Area Planner

Job Summary

In this role, you will work with the project team to prepare schedule data for proposals or contract negotiations. You will apply established unit job hour and pricing data, perform schedule integrations, prepare work logic, identify restraints and potential impacts, develop recovery plans, and evaluate subcontractor schedules for improvements.

Major Responsibilities

• Prepares schedule data for proposals or contract negotiations
• Applies established unit job hour and pricing data for a specific discipline or other specialty including estimating parameters, factors, indices, productivity, and craft distribution reference data
• Performs integration of individual schedules into the total project plan
• Prepares performing organization's work logic in support of overall project schedule
• Maintains open communications with other organizations to support schedule maintenance and reporting
• Identifies schedule restraints
• Identifies and reports activities that have a critical or potential impact on the schedule
• Develops schedule recovery plans
• Evaluates subcontractor schedules for required workarounds or potential schedule improvements

Education And Experience Requirements

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge And Skills

• Demonstrated experience performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, including schedule development, control, and analysis, both in the field and at the home office
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Proficient with PC operating systems and various essential software applications; advanced knowledge of multiple discipline-specific programs currently utilized at Bechtel, such as Primavera P6, Primavera Risk Analysis, and Microsoft Office Suite
• Possesses an intermediate understanding of conducting Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis
• Has an intermediate familiarity with engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup processes as executed by Bechtel