Senior Planner

Bechtel; Millersport (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel is seeking a Senior Planner for our Millersport, OH project. You will develop, maintain, and forecast schedules for a complex EPC energy facility, coordinating with multiple disciplines to ensure on-time delivery.

You will leverage Primavera P6 and Office 365 to analyze critical paths, identify risks, and collaborate with stakeholders to drive schedule recovery and improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, business or related field.
• 8–10 years of relevant EPC process plant project experience.
• Experience delivering large-scale EPC projects.
• Strong schedule, cost control, and risk analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Schedule development, maintenance, and forecasting for assigned scope.
• Establishes and maintains schedules for specific discipline or area.
• Develops work breakdown structure, durations, and workflow logic.
• Monitors schedule performance and updates for reporting.

Skills

Communication

Initiative

Multi-tasking

Teamwork

Engineering/Construction knowledge

Project controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, business or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

• Relocation Authorized: National - Family
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project

Requisition ID: 301018

• Relocation Authorized: National - Family
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: Millersport, OH

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Project Overview

The project is a 1.3 GW simple-cycle power generation facility located in Millersport, Ohio, being constructed adjacent to a hyperscale data center campus. The facility includes multiple power generation technologies consisting of Solar Titan 130 gas turbines, Siemens SGT800 gas turbines, reciprocating engines, battery energy storage systems (BESS), substations, and associated balance of plant infrastructure. The scope includes major civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, underground utility, control systems, and commissioning works required to support phased energization and turnover of the facility. Construction will be executed through a combination of direct hire and subcontracted labor supported by modularization, pre-assembly, offsite warehousing, and advanced work packaging methodologies.

Job Summary

The Senior Planner is responsible for schedule development, maintenance, and forecasting activities. You will apply established unit job hour and pricing data, perform schedule integrations, prepare work logic, identify constraints and potential impacts, develop recovery plans, and evaluate subcontractor schedules for risks and improvements. You will be instrumental in ensuring projects stay on track and on time.

Major Responsibilities

• Schedule development, maintenance, and forecasting
• Establishes and maintains the schedule for a specific discipline, area, or specialty
• 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
• Performs schedule monitoring, including identifying critical activities and updating functions for specific applications, disciplines, or specialties
• Develops critical path schedule reports and schedule performance metrics
• Determines critical-path activities for assigned discipline or specialty work activities supporting interdisciplinary requirements
• Identifies and reports activities that have a critical or potential impact on the schedule
• Ensures schedule updates are provided on time to support project reporting requirements
• Monitors and validates subcontractor schedules
• Evaluates subcontractor schedules for required workarounds or potential schedule improvements

Education And Experience Requirements

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) in engineering, construction management, business or related field
• Minimum 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience
• Experience in delivering large-scale EPC process plant projects

Required Knowledge And Skills

• Skilled in oral and written communication with demonstrated skill to present information to management and clients
• Proficient in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Office 365 software applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Ability to take initiative in project related tasks and coordination with various stakeholders
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload to ensure effective project delivery
• Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team atmosphere
• Technical and practical comprehension of engineering, procurement, and construction functions and general business techniques
• Demonstrated understanding of project controls core processes and procedures including, cost control, planning, risk analysis, estimating, trend reporting and information management

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