Planner

About the role

The selected candidate will perform schedule development, maintenance, and monitoring activities as directed. The Planner will be responsible for establishing and maintaining the project schedules utilizing Primavera P6, Excel, or Milestone Professional software. Detailed schedule development duties include resource loading and leveling, determining the work activity duration and establishing the manpower requirements and proper work flow logic ties. Routine analysis and work around option planning along with interface coordination with other schedulers and construction superintendents (on projects & home office) will be required. Other duties include input to the Weekly and Monthly Progress Reports and issuance of the weekly schedule analysis report.

Responsibilities

• Provides comments and recommendations for planning and scheduling requirements relative to staffing and project control.
• Prepares detailed staffing plans for planning and scheduling activities.
• Reviews design scope criteria and quantities for completeness and reasonableness, and coordinates with the project to develop additional estimating bases when information is incomplete.
• Interfaces with designated Bechtel management and client counterparts for specific planning and scheduling tasks.
• Plans and supervises the effort to establish milestones for the total project or major portions of the project.
• Reviews project work activities to ensure the support of project milestones.
• Covers the timely, systematic, and complete acquisition of scope definition and related data.
• Plans, coordinates, and establishes the level of quantification appropriate to the objectives of the effort and to the level of scope definition for each discipline or specialty, and designates reference job(s) for source data and/or reconciliations of quantities.
• Reviews completeness and reasonableness of quantities.
• Develops bid evaluation and schedule criteria and prepares bid evaluations.
• May participate in discussions with vendors.
• Supports development of scheduling standards and procedures.
• Compiles, summarizes, updates, and maintains historical schedule data.
• Maintains critical-path and schedule performance of the total project.
• Coordinates information input into specific studies.
• Evaluates study results and recommends conclusions for project team consideration and discussion.
• Supervises/directs project schedule workforce and quantity reporting.

Requirements

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 2-5 years of relevant experience or 6-9 years of relevant work experience.
• Skilled in oral and written communication.
• Advanced level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes, as performed by Bechtel.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, direct, perform, review, and present schedule products independently with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of supervision, personnel administration, and training of technical and non-technical personnel.

Skills

• Knowledge of engineering and construction management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.

Benefits

For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth.

Pay

Bechtel offers competitive compensation and benefits packages tailored to meet the needs of our diverse workforce. Details on pay and benefits are available upon request.

Schedule

Full-time position with potential for telework. Specific schedule details will be provided during the interview process.

Additional Information

Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.