P6 Administrator

Bechtel Global Corporation; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

Bechtel’s Manufacturing & Technology (M&T) unit in Houston, TX seeks a Primavera P6 Administrator to manage scheduling systems across multiple projects. The role ensures reliability, data integrity, security, and adherence to standards while guiding project teams.

This part-time telework position may require three days of in-person work weekly at the office or project, with schedules determined in coordination with leadership.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6 administration and data management.
• Strong understanding of Project Controls, CPM, and scheduling standards.
• Experience with DCMA 14-Point Schedule and schedule quality metrics.
• Experience using Acumen Fuse or equivalent for schedule health.
• Knowledge of database concepts, security, and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Primavera P6 environments, databases, calendars, and security profiles.
• Configure P6 applications to meet project requirements and client standards.
• Enforce scheduling templates, coding structures, and resource loading frameworks.
• Conduct schedule health reviews and document corrective actions.
• Manage project setup, enterprise data, user provisioning, and access controls.
• Provide training and guidance to project controls teams and planners.
• Integrate P6 with related systems and support interface requirements.

Skills

Oracle Primavera P6 administration

Project Controls

DCMA 14-Point Schedule

SQL

Power BI

Data governance

Training & guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Acumen Fuse

Primavera P6 EPPM

Primavera Cloud

Synchro 4D

Power BI

Job description

Requisition ID:299167

• Relocation Authorized:National - Family
• Telework Type:Part-Time Telework
• Work Location: Houston, TX

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Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

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Project Overview:

Bechtel's Manufacturing & Technology (M&T) Business Unit is designing and building an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Manufacturing Facility located at Generation Park in Houston, TX. M&T is an exciting and growing business unit that serves customers in the semiconductor, datacenter, life sciences, and electric vehicle markets. M&T strives to exceed our customer objectives through utilizing our agility, innovative technologies, and world class talent. M&T solves the industry's toughest challenges, building both our company and the world for the future. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the M&T global business unit also includes colleagues working in Arizona, Ohio, Texas, India, and additional project locations around the world.

Job Summary:

The Primavera P6 Administrator serves as the functional and technical authority for Primavera P6, responsible for the administration, configuration, maintenance, and support of scheduling systems across Manufacturing & Technology (M&T) projects. The role ensures system reliability, data integrity, security, and compliance with established standards while providing technical support, training, and guidance to project teams and Project Controls personnel.

"This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and may require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership"

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Major Responsibilities:

• Administer and maintain Primavera P6 environments, including databases, EPS and OBS structures, calendars, codes, layouts, security profiles, resource dictionaries, and global data.
• Configure and support P6 applications to meet project, business, client, and organizational requirements.
• Establish, maintain, and enforce scheduling standards, templates, coding structures, resource loading frameworks, administrative procedures, and schedule quality requirements.
• Administer schedule health reviews using DCMA 14-Point metrics, client-specific requirements, and corporate standards.
• Document findings, track corrective actions, and support resolution of schedule quality issues prior to project submittals.
• Manage project setup activities, including project creation, enterprise data configuration, user provisioning, security administration, and access controls.
• Administer enterprise resource structures, roles, rates, and resource loading methodologies to support workforce planning, forecasting, capacity analysis, and project performance reporting.
• Perform schedule imports, exports, baseline management, data validation, archive management, and other system administration functions.
• Monitor system performance, database integrity, and application health; troubleshoot and resolve system, application, and user-related issues.
• Perform periodic schedule quality audits to identify logic deficiencies, excessive constraints, float anomalies, invalid calendars, coding non-compliance, resource-loading issues, and other schedule health concerns.

Additional Major Responsibilities

• Escalate unresolved findings and support corrective action implementation.
• Coordinate software installations, upgrades, patches, testing, and deployments with Information Technology, corporate support organizations, and software vendors.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Primavera P6 support, providing technical guidance and issue resolution to planners, schedulers, project controls personnel, and project teams.
• Develop and maintain system documentation, user procedures, standards, data governance practices, and training materials; deliver user training and onboarding programs.
• Support integration of Primavera P6 with related Project Controls, reporting, digital delivery, and client systems, including the exchange, validation, and reconciliation of schedule and resource data.
• Collaborate with project teams and clients to support interface requirements between P6 and enterprise business, reporting, staffing, and project management systems.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements, automation, system enhancements, and emerging technologies that improve scheduling efficiency, data quality, and user experience.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of Oracle Primavera P6 administration, configuration, and enterprise data management.
• Strong understanding of project planning, scheduling, Project Controls, and Critical Path Method (CPM) principles.
• Advanced understanding of DCMA 14-Point Schedule Assessment methodology, schedule quality metrics, and schedule governance practices.
• Experience using schedule quality analytics tools such as Acumen Fuse or equivalent applications to evaluate schedule health, compliance, and performance.
• Experience administering enterprise scheduling environments, including project structures, resource management, security, and data governance.
• Knowledge of database concepts, application administration, system troubleshooting, and systems integration.
• Familiarity with Project Controls reporting tools, client system interfaces, and digital delivery applications.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and training skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Oracle Primavera P6 Professional or Primavera Administration certification.
• Experience supporting enterprise scheduling implementations and multi-project environments.
• Experience with Primavera P6 EPPM, Primavera Cloud, Synchro 4D, Power BI, or related Project Controls applications.
• Familiarity with SQL, database administration, and data integration tools.
• Experience supporting large EPC, manufacturing, semiconductor, life sciences, data center, or other complex industrial projects.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards

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As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.

We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.

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