Planning Manager - Reston, VA

VetJobs; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 181,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel is seeking a seasoned Planning Manager to lead a team of planners in Reston, VA, overseeing schedule development, forecasting, and execution for major EPC projects. You will coordinate with senior stakeholders and manage WBS, durations, and critical paths to keep projects on track.

The role requires extensive supervisory experience, a strong engineering or construction background, and advanced Primavera P6 and Office 365 skills to deliver complex schedules on time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, business, or related field.
• 15+ years of relevant experience and 5+ years supervisory leadership.
• Strong knowledge of EPC projects and large-scale planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of planners for schedule data preparation for negotiations and execution.
• Accountable for schedule development, maintenance, forecasting, and monitoring.
• Interface with senior internal and customer stakeholders regularly.
• Develop WBS, determine activity durations, and establish workflow logic.
• Identify schedule trends and critical-path activities for management.
• Create critical path reports and schedule performance metrics.
• Review subcontractor schedules and advise on improvements.
• Ensure timely schedule updates for project reporting requirements.

Education

Bachelor's degree (engineering / construction management / business)

High School/GED

15+ years of relevant experience

5+ years of supervisory experience

15+ years of EPC/large-scale project experience

Strong leadership and team-building skills

Advanced Primavera P6 knowledge

Office 365 (Excel/Word/PowerPoint)

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

Salary Range: $180,500 - $261,100 annually (salary range is based on market data; final salary offered is determined by education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant.)

Extraordinary Teams Building Inspiring Projects

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.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report.

Project Overview

The rapid growth of AI and digitalization is fueling unprecedented demand for data centers that require large, reliable sources of energy. In response to this market trend, the Renewables & Clean Power (R&CP) team have signed an early works contract to build one of the largest gas fired power generation facilities in the U.S.

This project is of significant scale and complexity, and our team is helping the customer progress early-stage development, that would lead to the start of full EPC delivery this year.

The candidate for this position will start on a short-term assignment working from the home office in Reston, VA and then will later mobilize to the jobsite in Cheyenne, WY.

Job Summary

In this role, you will lead a team of planners and work with the project team to prepare schedule data for contract negotiations and project execution. The Planning Manager is accountable for schedule development, maintenance, forecasting, and monitoring activities. You will be instrumental in ensuring projects stay on track and on time. In addition to supervisory responsibilities, you will also have regular interfaces with senior internal and customer stakeholders.

Major Responsibilities

• Accountable for the development, maintenance, and forecasting of the project schedule
• Establishes operational objectives and work plans, and delegates assignments to subordinates
• Communicates with senior project management overall schedule progress, opportunities, and challenges
• Regularly interacts with the client
• Performs schedule development duties to include establishing the work breakdown structure (WBS), determining the work activity duration, establishing the proper workflow logic ties, and developing the required job expenditure
• Identifies schedule trends for management attention
• Determines critical-path activities for the project
• Develops critical path schedule reports and schedule performance metrics
• Identifies, reports, and analyzes activities that have a critical or potential impact on the schedule
• Monitors and analyzes subcontractor schedules
• Evaluates subcontractor schedules for required workarounds or potential schedule improvements
• Ensures schedule updates are provided on time to support project reporting requirements

Auto req ID

484999BR

Minimum Education Required

High School/GED

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

• Education and Experience Requirements:
• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) in engineering, construction management, business, or related field and 15+ years of relevant experience or 19+ years of relevant work experience
• 5+ years of supervisory experience and demonstrated skills in applying team building leadership

Required Knowledge And Skills

• Experience in delivering large-scale combined cycle power projects or similar process plants
• Experience in delivering fully integrated EPC projects
• Advanced level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes, as performed by Bechtel
• Significant experience of leading, managing, and organizing teams of diverse backgrounds and experience to meet project objectives
• Advanced skill in Primavera P6 and proficient in Microsoft Office 365 software applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Excellent skill in oral and written communication, including experience presenting information to internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to take initiative in project related tasks and coordination with various stakeholders, including senior management

City*

Reston

State*

Virginia

Job_Category

Management

Job Code

Operations_ Specialist

Affiliate Sponsor

Bechtel

Salary Range

>$100,000