Sr Planner

McDermott International, Ltd; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International, Ltd in Houston, TX, seeks a Senior Planner to advance planning/scheduling discipline across large LNG or offshore projects. The role serves as a resource to colleagues, sharing deep knowledge and mentoring junior planners while ensuring work complies with McDermott's guidelines and policies.

You will perform schedule analysis with Primavera P6, Deltek Fuse & Risk, and MS Project; support baselining; develop histograms and curves; monitor critical paths; communicate with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management/Engineering/Construction/Business Management or equivalent.
• 7-10 years of EPCIC experience on Onshore/Offshore Oil & Gas or Power projects.
• Experience with large LNG or topside fabrication preferred.
• Proficient in Primavera P6, MS Project and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Perform schedule analysis using Primavera P6, Deltek Fuse & Risk, and MS Project.
• Support baseline creation during initiation and setup.
• Provide project schedule support and mentor junior planners.
• Produce workforce histograms and curves linked to schedules.
• Maintain sequence across EPCIC phases to control duration and critical path.
• Elevate delays, analyze changes to meet unforeseen conditions.
• Create and monitor schedule compliance and variance reports.
• Lead and deliver scheduling initiatives.

Skills

Mentoring

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Project Management/Engineering/Construction/Business Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Excel (advanced features)

Job description

The Senior Planner uses McDermott's Planning/Scheduling discipline practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the Planning/Scheduling discipline within McDermott. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the Planning/Scheduling discipline. They solve complex problems and use their discipline-specific knowledge to improve their products or services. The Senior Planner impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities with the Planning/Scheduling team and other related teams and ensures that they are working within the appropriate guidelines and policies.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Perform schedule analysis using Project Management software including Primavera P6, Deltek Fuse & Risk, and Microsoft Project
• Support project baseline creation during the project initiation and setup phase
• Provide project schedule support and mentor junior planners as required
• Produce workforce histograms and progress and quantity curves in connection with the schedules
• Maintain and review the sequence of Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Construction, and Commissioning, and other operations for control of critical path and overall project durations
• Elevate and expedite operations that are delaying the schedule and analyze changes to the schedule to meet unforeseen conditions
• Create and Monitor schedule compliance, key performance, factors, and provide analysis of variations to baseline data
• Identify factors, both current and potential, that may delay the schedule. Assess actions for recovery and improvement and analyze changes to the schedule to meet unforeseen conditions
• Lead and deliver initiatives

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management/Engineering/Construction/Business Management or equivalent combinations of technical training or experience required
• 7-10 years of EPCIC experience with Onshore or Offshore Oil and Gas or Power Generation related projects
• Planning/Scheduling experience for Large LNG or Topside Fabrication projects preferred
• Have solid commands of Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office software
• Must be able to use advanced features in Excel (curves, histograms, dynamic tables, formulas, etc.)
• Able to produce and maintain logically linked activity schedules, according to precedence flow in EPCIC planning, using best practices
• Able to produce and assess progress curves, histograms, variance reports, and critical paths
• Able to analyze project status and performance, deviations, performance factors, forecasts, and workarounds
• Must be able to produce multidisciplinary logically linked activity schedules, according to precedence flow in planning, using best industry practices
• Ability to effectively communicate with team members and management

About Us

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