E&I Planner

Hargrove Engineers & Constructors; California; On-site; USD 62,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Hargrove Engineers & Constructors in California seeks an experienced outage planner to lead planning, scheduling and cost control for heavy industrial projects. You will organize materials, develop work orders, and provide daily status updates while ensuring safety and compliance.

The role requires 10+ years in planning and outages, with proficiency in SAP and Primavera P6, and travel up to 25–35%. Bachelor-level degrees preferred; PMI/AACE certification preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelors/Masters in Construction Science or related field preferred.
• AACE International or PMI certification preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant industrial experience in planning, scheduling, cost control and estimating.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint; SAP, Primavera P6, Adobe.
• Experience in electrical/instrumentation package planning and outages.

Responsibilities

• Lead outage scope planning and execution.
• Organize materials, expediting, pricing, and parts availability.
• Create detailed work orders within outage scope and templates.
• Provide daily schedule updates during outage execution.
• Develop and maintain risk management and safety leadership.
• Support MOC processes and document changes timely.
• Coordinate with craftspeople, contractors, and material suppliers.
• Travel 25–35% as projects require.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Cost control

Estimating

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelors/Masters in Construction Science

Tools

SAP

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office

Adobe

Job description

What You'll Be Doing

Job Scope:

Generally responsible for planning and scheduling heavy industrial engineering projects, monitoring project costs and/or estimating projects. Work will be performed under minimal supervision.

Primary responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Lead assigned portion of outage scope through planning and execution stage.
• Organizing materials through expediting, quoting prices, and ensuring the correct parts are available for jobs
• Develop scope for assigned work orders within the outage, identifying secondary and/or support disciplines required.
• Create detailed job packages in Cleopatra for each work order utilizing planning templates as applicable. Activities include individual tasks, manpower, durations, and assigned discipline.
• Provide daily schedule updates during outage execution.
• Create job planning packages for each work order per site guidelines for both internal and external distribution, e.g. bid events, contractor field personnel, etc. Packages may include pictures, P&IDs, BOMs, tools, safe work procedures, applicable standards, QC requirements, etc.
• Provide leadership in risk management, contractor safety, and mitigating safety issues in operations.
• Support Management of Change processes, recognizing plant changes and following through on all documentation and recommendations in a timely manner.
• Maintaining communication with craftspeople, contractor representatives, and materials suppliers.
• Uphold and communicate high standards of housekeeping in assigned areas and on all job sites. Conduct frequent formal housekeeping inspections of plant areas.
• Complete close out and documentation as required by standards and procedures.
• Willing to work a wide variety of scheduled days and hours, following strict fatigue management guidelines. Travel may be required as much as 25-35% depending on projects.
• Ability to work without close supervision.
• Works professionally and harmoniously with co-workers, supervisors, management, support personnel, program participants, and business-related persons.
• Utilizes positive and constructive attitude toward resolution of problems and conflicts.
• Accepts direction, criticism, and supervision.
• Demonstrates ability to remain calm in demanding situations.
• Ability to work within and promote teamwork philosophy.
• Makes good use of time, completing assigned tasks in a timely manner.
• Maintain mindset towards continuous improvement in all areas of the job.
• Ability to demonstrate and perform efficiently and reliably in all categories of this document.
• Able to achieve various State mandated/Federal certifications. OSHA and TWIC are required.
• Prioritize "Zero is achievable" safety policy in words and actions to protect self, others and the environment.
• High ethical standards - unwilling to compromise on worker safety and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Demonstrates positive, supportive, and cooperative behavior in interacting with co-workers, supervisors and management.

Below is the range that we in good faith believe is the potential compensation for this role at the time of this posting and is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California. The typical base salary range for this position is just one component of Hargrove's total compensation package for Teammates. Actual compensation will be based on education, experience, skill set and location.

Minimum Salary: $45.00 per hour

Maximum Salary: $54.00 per hour

Ideal Background

Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent is required. Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Construction Science, Building Science or related field is highly preferred.

Certification:

AACE International or Project Management Institute (PMI) certification is preferred.

Experience:

This position requires 10+ years of relevant industrial experience in planning, scheduling, cost control and estimating.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Strong organizational, interpersonal and planning skills. Strong leadership abilities.
• Understands electrical and instrumentation construction and workflow processes.
• Some bending, climbing, crawling, lifting and shift work will be required.
• Ability to accurately perform other duties as assigned.
• Ability to read and interpret Electrical & Instrumentation drawings and PID's.
• Experience in preparing and reviewing test / work packages for issuance to the field.
• 10+ years' experience in Electrical & Instrumentation package planning and/or 10+ years of E&I journey-level maintenance experience.
• Proficient in the use of computers and business software, including Microsoft (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook) SAP, Primavera P6, Adobe.
• 10+ years' experience in maintenance and/or engineering disciplines, preferably with experience in industrial outages, LV & HV Motors, heaters, power distribution equipment, and general pr