Planner/Scheduler

Airswift; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Planner/Scheduler to join a major oil and gas client in Houston, TX on a 1-year contract. You will manage an integrated CPM-based schedule, coordinate with Engineering, Procurement and Construction teams, and report on progress and earned value to keep milestones on track.

Responsibilities include building and maintaining the schedule, performing critical path analysis, and interfacing with Contractors to ensure data integration and timely delivery of deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or 5+ years planning/scheduling experience.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in scheduling for small to large size downstream projects.
• Minimum 8 years field scheduling experience on domestic projects.
• Demonstrates ability to independently consolidate and analyze information from various sources to develop effective overall project schedules.
• Technical competency in preparation of automate and integrated project controls.

Responsibilities

• Originate and update an integrated schedule system.
• Identify all activities on the project and develop logic using critical path method (CPM).
• Prepare risk assessment and earned value for project reporting.
• Program logic to include project benchmarks for the duration of the project.
• Construct logic network modifications to facilitate risk mitigation and contingency planning process.
• Maintain the integrated schedule reflecting the relationship and interdependencies of the engineering, procurement and construction functions.
• Reviewing schedule, progress and productivity of contractors, monitor and verify monthly earned value.
• Performing an analysis of the critical path.
• Collecting/reporting progress, evaluating variances, developing work-around plans, and coordinating resolution of variances.
• Established project, global resource and activity codes will be used to standardize and define the project.
• Ensuring that everything is on time so the deadlines of the project can be met.
• Reviewing schedule, progress and productivity of contractors, monitor and verify earned value.
• Monitors actual progress and comparison to baseline, and reports the analysis, against the schedule, to project manager and Functional Managers.
• Consolidates information from Engineering, Procurement and Construction Project Management and Project Discipline Leads to develop the project schedules (baseline time-phased schedule with proper constraints) and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for assigned projects.
• Participates in weekly Schedule Reviews to ensure that schedule requirements are being met.
• Meets with Engineering, Procurement, Project Management and Project Discipline Leads to obtain project status (e.g. engineering deliverables, procurement delivery schedules, installation start dates, etc.) in order to update the project schedule.
• Prepare Reports of Earned Value and variance of the Project Plan.
• Interface with the Contractor's Planning and Scheduling Specialists to ensure that task data is incorporated into the integrated project schedule.
• Will coordinate with the Contractor and lead planning-oriented meetings with disciplines engineers and project management that will highlight and report status on upcoming project milestone events.

Skills

CPM

Earned Value

Project Scheduling

Microsoft Excel

Pivot Tables

MS Project

Primavera

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

Primavera v6

MS Project

Job description

One of our major oil and gas clients is seeking a Planner/Scheduler to work in one of our clients’ facilities in Houston, TX, for a 1-year contract assignment.

Summary: The Planner/Scheduler will ensure the schedule complies with project scheduling standards and key procedure.

Responsibilities

Pre-execution Phase

• Originate and update an integrated schedule system
• Identify all activities on the project and develop logic using critical path method (CPM)
• Prepare risk assessment and earned value for project reporting
• Program logic to include project benchmarks for the duration of the project
• Construct logic network modifications to facilitate risk mitigation and contingency planning process
• Maintain the integrated schedule reflecting the relationship and interdependencies of the engineering, procurement and construction functions
• Reviewing schedule, progress and productivity of contractors, monitor and verify monthly earned value
• Performing an analysis of the critical path
• Collecting/reporting progress, evaluating variances, developing work‑around plans, and coordinating resolution of variances
• Established project, global resource and activity codes will be used to standardize and define the project

Execution Phase

• Ensuring that everything is on time so the deadlines of the project can be met
• Reviewing schedule, progress and productivity of contractors, monitor and verify earned value
• Monitors actual progress and comparison to baseline, and reports the analysis, against the schedule, to project manager and Functional Managers
• Consolidates information from Engineering, Procurement and Construction Project Management and Project Discipline Leads to develop the project schedules (baseline time-phased schedule with proper constraints) and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for assigned projects
• Participates in weekly Schedule Reviews to ensure that schedule requirements are being met
• Meets with Engineering, Procurement, Project Management and Project Discipline Leads to obtain project status (e.g. engineering deliverables, procurement delivery schedules, installation start dates, etc.) in order to update the project schedule
• Prepare Reports of Earned Value and variance of the Project Plan
• Interface with the Contractor's Planning and Scheduling Specialists to ensure that task data is incorporated into the integrated project schedule
• Will coordinate with the Contractor and lead planning-oriented meetings with disciplines engineers and project management that will highlight and report status on upcoming project milestone events

Basic/Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or 5+ years planning/scheduling experience
• Minimum 5 years' experience in scheduling for small to large size downstream projects
• Minimum 8 years field scheduling experience on domestic projects
• Demonstrates ability to independently consolidate and analyze information from various sources to develop effective overall project schedules
• Technical competency in preparation of automate and integrated project controls

Preferred Skills and Competencies

• Proficiency in use of project planning software (Primavera version 6; MS Project;)
• BS Degree in Construction Management, Engineering or other equivalent experience i.e. mathematics, statistics or project administration
• Knowledge of Project Controls, Planning and Scheduling, Progress Measurement (Earned Value)
• Demonstrates effective organization and project planning skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and changing priorities in a fast paced environment
• Demonstrable ability to develop reports for, and presentations to management
• Ability to work with excel and build a pivot tables etc. will be a plus

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