Planner - Scheduler

Aquatech; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquatech in the United States is seeking a full-time Planner to develop, maintain, and analyze integrated project schedules for Progress, Design Build projects, and bids. You will collaborate with engineering, procurement, construction, and subcontractors to keep milestones on track and support decision-making with data-driven schedule insights.

The ideal candidate has strong organizational skills, excellent communication, and experience handling projects valued at $20M or more.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent)
• 1-4 years of relevant experience or 5-8 years of relevant work experience.
• Industry experience, including Desalination Plants, Progress Design Build “PDB”

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules.
• Lead coordination with engineering, procurement, construction, and subcontractor teams to ensure schedule alignment with project milestones and execution strategy.
• Integrate subcontractor and vendor schedules into the overall project schedule, ensuring consistency and completeness.
• Monitor schedule performance, productivity, and progress against baseline plans, identifying trends and deviations.
• Perform schedule analysis, including critical path, float analysis, and schedule variance evaluation.
• Conduct schedule impact and what-if analysis to assess potential risks and delays.
• Collaborate with project teams to develop mitigation and recovery plans to address schedule risks.
• Prepare and maintain short-term lookahead schedules (e.g., 3-week or rolling lookahead) to support execution planning.
• Prepare and present weekly and monthly schedule reports, progress updates, and analysis to project stakeholders.
• Ensure schedule quality, logic integrity, and compliance with project controls procedures and standards.
• Participate in and contribute to schedule reviews, providing clear communication of schedule status, risks, and recommendations.

Skills

Schedule analysis

Problem solving

Communication

Time management

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent)

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office

Job description

Aquatech is a global leader in water purification systems technology for both industrial and infrastructure markets located in the United States and internationally. We support our clients with sustainable water purification systems and technologies that are solving the worlds water scarcity challenges.

Aquatech has an immediate need for a fulltime Planner to work either in our Canonsburg, PA office or Houston, TX Office for our current Progress, Design Build projects and current bids. Projects are across the USA Territory an Sweden. Working schedule will be per Office and Job site, it is expected travel to the Job site to time to time if not assigned directly to Job Site. The Planner will report to Project Controls Director Functionally and Operational and will perform the duties described in the job description below.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized, excellent time management skills, good communicator, excellent problem solving skills, team oriented, customer service driven. This candidate will also have experience handling projects of $20M or more.

Job Description

In this role, you will independently develop, maintain, and analyze integrated project schedules, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with project objectives. You will provide data-driven insights, identify risks and variances, and support decision-making through proactive schedule analysis and recommendations.

Major Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules in Primavera P6 (or equivalent), including scope definition, logic development, activity sequencing, and durations.
• Lead coordination with engineering, procurement, construction, and subcontractor teams to ensure schedule alignment with project milestones and execution strategy.
• Integrate subcontractor and vendor schedules into the overall project schedule, ensuring consistency and completeness.
• Monitor schedule performance, productivity, and progress against baseline plans, identifying trends and deviations.
• Perform schedule analysis, including critical path, float analysis, and schedule variance evaluation.
• Conduct schedule impact and what-if analysis to assess potential risks and delays.
• Collaborate with project teams to develop mitigation and recovery plans to address schedule risks.
• Prepare and maintain short-term lookahead schedules (e.g., 3-week or rolling lookahead) to support execution planning.
• Prepare and present weekly and monthly schedule reports, progress updates, and analysis to project stakeholders.
• Ensure schedule quality, logic integrity, and compliance with project controls procedures and standards.
• Participate in and contribute to schedule reviews, providing clear communication of schedule status, risks, and recommendations.

Skill Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in schedule development, maintenance, and analysis across EPC project phases.
• Ability to independently analyze schedule performance and provide actionable recommendations.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and identify risks and trends.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Office applications. Working knowledge of engineering, procurement, construction, and startup processes.
• Understanding of schedule integration and interface management across disciplines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present schedule information clearly.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and respond effectively to changing project needs

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent)
• 1-4 years of relevant experience or 5-8 years of relevant work experience.
• Industry experience, including Desalination Plants, Progress Design Build “PDB”