Senior Project Controls Specialist - Pull Planner/Last Planner
Rider Levett Bucknall RLB · South Bend, IN · 2 mo ago
On-siteProject ManagementFull-time
Essential Functions
- Lead the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of pull plans, phase plans, and weekly work plans.
- Facilitate planning sessions with trade partners, superintendents, and project managers to ensure accurate sequencing and reliable commitments.
- Translate pull-planning outputs into detailed look-ahead schedules and work with the scheduler for constraint logs.
- Maintain clear documentation of commitments, constraints, and plan updates to provide to scheduler on site.
- Support a culture of accountability and continuous improvement across the project team.
- Look for ways to grow our business.
- Champion Lean principles and ensure consistent application of the Planner System.
- Track Percent Plan Complete (PPC), reasons for variance, and other key performance indicators.
- Coach trade partners and internal teams on Lean behaviors, planning discipline, and reliable promising.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance workflow reliability and productivity.
- Collaborate with project leadership to align planning activities with overall project milestones.
- Aid in reporting, forecasting, and schedule-related communication to stakeholders.
- Support field teams in resolving constraints and maintaining steady workflow.
Project Support
Collaborate with project leadership to align planning activities with overall project milestones.
Aid in reporting, forecasting, and schedule-related communication to stakeholders.
Support field teams in resolving constraints and maintaining steady workflow.
Physical Requirements And Working Conditions
- Full-time role with consistent weekly on-site presence in Indiana (4 days per week minimum).
- May require work on-site location when necessary.
- Indoor office environment.
- May require work on-site location when necessary.
- Equipment used includes computers and standard office machines.
- Essential physical tasks include the ability to work on a computer and the ability to answer and speak on a telephone.