Planner/Scheduler, Engineering
Zachry Group
full-time
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Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Assist the project manager in developing project scope of work for required Project Controls tasks
- Study and understand all relevant project documents pertaining to the preparation of schedules
- Work with all relevant project and discipline personnel to prepare schedules
- Convert the scope of work document into a logically linked, resourced project schedule
- Prepare realistic, achievable schedules using logical networks and where necessary integrate engineering, procurement, and construction schedules with an emphasis on the engineering and procurement pieces
- Develop progress curves and manpower histograms
- Monitor progress against project schedule and prepare progress reports
- Collect expended man-hours and prepare Earned Value reports and analysis
- Prepare, review, and ensure the timely issue of all relevant reports to stakeholders
- Verbally and in writing advise project management and discipline personnel on impacts, and contingencies and generally guide the scopes towards the earliest possible finish
- Provide realistic resource forecast data at a project and corporate level
- Provide input into the budget forecasting process
- Manage cost discipline to ensure accurate and timely control and forecasting of man-hour budgets and ensure that the impact of all change requests is properly assessed and included in the schedules
- Participate in schedule and project risk analysis as required
- Analyze progress and effects on schedule and advise necessary corrective actions
Requirements
- High school diploma with previous experience in other functional areas
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience in engineering project controls within the Refining, Chemicals, Power, Food & Beverage or Renewables industries Experience developing and maintaining engineering schedules
- Experience in cost and schedule analysis
- Leads project meetings and makes presentations
- Problem-solving skills, work to resolve complex situations with appropriate management
- Requires a working knowledge of project management software, specifically Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and Excel
- Must have a proven record and experience leading the project controls effort on assigned projects
- Must have an understanding of the basic principles of project management
- Requires a general understanding of Cost Management, Estimating, and Change Control
- Must have a high degree of computer literacy
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact with staff at all levels
- Dependable by meeting deadlines, working independently, being accountable for work, maintaining focus, being punctual, and having a good attendance record
- Maintain a professional attitude and be able to work independently or work as a team member when needed
- Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree
- Physical demands: communicate in person, via telephone, email, video chat, and software systems; may include visits to construction sites and industrial facilities requiring mobility and use of PPE (hardhat, safety glasses/goggles, ear plugs/muffs, masks/respirators, safety vests, gloves, and work boots)