Senior Workface Planner

About the Role

The Senior Workface Planner is responsible for providing planning, coordination, and project execution support to ensure construction work is performed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with project schedules, budgets, and contractual requirements. You will develop and manage workface planning strategies that support construction execution while ensuring labor resources, materials, equipment, engineering deliverables, and work packages are aligned and available when required.

Working closely with Construction Managers, Project Managers, Superintendents, Engineering, Procurement, Project Controls, and field execution teams, you will establish work packaging processes, coordinate construction readiness activities, and support execution strategies that enable productive and predictable field operations. This role serves as a key contributor to project success by ensuring field crews receive complete, executable work packages that minimize delays, improve productivity, and support safe and effective project execution.

Responsibilities

• Leading workface planning activities for construction, maintenance, turnaround, or capital project execution.
• Developing and maintaining construction work packages that support efficient field execution.
• Coordinating engineering, procurement, construction, and project controls activities to ensure work is executable before release to the field.
• Supporting construction management teams in developing project execution strategies, construction sequencing plans, and work packaging methodologies.
• Ensuring labor, materials, equipment, permits, drawings, specifications, and supporting documentation are available to support planned work activities.
• Identifying and removing constraints that could negatively impact productivity, schedule adherence, or construction readiness.
• Reviewing engineering deliverables and construction documentation to determine work package requirements and execution priorities.
• Coordinating with procurement and materials management teams to ensure critical materials and equipment are available to support work plans.
• Supporting workforce planning, labor forecasting, resource allocation, and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Monitoring work package readiness and maintaining construction readiness reports and performance metrics.
• Collaborating with field supervision, craft personnel, and construction leadership to identify opportunities for improved execution efficiency.
• Participating in planning meetings, schedule reviews, and construction coordination sessions.
• Supporting project controls and scheduling teams through integration of workface planning data and construction progress information.
• Identifying risks, execution challenges, and scheduling constraints while recommending mitigation strategies.
• Assisting project teams in achieving schedule, cost, quality, and productivity objectives.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives focused on work packaging, execution planning, productivity, and operational excellence.
• Providing technical guidance and support to planners, coordinators, and project personnel as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Technical Studies, or a related discipline; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant industry experience.
• Typically 7+ years of experience supporting construction planning, workface planning, project controls, field engineering, construction management, or related project execution functions.
• Experience supporting EPC, EPCM, industrial, power generation, chemicals, energy, resources, manufacturing, or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of Construction Industry Institute (CII) Workface Planning principles and construction work packaging methodologies.
• Experience developing and managing construction work packages and execution plans.
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project delivery processes.
• Experience supporting labor forecasting, workforce planning, construction sequencing, and productivity management activities.
• Strong understanding of construction means and methods, field execution practices, and craft workforce requirements.
• Ability to identify and resolve work package constraints and execution readiness issues.
• Experience coordinating activities across engineering, procurement, materials management, construction, and project controls organizations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop practical execution solutions.
• Proficiency with project planning, scheduling, and reporting systems.
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6, scheduling software, work packaging systems, and construction management tools is preferred.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to influence project teams and drive alignment across multiple disciplines.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to guide work teams and provide technical direction.
• Commitment to safety, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and successful project delivery.

About Us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Benefits

• Paid-time off
• Holiday pay (usually 8 per year in the US)
• Eligibility to participate in the medical, life, dental, and vision insurance plans
• 401K plan