Senior Workface Planner

Worley • Brownsville, TX

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About The Position

The Senior Workface Planner provides planning, coordination, and project execution support to help ensure construction work is performed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with project schedules, budgets, and contractual requirements. The role develops and manages workface planning strategies that align labor resources, materials, equipment, engineering deliverables, and work packages for field execution.

Working with Construction Managers, Project Managers, Superintendents, Engineering, Procurement, Project Controls, and field execution teams, the Senior Workface Planner establishes work packaging processes, coordinates construction readiness activities, and supports execution strategies. The role ensures field crews receive complete, executable work packages that minimize delays, improve productivity, and support safe project execution.

This highly visible project leadership role connects engineering, procurement, construction, and project controls. It contributes to safety, schedule performance, labor productivity, project costs, operational excellence, and successful project delivery across construction, maintenance, turnaround, or capital projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Technical Studies, or a related discipline; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant industry experience.
• Typically 7+ years of experience supporting construction planning, workface planning, project controls, field engineering, construction management, or related project execution functions.
• Experience supporting EPC, EPCM, industrial, power generation, chemicals, energy, resources, manufacturing, or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of Construction Industry Institute (CII) Workface Planning principles and construction work packaging methodologies.
• Experience developing and managing construction work packages and execution plans.
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project delivery processes.
• Experience supporting labor forecasting, workforce planning, construction sequencing, and productivity management activities.
• Strong understanding of construction means and methods, field execution practices, and craft workforce requirements.
• Ability to identify and resolve work package constraints and execution readiness issues.
• Experience coordinating activities across engineering, procurement, materials management, construction, and project controls organizations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop practical execution solutions.
• Proficiency with project planning, scheduling, and reporting systems.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to influence project teams and drive alignment across multiple disciplines.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, with the ability to guide work teams and provide technical direction.
• Commitment to safety, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and successful project delivery.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of Primavera P6, scheduling software, work packaging systems, and construction management tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead workface planning activities for construction, maintenance, turnaround, or capital project execution.
• Develop and maintain construction work packages that support efficient field execution.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, and project controls activities to ensure work is executable before release to the field.
• Support construction management teams in developing project execution strategies, construction sequencing plans, and work packaging methodologies.
• Ensure labor, materials, equipment, permits, drawings, specifications, and supporting documentation are available for planned work activities.
• Identify and remove constraints that could negatively affect productivity, schedule adherence, or construction readiness.
• Review engineering deliverables and construction documentation to determine work package requirements and execution priorities.
• Coordinate with procurement and materials management teams to ensure critical materials and equipment are available for work plans.
• Support workforce planning, labor forecasting, resource allocation, and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Monitor work package readiness and maintain construction readiness reports and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with field supervision, craft personnel, and construction leadership to identify opportunities to improve execution efficiency.
• Participate in planning meetings, schedule reviews, and construction coordination sessions.
• Support project controls and scheduling teams by integrating workface planning data and construction progress information.
• Identify risks, execution challenges, and scheduling constraints, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Assist project teams in achieving schedule, cost, quality, and productivity objectives.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on work packaging, execution planning, productivity, and operational excellence.
• Provide technical guidance and support to planners, coordinators, and project personnel as required.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Holiday pay (usually 8 per year in the US)
• Eligibility to participate in medical insurance plans
• Eligibility to participate in life insurance plans
• Eligibility to participate in dental insurance plans
• Eligibility to participate in vision insurance plans
• Eligibility to participate in a 401K plan

What This Job Offers

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