Senior Planning​/Scheduling Engineer

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* Job Title:

** Senior Planning/Scheduling Engineer

** Duration:
** 1 year with possible extensions

** Pay:**  $78-$82/hr.

** Location** :
During the engineering phase the Senior Planning Engineer will collaborate and work from Houston TX office.  Upon completion of the engineering phase, the Senior Planning Engineer will collaborate and work from the project site in Gonzales LA.

Work 4 days onsite and 1 day remote.  Must be Open to travel.

** JOB DESCRIPTION*
* + The Senior Planning/Scheduling Engineer (EPC) is responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing project schedules to support the execution of EPC projects.

+ This role involves collaborating with project teams to develop detailed work plans, monitor progress against timelines, milestones, and identify schedule risks and opportunities.

+ Develop and maintain project schedules using Primavera P6 scheduling software.

+ Collaborate with project teams to develop detailed work plans and schedules for engineering, procurement, subcontracts, construction, and commissioning activities.

+ Monitor progress against project schedules timelines and milestones and identify schedule variances and risks.

+ Analyze schedule impacts of changes to project scope, resources, or priorities and develop mitigation strategies.

+ Prepare schedule reports and presentations to communicate schedule status and performance to project stakeholders.

+ Provide recommendations to optimize project schedules, including resource leveling, critical path analysis, and schedule compression.

+ Coordinate with project teams to resolve schedule-related issues and conflicts.

+ Participate in project meetings and reviews to provide schedule updates and recommendations.

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* Qualifications:

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* + Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field.

+ Vast experience working as a planning/scheduling engineer or project controls specialist in EPC mega projects in the oil and gas, petrochemicals, and industrial gases industries.

+ 15+ years of experience may be accepted in leu of bachelor's degree.

+ Proficiency in Primavera P6 scheduling software.

+ Proven experience in the application of project management principles and techniques, including schedule development, resource management, earned value management, and risk management/analysis.

+ Experience using Deltek Acumen is preferred.

+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

+ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

+ Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

** Typical Duties and Responsibilities*
* + The Senior Planning Engineer under the direction of the Lead Planner is responsible for developing and reporting critical path plans and related schedules for the project(s). Apply standard techniques, procedures, and criteria in carrying out planning and scheduling engineering tasks supporting the management of the project.

+ The Senior Planning Engineer is closely involved and facilitates the preparation of the project plan and schedule and must be able to provide accurate and timely status of the project plan.

+  Follows company's established standard processes, procedures and formats required for corporate reporting and deliverables.

+ An active member of the PC Team collaborating and supporting project specific strategies and deliverables.

+ Participates in establishing initial plans by implementing company templates and facilitating interactive planning sessions with key project team members.

+ Assists in the development of schedule breakdown structures in accordance with the predefined requirements and works with the Lead Cost Engineer to ensure seamless integration of P6 and Ecosys coding structures.

+ Prepares drafts of network logic diagrams for segments or the entire project as applicable.

+ Performs forward and backward pass assessments during the preparation of the project schedule and provides critical path analysis highlighting pertinent start and finish dates of milestones and activities.

+ Compiles, organizes planning information, and prepares as applicable to the project stage the related project schedules versions with different levels of detail and criteria including the preliminary, 90 day lookahead and master schedule.

+ Utilizes Primavera P6 as scheduling and reporting tool.

+ Reviews short-cycle schedule impacts and prepares CPM project schedule analysis.

+ Responsible for resource loading the project schedule.

+ Collects, validates, and integrates schedule and earned value progress information from vendors and contractors.

+ Performs detailed analysis on vendor and contractor schedules.

+ Prepares different tabular and graphical schedule timeline and resources reports as required.

+ May collect historical engineering, procurement and construction data for reporting, metrics, and performance analysis.

+ May perform scheduled health checks and risk analysis.

+ Assists in the integration of project changes in the schedule forecast.

+ Assists in developing alternatives to accommodate changes and priorities.

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