Sr. Planner and Scheduler

About Nextdecade Corporation

Next Decade is committed to providing the world access to reliable, lower‑carbon energy. We are focused on delivering secure and cost‑effective energy through the safe and efficient development and operation of natural gas liquefaction capacity at Rio Grande LNG. Through our subsidiaries, we are developing and constructing the Rio Grande LNG natural gas liquefaction and export facility near Brownsville, Texas, with approximately 48 MTPA of potential liquefaction capacity currently under construction or in development, sufficient space at the site for up to 10 liquefaction trains, and a potential carbon capture and storage project.

Next Decade’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “NEXT.” Next Decade is headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information, please visit

The Senior Planner & Scheduler position is responsible for supporting the time management of EPC LNG projects, typically valued at several billion dollars and spanning up to five years in duration. The role involves developing and maintaining EPC schedules, analyzing contractors’ monthly schedules—including progress assessments—and creating project statistics and KPI dashboards using Power BI.

• Develop AACE Level 1 through level 3 schedules for FEED and EPC projects
• Review and analyze contractors’ Progress /Earned Value reports
• Review and analyze contractors’ monthly schedule updates
• Integrate multiple schedules into a Master Project Schedule (MPS) utilizing Primavera P6
• Update schedules and perform critical path and variance analysis
• Analyze potential change orders and their impact on project schedule
• Gather and analyze information to prepare status reports
• Develop schedule and progress dashboards utilizing Power BI
• On‑site visits to analyze construction progress including quantity verification
• Identify adverse trends based on project performance
• Facilitate and participate in schedule reviews
• Prepare formal presentation related to project status

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, and/or engineering
• 10+ years of planning and scheduling experience across EPC, commissioning, and startup phases of major oil & gas/power/LNG projects
• Must be an advanced user of Primavera P6 including cost, resources, and quantity loading
• Working knowledge of Power BI
• Good understanding of planning and scheduling fundamentals such as CPM method, floats, constraints, relationship types
• Knowledge of engineering and construction techniques and relationships (logic) between various project phases and activity dependencies
• Knowledge of project controls techniques for full project life‑cycle execution
• Ability to perform earned value calculations/analysis for EPC projects
• Strong analytical skills and advanced skills with spreadsheets, charts, dashboards, and presentations
• Advanced user of MS Excel and good understanding of MS PowerPoint and Word
• Ability to travel to the job site in Brownsville, TX periodically

• Experience with Acumen Fuse and Acumen Risk is a plus
• Experience with Milestone Professional is a plus
• Advanced user of Power BI

This position operates in a professional office environment with occasional work within or outside of a complex construction environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers/fax, filing cabinets, etc. This is primarily a sedentary role; however, the incumbent must be able to stand and/or sit continuously to perform all essential job functions for a full shift.

• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs. as required in order to lift files, boxes, and office equipment as necessary
• Ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend, stand on a stool, or climb as necessary to perform these functions
• While performing the duties of this role, the incumbent may be required to talk or hear
• The incumbent is required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms
• Ability to move throughout all areas of each office/site location and facilities
• Able to wear all necessary PPE equipment to perform job…