Senior Project Planner

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

Job summary

Worley is a global energy, chemicals and resources expert partnering to deliver projects and create value across the asset life cycle. This Senior level role focuses on preparing complex engineering and construction schedules for major proposals and projects, maintaining current schedules and ensuring proper timing and competency of supporting schedules.

You will work closely with project management to improve performance in planning and execution.

Qualifications

• University Degree, or equivalent, in related field or applicable discipline.
• Typically 7+ years relevant experience.
• Proven ability to lead functional project teams and provide guidance to staff.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and supervise project schedules for major proposals and ongoing projects; ensure timely and compatible planning across disciplines.
• Lead scheduling teams, collaborate with project management, and provide technical guidance as needed.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder communication

Scheduling proficiency

Education

University degree or equivalent in related field

Job description

About us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Summary

Senior level position with advanced knowledge and a specialized depth or breadth of expertise, gaining a mastery of a single areas or multiple broader areas of specialization.

Purpose

Prepare complex engineering and construction schedules for major project proposals and projects in process; maintaining schedules on a current basis as well as ensuring proper timing, compatibility and competency of supporting schedules; initiating or preparing reports to management regarding project scheduling; working closely with project management to improve performance in project planning and execution; assigning and reviewing work of subordinate scheduling staff.

Responsibilities

• Plans and conducts and may supervise work of self and others. Has ability to lead project teams. May participate in cross-functional collaboration.
• Works with self-initiated interaction with supervisor and self-initiated technical guidance. Broad duties assigned at beginning of projects. Work is assigned in terms of objectives, relative priorities, and critical areas that impinge on work of other units. Work is reviewed to ensure policy conformity and soundness of approach. Informed guidance is available.

What you will bring

Technical/Industry Experience and Qualifications Requirements

• Able to lead functional project teams. May have direct reports. Will typically assign activities and regularly give job-related guidance to department staff as a senior advisor.
• Strong ability to Inform and persuade on complex matters through preparation and delivery of proposals, presentations and reports, as well as collaboration with stakeholders and management.
• Strong understanding of systems, processes and tools related to field. Able to assist others and troubleshoot issues.

Education - Qualifications, Accreditation, Training

Required

• University Degree, or equivalent, in related field or applicable discipline.

Preferred

• Equivalent relevant experience. Typically 7+ years relevant experience.