Execution Planning​/Engineer

Execution Planning / Schedule Engineer

• Pay Rate: $120 - $134/hour (on W2)
• Contract Length: 12 months
• Location:Onsite / Spring, TX - 77389

Raise is currently hiring a contract team member on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader.

Responsible for developing a confidential project schedule, integrating multiple internal and external deliverables / plans and maintain a schedule (level 1 –
3) across a program of work comprised of multiple interdependent projects.

The role ensures alignment between scope, schedule, anticipated/projected/delivered value, enabling informed decision-making and proactive management and governance of the program’s performance.

• Develop a detailed project schedule.
• Rolls up detailed schedule to level 1 schedule, presenting critical path and key schedule opportunities / challenges to senior management.
• Manages and reports on project milestones and stewards individual project managers’ performance on schedule adherence and value capture.
• Oversees project governance activities, including stakeholder meetings, gating processes, communication efforts; liaises with overall project and program managers on Program activities.
• Establishes and stewards traditional schedule processes (Management of Change, monthly planning report preparation, etc.).
• Engages with project management tools (Primavera, Smart Sheet, excel) to build visualizations to support project stewardship.
• Serves as a champion for improving project velocity and value delivery.
• Uses critical thinking to influence schedule and value delivery.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Project Management.
• 5+ years of previous experience in closely related positions (Project Planning and Scheduling.).
• Fluent in project management software with proven ability to quickly come up to speed on Smart Sheet (our chosen tool).
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
• Able to identify schedule opportunities and vulnerabilities and make recommendations to Project Management.

• Deep planning/scheduling expertise.
• Able to take a detailed schedule and present clear recommendations to senior management.
• Communication skills.

We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.

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