Planning Manager

Relocation authorized: National - Family. Telework type: Full-Time. Work locations: Cheyenne, WY or Reston, VA.

About the role

The rapid growth of AI and digitalization is fueling unprecedented demand for data centers that require large, reliable sources of energy. In response to this market trend, the Renewables & Clean Power (R&CP) team has signed an early works contract to build one of the largest gas-fired power generation facilities in the U.S. This project is of significant scale and complexity. The candidate for this position will start on a short-term assignment working from the home office in Reston and will later mobilize to the jobsite in Cheyenne, WY.

In this role, you will lead a team of planners and work with the project team to prepare schedule data for contract negotiations and project execution. The Planning Manager is accountable for schedule development, maintenance, forecasting, and monitoring activities. You will be instrumental in ensuring projects stay on track and on time. In addition to supervisory responsibilities, you will also have regular interfaces with senior internal and customer stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the development, maintenance, and forecasting of the project schedule
• Establishes operational objectives and work plans, and delegates assignments to subordinates
• Communicates with senior project management regarding overall schedule progress, opportunities, and challenges
• Regularly interacts with the client
• Performs schedule development duties to include establishing the work breakdown structure (WBS), determining the work activity duration, establishing the proper workflow logic ties, and developing the required job expenditure
• Identifies schedule trends for management attention
• Determines critical-path activities for the project
• Develops critical path schedule reports and schedule performance metrics
• Identifies, reports, and analyzes activities that have a critical or potential impact on the schedule
• Monitors and analyzes subcontractor schedules
• Evaluates subcontractor schedules for required workarounds or potential schedule improvements
• Ensures schedule updates are provided on time to support project reporting requirements

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) in engineering, construction management, business, or related field and 15+ years of relevant experience or 19+ years of relevant work experience
• 5+ years of supervisory experience and demonstrated skills in applying team-building leadership
• Experience in delivering large-scale combined cycle power projects or similar process plants
• Experience in delivering fully integrated EPC projects
• Advanced level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes, as performed by Bechtel

Skills

• Advanced skill in Primavera P6
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 software applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Excellent oral and written communication, including experience presenting information to internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to take initiative in project-related tasks and coordination with various stakeholders, including senior management

Benefits

Bechtel offers robust benefits to ensure employees thrive, including:

• Career advancement opportunities
• Programs to enhance company culture
• Time to recharge