Planner Scheduler - Engineering

About the role

Join ENTEK in Henderson, Nevada as an experienced Planner Scheduler for our Engineering department. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on leading complex industrial projects, driving cross-functional collaboration, and delivering large-scale capital initiatives from concept through completion.

Responsibilities

• Develop Integrated Schedules – Build and maintain logic-driven project schedules that align engineering, procurement, fabrication, and project milestones.
• Manage Schedule Performance – Establish baselines, monitor progress, and analyze schedule impacts, critical paths, and recovery opportunities.
• Drive Planning & Coordination – Partner with project teams and engineering stakeholders to validate scope, sequencing, durations, and deliverables.
• Identify Risks & Constraints – Proactively surface schedule risks, constraints, and dependencies while supporting mitigation and decision-making.
• Provide Project Controls Reporting – Deliver schedule updates, executive summaries, forecasts, and performance insights for project leadership.
• Support Governance & Standards – Ensure schedule quality, change control, and compliance with ENTEK planning and scheduling standards.
• Mentor & Improve Capability – Coach junior planners and contribute to continuous improvement of planning tools, processes, and best practices.

Requirements

We are seeking a planning professional with demonstrated experience in:

• Developing and maintaining schedule baselines and integrated project schedules.
• Analyzing critical and near-critical path activities.
• Conducting schedule quality reviews to ensure logic integrity.
• Supporting change management and impact analysis.
• Preparing schedule update narratives and executive-level reports.
• Proactively identifying, tracking, and mitigating project constraints and schedule risks.

Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.
• Strong understanding of EPC / manufacturing project execution.
• Ability to lead planning discussions and challenge assumptions.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Advanced planning methodologies, including Critical Path Method (CPM), Last Planner® System, Pull Planning, and Takt Planning (Preferred).
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Science, Project Management, or related field (preferred).
• More than 5 years of progressive planning and scheduling experience (experience may be substituted for a degree).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a PMO or senior project leadership role.
• Experience with enterprise scheduling and reporting tools.
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Experience with custom equipment fabrication and assembly.

Schedule

This is a full-time, exempt position working Monday through Friday, day shift. Some domestic and occasional international travel may be required to support project execution.

Benefits

ENTEK is driven by values including:

• Respect – valuing each person and every contribution.
• Integrity – doing what’s right, always.
• Innovation – pushing boundaries with creativity and technology.
• Commitment – to our people, our customers, and our future.

When you join ENTEK, you’re not just taking a job—you’re becoming part of a company that invests in you, your growth, and your success.