Planner​/Scheduler

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Location:

Memphis, TN, United States

Join our Project Delivery Group (PDG), a dynamic team of professionals passionately committed to world‑class project delivery across the globe. With expertise in sustainable studies, asset building and operations, and industry‑leading efficiencies, our best‑in‑class team leverages methodologies, governance and systems that are unparalleled in the engineering space. We manage our clients’ entire project lifecycle from studies to building assets, operating the assets, and developing efficiencies.

Our engineering and project management and construction disciplines ensure safe, efficient, and sustainable delivery of projects globally across the metals and mining, infrastructure, and energy sectors.

• Develop detailed project schedules using standard coding and work breakdown structures
• Understand project scope and identify tasks/activities
• Sequence work packages/activities and develop network models
• Estimate activities duration
• Develop schedule development plans and basis of schedule
• Establish critical path and total project duration
• Prepare Level 1, 2 and 3 project schedules by summarizing the detailed work schedules
• Perform schedule control by analyzing critical path, planned value, earned value, schedule variance, schedule performance indices and schedule risk analysis and recommend corrective actions
• Update project schedules to reflect progress against project baseline and prepare management reports
• Participate in the change management process by raising schedule deviations and schedule impacts to project changes

• In depth understanding of the EPCM industry and practices
• Comprehensive knowledge of practices and procedures involved in the planning function, with a minimum of 15 years proven experience in the execution of complex projects in the metals sector; steel industry experience is preferred
• Hands on experience in planning and preparing logic diagrams, critical path networks and bar charts, with particular emphasis on detailed construction schedules
• Ability to receive information from numerous sources and have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• In depth experience with computer based scheduling systems (Primavera P6, Microsoft Project) and other computerized applications related to the work is essential
• Fully familiar with resource allocation and levelling techniques as well as earned value analysis
• Must possess sound judgement; strong analytical and interpersonal skills, well developed organizational and administration skills, verbal and written communication skills
• Tact and diplomacy required when providing assistance and support regarding the preparation and analysis of project schedules
• Ability to coordinate the efforts of others to accomplish objectives
• Ability to develop, coach and mentor a team of intermediate and junior planners

• Work with great people to make a difference
• Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions
• Top employer
• Flexible work environment
• Long‑term career development
• Think globally, work locally

Hatch is an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers applicants without regard to age, race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran, or any other protected status. If you have any accommodation requirements, please let us know. We will do our best to meet your needs in accordance with applicable local legislation.