Senior Scheduling Engineer - Mega Oil & Gas EPC Project

Our Oil & Gas client is seeking an experienced Senior Planning / Scheduling Engineer to support a large EPC project. This role will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing project schedules, supporting project controls, and working closely with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, vendors, and subcontractors.

• Work location: Houston, TX during the engineering phase, then project site in Greater Baton Rouge, LA area
• Work Schedule: 40 hours a week / Monday-Friday
• Work type: 1-year W2 Contract with potential for renewal
• Rate: Hourly with 1.5x OT
• Benefits: Medical / Dental / Vision
• Per diem package: Offered upon move to secondary work location in Louisiana.
• No C2C. Solicitation emails will be ignored. Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without visa or sponsorship.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules using Primavera P6
• Build and update schedules for engineering, procurement, subcontracts, construction, and commissioning activities
• Monitor project progress, milestones, critical path, and schedule risks
• Analyze schedule impacts from scope changes, resource shifts, or project priorities
• Prepare schedule reports, lookaheads, resource reports, and schedule presentations
• Perform critical path analysis, resource loading, and schedule forecasting
• Review vendor and contractor schedules and identify impacts to the integrated project schedule
• Support earned value progress tracking and schedule performance reporting
• Participate in project meetings and provide schedule updates and recommendations

Requirements:

• Strong planning/scheduling experience on large EPC or mega projects
• Industrial, oil & gas, petrochemical, chemical, or industrial gases project experience preferred
• Strong Primavera P6 experience required
• Experience with critical path analysis, resource loading, earned value, and schedule risk analysis
• Deltek Acumen experience is a plus
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field preferred
• 15+ years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree