverables, material availability, construction schedules, and field requirements to develop detailed Installation Work Packages (IWPs) and construction-ready plans. Through proactive planning and stakeholder engagement, you will help maximize labor productivity, reduce execution risk, and support successful project outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
Typically 7+ years of experience in industrial construction, mechanical construction, field engineering, project controls, workface planning, or project execution.
Demonstrated experience developing and managing Installation Work Packages (IWPs), Construction Work Packages (CWPs), and related construction planning deliverables.
Strong knowledge of mechanical equipment installation, construction drawings, specifications, material management processes, and field execution practices.
Experience supporting industrial, energy, chemicals, LNG, refinery, petrochemical, mining, infrastructure, manufacturing, power generation, or major capital projects.
Solid understanding of Advanced Work Packaging (AWP), Construction Work Packages (CWPs), Installation Work Packages (IWPs), and industry workface planning methodologies.
Ability to analyze complex project information and translate it into executable field work plans.
Experience coordinating multidisciplinary stakeholders including engineering, procurement, project controls, construction, quality, and commissioning teams.
Strong understanding of construction sequencing related to equipment installation, mechanical completion, testing, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and turnover activities.
Strong problem-solving, planning, scheduling, and organizational skills.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities with the ability to influence project outcomes.
Experience using construction planning systems, scheduling platforms, document management tools, and project execution software.
Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions and recommendations in complex project environments.
Commitment to safety, quality, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and sustainable project delivery.

Responsibilities

Developing and implementing mechanical workface planning strategies that support project execution goals and construction productivity targets.
Preparing, reviewing, and maintaining Installation Work Packages (IWPs) and related construction planning documentation.
Coordinating engineering, procurement, materials management, construction, and project controls teams to ensure work package readiness.
Verifying that drawings, materials, permits, equipment, tools, and supporting documentation are available before work is released to the field.
Supporting construction execution by ensuring work packages align with project schedules, milestones, and workforce requirements.
Identifying constraints that could impact field execution and collaborating with project teams to develop mitigation and recovery plans.
Monitoring project progress and adjusting work plans to address changing priorities, field conditions, and construction requirements.
Participating in construction planning meetings, readiness reviews, constructability assessments, and schedule coordination sessions.
Supporting productivity improvement initiatives through effective work packaging, sequencing, and resource planning.
Providing technical guidance and planning support to field supervisors, construction management, engineering teams, and project stakeholders.
Assisting with forecasting labor requirements, material needs, equipment utilization, and construction sequencing activities.
Coordinating mechanical installation activities including rotating equipment, static equipment, vessels, pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, packaged equipment, mechanical assemblies, alignment activities, and mechanical completion programs.
Ensuring mechanical work packages support installation, testing, pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, and turnover requirements.
Promoting adherence to health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements throughout construction planning and execution activities.
Preparing reports, presentations, planning metrics, and performance updates for project leadership and stakeholders.
Collaborating closely with customers, contractors, and internal teams to ensure alignment with project objectives and execution strategies.
Supporting continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing workface planning processes, systems, and execution effectiveness.