Planning Engineer II
PPSI
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Duluth • Minnesota • Wisconsin • United States
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Salary
💰 $50 - $53 per hour
About the role
- Facilitate detailed site scheduling in collaboration with Operations, PMs, CMs, Project Controls, and Major Projects—driving optimization, risk reduction, and meeting pipeline outage and ISD requirements.
- Monitor and flag schedule and coordination risks (e.g., permits, material lead times, outages, contractor overlap, task sequencing) to relevant stakeholders.
- Ensure plans and schedules are feasible, achievable, meet pipeline outage durations, and ISD requirements.
- Create and maintain a log of critical materials, outage windows, contractor tasks, and their interdependencies across facilities for proactive resolution.
- Act as a change agent—identifying gaps, risks, solutions and recommendations to PMs, CMs, and Leadership.
- Ensure all strategies, changes, updates, etc., to schedule(s) are made (once approved by the PM).
- Work closely with the Project Controls scheduler(s) to establish and maintain effective data flows and communication, ensuring quality, consistency, and accuracy of data while providing positive feedback loops.
- Analyze scope and contracting strategies across Operations, Core, and Major Projects, recommending optimization opportunities to optimize work at each facility.
- Own and manage overall site plot plans (schedule and work space areas) for all scopes (MCI, MLO, LRF) across all groups (Operations, Major Projects, Core, PCSLD).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in project management, construction, or project controls, with a comprehensive understanding of project management principles, practices, particularly scheduling and construction sequencing and optimization.
- Experience in industrial projects, with interfaces across Engineering, Procurement, Contracting, Execution & Construction, and Commissioning.
- Strong grasp of construction activities, including understanding interdependencies, labor and equipment quantities, types, and durations.
- Familiarity with Liquids Pipelines Operations, Process plant Operation, or equivalent, including outage management and the interface between Operations and Projects.
- Knowledge of industry codes, regulations, standards, and specifications relevant to pipeline systems and facilities.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively liaise between diverse project teams and stakeholders.
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
- Disability insurance
- Vacation pay for eligible employees
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
project managementschedulingconstruction sequencingoptimizationrisk managementdata analysiscontracting strategiesmaterial managementinterdependencies analysispipeline outage management
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingleadershipchange managementstakeholder engagementfeedback provisionorganizational skillsanalytical thinkingnegotiation