Senior Scheduling Lead, Major Capital Projects

KBR; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with company match

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off / flexible schedule

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Principal Specialist, Scheduling/Planning to develop, maintain, and forecast integrated schedules for major capital projects ranging from FEED through handover. You will lead baseline control, interfaces, progress measurement, and schedule risk analyses to support decision-making.

Ideal candidate has 10+ years of EPC/EPCM scheduling experience, advanced Primavera P6 skills, and strong CPM/EVM knowledge, with excellent communication to coordinate across stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of planning and scheduling experience supporting EPC or EPCM capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining integrated project schedules throughout the project lifecycle, from FEED through commissioning and handover.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6, including multi‑project scheduling environments.
• Strong understanding of CPM, EVM, progress measurement systems, and schedule forecasting techniques.
• Experience integrating and analyzing contractor, subcontractor, and vendor schedules on large capital projects.
• Experience supporting schedule risk analysis, change management, and schedule performance assessment.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and schedule architecture aligned with execution plans, cost structures, and contract deliverables.
• Build and baseline Level 1-4 schedules in Primavera P6 across engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Prepare planning basis documents, schedule narratives, and assumptions to support baseline approvals.
• Integrate contractor, subcontractor, vendor, and client schedules into a consolidated master schedule; manage interfaces across workstreams.
• Define progress measurement methodologies, rules of credit, and earned value principles consistent with project requirements.
• Perform quantitative schedule risk analyses (Monte Carlo) and quality reviews to support forecast confidence.
• Support contract development, time impact analyses, and schedule-related claims; promote planning standards and continuous improvement.

Skills

Project scheduling

CPM methodology

Earned value management

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Quantity Surveying/Project Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Deltek Acumen Fuse

Acumen Risk

Primavera Risk Analysis

Power BI

EcoSys

SAP PS

Job description

KBR is seeking a Principal Specialist, Scheduling/Planning to develop, maintain, and forecast integrated schedules for major capital projects ranging from FEED through handover. You will lead baseline control, interfaces, progress measurement, and schedule risk analyses to support decision-making.

Ideal candidate has 10+ years of EPC/EPCM scheduling experience, advanced Primavera P6 skills, and strong CPM/EVM knowledge, with excellent communication to coordinate across stakeholders.