Lead Analyst, Project Schedule

Caturus; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Caturus, a Houston-based energy company, seeks a Lead Analyst, Project Schedule to manage and analyze complex schedules for major infrastructure projects in the LNG sector. The role focuses on ensuring milestones, cost control, and risk management across engineering, procurement, and construction teams.

Ideal candidates have 12+ years in LNG/oil & gas scheduling, strong CPM and Primavera P6 expertise, and the ability to lead a schedule team while delivering clear, actionable insights to

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of CPM methods, activity dependencies and project controls.
• Advanced proficiency in Oracle Primavera P6 (cost, resources, quantity loading).
• Experience with Earned Value calculations/analysis for EPC projects.
• Excellent analytical and data presentation skills; capable of dashboards and reports.

Responsibilities

• Generate and submit progress and spend curves, and weekly/monthly reports.
• Integrate lead times, manufacturing cycles, and logistics with procurement inputs.
• Create and maintain schedules for development, ITB evaluation, and construction phases with Primavera P6, OPC, MS Project & SharePoint.
• Review contractor EV reports and monthly schedule updates.
• Collaborate with contracts, risk, IT, and construction teams on schedule impacts.

Skills

CPM methods

Primavera P6 scheduling

Earned Value analysis

Analytical thinking

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or related field

Tools

Oracle Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Job description

The Caturus platform founded by Kimmeridge – an alternative asset manager focused on the energy sector – supports Kimmeridge’s overarching goal of providing low-cost energy on demand with the lowest carbon footprint.

Kimmeridge’s vision in creating Caturus is to build the only independent, fully integrated natural gas and LNG export platform in the U.S. through a combination of its upstream operations and via Commonwealth LNG, a 9.5 million tonnes per annum liquefied natural gas export terminal in southwestern Louisiana on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The combined entities are committed to delivering responsibly sourced, low-emission fuel to domestic and international markets.

Caturus is a Houston-based, private exploration and production company seeking to materially grow production through development of deep, high pressure, dry gas windows of the Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk, as well as Haynesville formations located in Texas and Louisiana while maintaining a relentless focus on safety.

Commonwealth LNG was founded by industry veterans who decided to re-engineer the LNG construction model. Using proven best practices, Commonwealth is committed to building a world-class LNG export facility while focusing on safety, managing risk and achieving best‑in‑class environmental standards

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated Lead Analyst, Project Schedule to join our team in Houston, TX. This position is responsible for managing, analyzing, and maintaining project schedules to ensure timely delivery of complex, high‑stakes infrastructure projects. This role is critical in ensuring that construction, engineering, and operational milestones are met while managing cost and schedule risks.

Key Accountabilities

• Generate and submit progress and spend curves, internal weekly/monthly reports, and contractor schedule reviews.
• Integrate supplier lead times, manufacturing cycles, and logistics durations with procurement and engineering inputs.
• Create and maintain schedules for project development, ITB evaluation, and construction phases using tools like Oracle Primavera P6 (EPPM), Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC), Microsoft Project, and SharePoint.
• Review and analyze contractors’ Progress /Earned Value reports.
• Review and analyze contractors’ monthly schedule updates.
• Collaborate with Contracts Managers, Risk Specialists, IT Systems teams, and contractors to address schedule impacts from change orders, technical queries, and risks.
• Support and guide the project scheduling team, review and optimize scheduling standards, and ensure compliance with project controls governance.
• Perform deep‑dive critical path analysis to identify potential delays. Proactively recommend mitigation strategies to leadership.
• Perform ‘what if’ scenarios schedules recovery plans regularly, perform critical path and variance analysis, and assess the impact of change orders.
• Act as a bridge between engineering, procurement, and construction teams to align design progression with execution timelines.
• Facilitate schedule reviews and prepare formal presentations on project status.

Qualifications

Education, Certificates, and Licenses:

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or related field.

Experience:

• 12+ years of planning and scheduling experience in LNG projects, or major oil & gas, power, including EPC, modules fabrication, commissioning, and startup phases.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong understanding of CPM methods, floats, constraints, activity dependencies, and project controls.
• Advanced proficiency in Oracle Primavera P6 including cost, resources, and quantity loading.
• Knowledge of project controls techniques for full project life cycle executions.
• Ability to perform Earned Value calculations/analysis for EPC projects.
• Strong analytical skills, and advanced skills with spreadsheets, charts, dashboards, and presentations.
• Clear, concise, and consistent communication with team members and management.