Senior Nuclear Project Planner – EPC/EPCM Leader

Worley Group, Inc; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley is seeking a Principal Project Planner to lead scheduling for nuclear and large EPC/EPCM projects. You will provide technical leadership, set up schedules across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning, and ensure delivery readiness with realistic, risk-informed plans.

You will mentor other schedulers, manage critical paths, and coordinate with clients and project leadership to review progress and recovery strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field (or equivalent hands-on experience in project planning).
• 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 tools.
• Experience with schedule risk analysis, forecasting, and recovery planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and management of project schedules covering engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and close-out.
• Guide and mentor project planners and schedulers, helping 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 directly 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

Leadership

Risk analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Worley is seeking a Principal Project Planner to lead scheduling for nuclear and large EPC/EPCM projects. You will provide technical leadership, set up schedules across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning, and ensure delivery readiness with realistic, risk-informed plans.

You will mentor other schedulers, manage critical paths, and coordinate with clients and project leadership to review progress and recovery strategies.