Turnaround Planner

Hargrove and Associates•Memphis, TN

11d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is generally responsible for planning and scheduling heavy industrial engineering projects, monitoring project costs, and/or estimating projects. Work will be performed under minimal supervision. Primary responsibilities will include developing schedules and analysis for contract packages to forecast construction activities and identify coordination issues where safety and schedule can potentially be in conflict. The role involves developing, monitoring, and updating schedules by obtaining updates through meetings, construction coordination interviews, and field verification, with a complete understanding of Earned Value and Project Productivity. Responsibilities also include monitoring and maintaining the change notice/change order management system, assisting in facilitating weekly change notice hearings and change committee meetings, and establishing a progressive system for projects. The planner will assist clients and teammates in developing construction and contract strategies for constructability of projects as it pertains to logistics and safety. This includes preparing plans & documentation covering known & SCR requests to enable area work to be completed in the most cost-effective manner, preparing job plans for all work in assigned area using materials request and contractor instructions, and attaching all relevant documentation to the plan (Drawings, Photos, Test procedures, Cleaning procedures). The role involves validating job plans as part of the validation team, preparing work books for all supervisors in assigned area with copies of all paperwork needed, and working with all foremen to assist work familiarization. The planner will work with the Scheduler to develop the framework for the turnaround schedule, attend daily SCR meetings to understand new work for their area, and ensure that SCR work is planned and passed to the scheduler. Monitoring SCR material availability to allow management of SCR work and working with foremen to identify changes needed on regular job plans and making the changes for future re-use are also key responsibilities. The role ensures seamless handoff of work from trades to QA/QC and then to Operations, reviews work being performed in the plant in accordance with job plans in conjunction with the foreman, and ensures all job packs are properly closed out.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant industrial experience in planning, scheduling, cost control and estimating.
Knowledge and application of company business standards and good practices.
Extreme attention to detail.
Possesses a comprehensive understanding of the function of all engineering disciplines.
Understanding of existing and potential customer deliverable expectations and preferences.
Ability to set priorities.
Ability to effectively discuss and correspond with engineering disciplines and/or contractors to ascertain and understand pertinent information concerning schedules, scopes of work, estimates and/or project costs.
Coaching and mentoring skills and experience.
Excellent listening and communication skills, both verbal and written.
Excellent presentation skills.
Excellent organizational skills.
Knowledge of other disciplines deliverable development to ensure coordination of efforts.
Knowledge and understanding of schedule constraints and information requirements for the production of all project controls deliverables.
Experienced in scheduling professional service hours and assessing the progress and quality of project controls work.
Ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.
Proficient in the use of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project scheduling software.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Construction Science, Building Science or related field is highly preferred.
AACE International or Project Management Institute (PMI) certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Developing schedules and analysis for contract packages to forecast construction activities and identify coordination issues where safety and schedule can potentially be in conflict.
Developing, monitoring, and updating schedules by obtaining updates through meetings, construction coordination interviews, and field verification.
Monitoring and maintaining the change notice/change order management system.
Assisting in facilitating weekly change notice hearings and change committee meetings.
Establishing a progressive system for projects.
Assisting clients and teammates in developing construction and contract strategies for constructability of projects as it pertains to logistics and safety.
Prepare plans & documentation covering known & SCR requests to enable area work to be completed in the most cost-effective manner.
Prepare job plans for all work in assigned area using, materials request, contractor instructions.
Attach all relevant documentation to the plan, including: Drawings, Photos, Test procedures, Cleaning procedures.
Validate job plans as part of the validation team.
Prepare work books for all supervisors in assigned area with copies of all paperwork needed.
Work with all foremen to assist work familiarization.
Work with Scheduler to develop framework for turnaround schedule.
Attend daily SCR meeting to understand new work for their area.
Ensure that SCR work is planned and passed to scheduler for adding to the schedule.
Monitor SCR material availability to allow management of SCR work.
Work with foremen to identify changes needed on regular job plans and make the changes for future re-use.
Ensure seamless handoff of work from trades to QA/QC and then to Operations.
Review work is being performed in plant in accordance with job plans in conjunction with foreman.
Ensure all job packs are properly closed out.