Senior Project Controls - Pre-Construction Planner

Location: Kansas City, MO 
Job Type: Contract-to-Hire

Aspen Technical Staffing is seeking an experienced Senior Project Controls - Pre-Construction Planner to support large-scale Power Generation EPC projects. This role is ideal for a seasoned project controls professional with extensive planning and scheduling experience who can bridge the gap between proposal development and project execution.

The successful candidate will play a key role in developing early-stage schedules, supporting proposal efforts, and ensuring scheduling consistency throughout the project lifecycle. This position requires a self-driven individual with strong analytical skills, deep Primavera P6 expertise, and real-world power plant construction experience.

Responsibilities

Pursuit Planning & Pre-Construction

• Develop and maintain Level 1 proposal schedules for complex power generation projects.
• Analyze historical project data, field experience, and industry benchmarks to establish realistic planning assumptions during early project development.
• Collaborate with proposal teams, preconstruction personnel, engineering, and project leadership to define execution strategies and planning parameters.
• Develop high-level resource histograms, client forecasts, and cash flow projections to support proposals and capacity planning.
• Improve planning processes and collaborate with business intelligence teams to enhance reporting and data integration.

Project Execution Support

• Assist execution teams with transitioning Level 1 pursuit schedules into standardized Level 3 EPC, engineering, and procurement schedules.
• Support the preparation and facilitation of Interactive Project Planning Meetings (IPPM).
• Perform schedule quality reviews, identify logic improvements, optimize sequencing, and evaluate schedule risks.
• Mentor and train project schedulers on Primavera P6 best practices, schedule development, critical path analysis, and advanced scheduling techniques.
• Promote consistency and scheduling standards across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of project planning and scheduling experience supporting heavy industrial EPC projects.
• Strong background supporting power generation construction projects.
• Previous field experience on power plant construction sites is highly preferred.
• Experience with one or more of the following facility types:
  • Simple Cycle Power Plants
  • Combined Cycle Power Plants
  • Reciprocal Internal Combustion Engine (RICE) Facilities
  • Liquefied Natural Gas (Client) Facilities
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6.
• Expert-level Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong understanding of project scheduling logic, resource loading, forecasting, and cash flow planning.
• Ability to work effectively with limited project definition while developing practical, executable schedules.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with engineering, construction, and project management teams.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently in a remote or hybrid environment.

Preferred Experience

• Power Generation EPC project experience.
• Construction field scheduling experience.
• Experience mentoring junior schedulers or leading scheduling best practices.
• Knowledge of schedule quality metrics and risk analysis methodologies.
• Experience supporting proposal development and front-end planning activities.

Please Note: We are unable to provide sponsorship for employment visas now or in the future. This opportunity is not available for C2C (Corp-to-Corp) arrangements or third-party recruiting agencies.