Planner/Scheduler

Brunel

Tucson (AZ)

Hybrid

USD 91,520 - 114,400

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match

Job summary

A leading mining company is seeking a Planner/Scheduler in Tucson, AZ. This contract position features a hybrid schedule, requiring 50% remote work and 50% in-field visits. Responsibilities include managing project schedules, guiding teams, and ensuring compliance with company standards. Ideal candidates hold a degree in Engineering and possess significant experience in project controls leadership. Competitive benefits offered from day one.

Qualifications

10 years of experience in Construction Management, with 6 years in a leadership role.
High School diploma and 15 years of experience can substitute for degree.

Responsibilities

Manage the scheduling function within project controls.
Guide resolution of complex project control issues.
Mentor and lead planning team members.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Experience in leadership role in project controls

Tools

Primavera

MS Project

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Brunel has an exciting opportunity for a Planner/Scheduler with our client who is a leading mining company.

This contract position will work on a hybrid schedule. Candidates will work from home 50% of the time and travel to the Arizona sites 50 percent of the time. Travel accommodation, hotels, and transportation will be included.

About the Role

Manages and oversees scheduling function within project controls functional area for moderate to high-risk capital engineering and construction projects.
Responsible for project planning and scheduling, monitoring, progress measurement, risk management and reporting.
Manages planning team members reporting to the Project Controls Manager.
Participates in establishing operating policies to mitigate risk.
Provides guidance and consultation for project team members.
Familiar with a variety of field concepts, practices, and procedures.
Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

Duties:

Guide and direct resolution of project difficulties and complex project control issues. Strong analytical skills required to review all project controls information and ensure accuracy as well as identify issues, concerns, and potential mitigations
Interact with the Project Management team and corporate team in the development of the project schedule and participate in regular project meetings. Gather information, conduct analysis, and prepare reports and presentations of information to communicate potential issues and concerns as needed on the project. Integrate multiple schedules into a master project schedule.
Identify, determine, and communicate design changes, scope changes, schedule slippages and potential impacts and participate in the identification of mitigations. Ensure trends of cost and schedule are identified, well documented and ensure the change management process is followed and communicate and suggest corrective actions
Coordinate with cross functional team in project setting, ensure project controls team members are interfacing with engineering, procurement, contracts and construction on concepts and relationships to the scope of work.
Manage project baseline process for schedule and participate in progress measurement as well as forecasting of final schedule throughout the project. Ensure all planning is conducted in accordance with company standards and procedures and that schedule version control processes, policies, and procedures are followed.
Analyze critical path and constraints to determine effect of changes to schedule and recommend mitigations and potential workarounds
Participate in risk management; this includes identification, documentation, mitigation and tracking of potential risks on the project. In addition, determine potential schedule/progress impacts of potential risks as they are identified
Mentor and lead other project planner/scheduling members, ensure project planning team is staffed appropriately, conduct regular staff performance reviews, and manage any staffing issues that may arise
Conduct analysis to determine alternative courses of action or recovery on slippages identified in schedule

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related fields and ten (10) years’ experience in Construction Management, at least six (6) years of experience in a leadership role in project controls OR
High School diploma or GED and fifteen (15) years’ experience in engineering, construction, project controls or business-related field with at least six (6) years of experience in a leadership role in project controls planning and scheduling

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with construction of metal mining operations, especially with regards all disciplines of construction.
Experience with construction mega projects.
Preferred experience working on Combined Cycle Power Plants and/or LNG projects.
Experience with cost estimating for civil projects, project scheduling and project controls
Skilled in related scheduling software (Primavera, MS Project, etc.)

Offer

Full-time employees are eligible for benefits. Benefits include medical, dental and vision that will begin on your first day of employment.
401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match – 50% of earnings up to 3% match (immediate vesting). Effective 1st day of the month following date of hire

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