Senior Project Scheduler

Summary:

• Location: Houston, TX
• Duration: 12 Months

Responsibilities:

• Provide necessary information for establishing time objectives to meet project requirements.
• Coordinate company, engineering, and operations interfaces to ensure smooth and timely flow of information.
• Provide project management with information pertinent to the control of the project.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate the project time schedule.
• Use the project time schedule to drive the execution and timely completion of the project.
• Work in accordance with company scheduling procedures and requirements.
• Capture REX (Return of Experience) to promote continuous improvement.
• Contribute actively to the knowledge exchange within the Scheduling Team.
• Support the Scheduling Manager with Departmental improvements within the Center.
• Participate in the execution strategy and develop the frame schedule.
• Challenge the duration and sequence-of-development / constructability.
• Prepare the Basis of Schedule, including clear and specific assumptions.
• Prepare the Project Schedule Execution Plan.
• Utilize REX analysis and knowledge for support during the company negotiation phase.
• Establish, maintain, and follow up plans and progress in accordance with internal procedures.
• Develop baseline progress schedule using existing templates and/or reference projects.
• Revise and/or assign activity codes & WBS structure for baseline progress schedule.
• Revise and/or develop required layouts for baseline progress schedule.
• Revise and/or assign resources for baseline progress schedule.
• Revise and/or load manhours, quantities, and cost into baseline progress schedule.
• Develop baseline progress curves using both early and late finish dates.
• Develop progress measurement tables for tracking of deliverables &/or quantities installed.
• Prepare SMART presentations to discuss, summarize and validate the planning assumptions and basis.
• Collect progress status from company, engineering, operations, suppliers, and third-party entities.
• Assist the technical team with internal schedules to control and monitor key tasks.
• Prepare forecast schedules based on actual project status and anticipated evolution.
• Track the internal and external milestones versus the contract, target, and previous forecast.
• Update progress curves using both earned and remaining (forecast) values.
• Analyze critical path(s), schedule variances, progress trends, and resource allocation.
• Develop and implement solutions / mitigation strategies for identified critical scenarios / problems.
• Communicate status and analysis to project team via schedule layouts, written narrative, and briefings.
• Assist in the preparation of weekly and monthly reports.
• Keep a record of changes to the schedules via backup copy and “Maintain Baseline” function in P6.
• Update the Bases of Schedule, including mitigation actions taken in the monthly update.
• Assist the site manager and subcontractor manager with planning.
• Perform quantity takeoffs.
• Confirm local rates of production for determination of budget manhours.
• Refine standard Schedule Specification for each ITB (Invitation to Bid).
• Review subcontractor schedules for adherence to project specifications and need dates.
• Understand and challenge the subcontractors' plans before implementation into the main schedule.
• Import subcontractor schedules into the master progress schedule and make necessary logic ties.
• Walk jobsite and evaluate physical progress.
• Review accuracy of subcontractor schedule updates and adherence to their initial plan.
• Analyze subcontractor claims for delay and associated mitigation / recovery plans.
• Incorporate contract changes into the master progress schedule.
• Prepare schedules as requested or by anticipation, proposing scenarios and what-if simulations.
• Backup all Planning related as-builts and Lessons Learned to ensure benchmark and handover.
• Act as Team Leader for large projects.
• Support guidance / training for newcomers and/or junior Team members.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 10 years experience in EPC Project Scheduling.
• Large project experience preferred.

Preferred Skills:

• Understand basic workflows for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction.
• Ability to read and understand Plot Plans, PFDs, P&IDs, One-Line Diagrams.
• Ability to balance strategic (big picture) thinking with tactical application (detail-oriented).
• Ability to work effectively on multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Ability to meet deadlines and fulfill customer requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including presentation delivery to large / small groups.
• Strong business partnering skills to lead, influence, and drive behavior change without formal authority.
• Flexible with regards to travel (subject to individual project needs).
• Proficient with Primavera P6 scheduling software, including multi-file group projects.
• Experience with Physical Progress and Earned Value measurement systems.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Microsoft Outlook.