Planning and Scheduling Lead III

Duration: 1 year
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 60 hours per week
Location: Carlsbad, New Mexico

About the role

This opportunity is suited to a project controls professional with strong planning and scheduling expertise in complex engineering or construction environments. The role focuses on integrated project schedules, progress measurement, change management, forecasting, and contractor schedule stewardship, with a strong emphasis on Primavera P6 and schedule analysis. This position offers the chance to support project leadership with critical insight into schedule performance, corrective actions, and recovery planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules
• Review schedule impact related to project changes, corrective actions, and recovery plans
• Support contractor schedule development, control, and progress measurement
• Analyze schedule trends and support management decision-making
• Lead schedule reviews, evaluate baseline and forecast schedules, and assess schedule usefulness, logic, and level of detail
• Respond quickly to urgent analysis requests

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Construction Management
• Experience in project controls, project services, and/or planning and scheduling
• Supervisory experience

Skills

• Advanced competency in Primavera Project Planner (P6)
• Strong schedule development, control, forecasting, and progress measurement capability
• Strong influencing, consulting, mentoring, analytical, and computing skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to multitask and adapt to changing priorities

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior oil and gas industry experience
• Willingness to work overseas in a team environment and relocate to project site as required