Strategic Construction Planner

UPS Industrial Services, LLC.; Chalmette (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UPS Industrial Services, LLC is seeking a Planner to lead the development, coordination, and execution of comprehensive planning activities across complex industrial, commercial construction, turnaround, and maintenance projects.

Reporting to the project manager, you will collaborate with engineering, procurement, field teams, and subcontractors to integrate scopes, monitor progress, assess risks, and deliver schedules, milestones, and reports that align with project goals and client

Qualifications

• 10+ years of planning and scheduling experience in industrial, commercial, or heavy construction environments.
• Experience coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams, including engineering, procurement, and field execution.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.

Responsibilities

• Review and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, P&IDs, and isometric drawings.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, procurement teams, construction leads, and subcontractors to gather scope, timeline, and resource information for accurate planning.
• Support project planning, scheduling, and execution activities.
• Integrate engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction activities into a coordinated project schedule that reflects project progress and dependencies.
• Prepare and maintain work packages, installation plans, look-ahead plans, and technical documentation.
• Monitor project execution and identify potential schedule, resource, or cost impacts.
• Assess the impacts of change orders, scope modifications, RFIs, field change orders, technical clarifications, and unforeseen delays; revise plans and communicate adjustments as needed.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables and field execution activities.
• Complete special projects and other duties assigned within the scope of the role.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Coordination

Communication

Travel

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

UPS Industrial Services, LLC is seeking a Planner to lead the development, coordination, and execution of comprehensive planning activities across complex industrial, commercial construction, turnaround, and maintenance projects.

Reporting to the project manager, you will collaborate with engineering, procurement, field teams, and subcontractors to integrate scopes, monitor progress, assess risks, and deliver schedules, milestones, and reports that align with project goals and client