Senior Nuclear EPC Project Planner & Scheduler

Worley Group, Inc; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley is seeking a Principal Project Planner to lead scheduling across nuclear, EPC/EPCM projects, and complex, high-value programs. You'll deliver realistic, risk-informed schedules and partner with engineering, procurement, construction, and clients to ensure successful delivery.

This senior, hands-on role requires guiding teams, managing critical paths, and integrating cost and risk with project plans to support safe, compliant, and on-time execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field (or equivalent hands-on experience)
• 10+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling on large capital projects
• Strong working knowledge of EPC/EPCM project delivery
• Advanced experience with Primavera P6 and other planning / project controls tools
• Experience with schedule risk analysis, forecasting, and recovery planning
• Confident communicator with engineers, construction teams, project managers, and clients
• Comfortable in safety-focused environments with strong quality standards

Responsibilities

• Lead development and management of project schedules across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and close-out
• Mentor project planners and schedulers to grow capability across teams
• Own schedule quality, critical path analysis, progress tracking, and change management
• Identify schedule risks early and develop recovery plans when projects fall behind
• Integrate schedules with cost, risk, and resource plans
• Work with clients and project leadership on schedule reviews, reporting, and delivery strategies
• Coordinate with regulatory, quality, and safety teams to ensure nuclear milestones are built into the schedule
• Support planning for long-lead equipment, vendor schedules, modular construction, and site execution
• Help improve planning tools, systems, and ways of working across Worley

Skills

Project scheduling

EPC/EPCM delivery

Primavera P6

Schedule risk analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/PM or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Worley is seeking a Principal Project Planner to lead scheduling across nuclear, EPC/EPCM projects, and complex, high-value programs. You'll deliver realistic, risk-informed schedules and partner with engineering, procurement, construction, and clients to ensure successful delivery.

This senior, hands-on role requires guiding teams, managing critical paths, and integrating cost and risk with project plans to support safe, compliant, and on-time execution.