Senior Field Planner & Scheduler for Major Projects

Bechtel; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel is seeking a skilled scheduler to work with project teams to prepare schedule data for proposals and contract negotiations. You will apply unit hour and pricing data, perform schedule integrations, develop recovery plans, and evaluate subcontractor schedules to keep projects on time.

The role is based at one of our Gulf Coast Project Locations, such as Lake Charles, LA, and requires a bachelor’s degree with 8–14 years of planning and scheduling experience.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) and 8–10 years of relevant experience or 12–14 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, including schedule development, control, and analysis, in the field.

Responsibilities

• Establishes, maintains and monitors the schedule for a specific discipline area or specialty, identifying critical path activities and reporting issues to project management.
• Performs schedule development duties to include establishing the work breakdown structure (WBS), determining activity duration, and setting logic ties.
• Evaluates subcontractor, subject and ad hoc project schedules for potential schedule improvements.
• Supports field engineering and construction professionals across disciplines daily.
• Engages in field construction execution activities, reviews progress, and coordinates planning activities.

Skills

Schedule development

Project scheduling

Field coordination

Recovery planning

Education

Bachelor's degree or international equivalent

Tools

Primavera

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Bechtel is seeking a skilled scheduler to work with project teams to prepare schedule data for proposals and contract negotiations. You will apply unit hour and pricing data, perform schedule integrations, develop recovery plans, and evaluate subcontractor schedules to keep projects on time.

The role is based at one of our Gulf Coast Project Locations, such as Lake Charles, LA, and requires a bachelor’s degree with 8–14 years of planning and scheduling experience.