Project Controls Professional - Downstream (251)

Description

• Obtains required schedule information from all disciplines and functions.
• Reviews design scope criteria and quantities for completeness and reasonableness, and coordinates with the project to develop additional estimating bases when information is incomplete.
• Responsible for issuing reports required by client management and project procedures.
• Evaluates study results and recommends conclusions for project team consideration and discussion.
• Performs and/or coordinates, collects, verifies, and integrates the work scope for all entities into the total project plan.
• Coordinates information input into specific studies.
• The planner/scheduler will be assigned to the project full-time, taking direction from the assigned project supervisor with GBU functional oversight for processes and procedures. This role performs construction schedule development, maintenance, monitoring, and recovery plan development activities with a focus on the Downstream area. Responsible for scheduling and planning activities for large or major projects with significant non-routine requirements; discipline/project/integrated project scheduling activities, including potential interface with owner and other design contractors/vendors, that require a high degree of technical skill and experience. Supports/performs 90-day lookahead (Work Front Analysis) and 3WKLA (3-week lookahead) schedule activities for their respective area, plus progress variance assessments.
• Identifies restraints and their effect on the schedule.
• Identifies construction schedule considerations and challenges resulting from inter-disciplinary or functional restraints and interfaces.
• Reviews and evaluates schedule durations for all disciplines’ activities relative to the support of project milestones.
• Reviews project work activities to ensure support of project milestones.
• Responsible for Sub-Contractors Schedule activities integration into the Project Master Schedule.
• Performs productivity analysis of construction operations and verifies.
• Recommends alternatives for schedule improvement to the project team for discussion and/or decision. Reviews completeness and reasonableness of quantities and labor.
• Verifies consistency with previous reports to ensure compatibility.
• Monitors and reports critical path and schedule performance.
• Responsible for Construction Schedule monitoring, 3-week look-ahead reviews, monthly updates, and reporting.
• Conducts schedule analysis and studies of problem areas to determine the criticality of scheduled activities.
• Coordinates with all departments to ensure understanding of schedule needs.
• Participates in schedule resource loading and leveling for assigned scope.

Requirements

• Advanced level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes, as performed by client (with focus on construction and typical interfaces).
• Professional experience in the field and home office performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, which include schedule development, control, and analysis.
• Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions to planning and scheduling issues which may arise. Provides generally non-routine scheduling guidance and assistance to the project. This position is required to be a well-organized 'people' person with strong verbal and written communication skills. They will be able to help drive the project team members, create a focus for the team on planning/scheduling, forecasting/lookaheads, and helping to develop workarounds when appropriate. This site-based position will be located in Winnemucca, Nevada. Single-status, Workforce Hub (Camp) housing is provided, and bussing to/from the Thacker Pass Site is provided/available.
• Knowledge of engineering and procurement is customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.
• Experience and strong knowledge of schedule development and administration, as well as training of technical and non-technical personnel on scheduling requirements.
• Requires a bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience.
• Proficiency with client Project Controls scheduling operating systems (e.g., P6, MS Office applications) and with proficiency in several basic client standard application programs.
• Analytical approach to problem solving.
• Skilled in oral and written communication, including direct interface with client project team members, owner, and potential design contractors/vendors.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance