Planner/Scheduler

Job Summary

In this role, you will independently develop, maintain, and analyze integrated project schedules, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with project objectives. You will provide data-driven insights, identify risks and variances, and support decision-making through proactive schedule analysis and recommendations.

Major Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules in Primavera P6 (or equivalent), including scope definition, logic development, activity sequencing, and durations.
• Lead coordination with engineering, procurement, construction, and subcontractor teams to ensure schedule alignment with project milestones and execution strategy.
• Integrate subcontractor and vendor schedules into the overall project schedule, ensuring consistency and completeness.
• Monitor schedule performance, productivity, and progress against baseline plans, identifying trends and deviations.
• Perform schedule analysis, including critical path, float analysis, and schedule variance evaluation.
• Conduct schedule impact and what-if analysis to assess potential risks and delays.
• Collaborate with project teams to develop mitigation and recovery plans to address schedule risks.
• Prepare and maintain short-term lookahead schedules (e.g., 3-week or rolling lookahead) to support execution planning.
• Prepare and present weekly and monthly schedule reports, progress updates, and analysis to project stakeholders.
• Ensure schedule quality, logic integrity, and compliance with project controls procedures and standards.
• Participate in and contribute to schedule reviews, providing clear communication of schedule status, risks, and recommendations.

Education And Experience Requirements

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience.
• Required Knowledge And Skills:
• Demonstrated experience in schedule development, maintenance, and analysis across EPC project phases.
• Ability to independently analyze schedule performance and provide actionable recommendations.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and identify risks and trends.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Office applications.
• Working knowledge of engineering, procurement, construction, and startup processes.
• Understanding of schedule integration and interface management across disciplines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present schedule information clearly.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and respond effectively to changing project needs.

Total Rewards/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. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards.

Diverse Teams Build The Extraordinary As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent. We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably.

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At Bechtel, our employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, along with optional disability and supplemental insurance options, generous paid time off (160 hours annually, accrued 6.16 hours per pay period), nine paid holidays, paid parental leave, discretionary bonuses, and a well-designed 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components.

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.