Our client, a major Oil and Gas company, is looking for a Planner/Scheduler to work on a 12-month assignment (subject to extension) in Greeley, CO
The planning engineer will prepare and maintain schedules, develop and review project baselines, and monitor and track progress. Supports the project(s) in all other aspects of scheduling analysis and special studies.
Minimum Qualifications
- Prepare summary and detail-level schedules.
- Develop full Critical Path Method (CPM) logic-generated baseline schedules for projects.
- Perform monthly progress updates and create target comparisons and periodic look-ahead schedules. Monitor and track progress at detailed and summary levels.
- Always ensure strict adherence to ethics and compliance requirements.
- Develop and periodically update cost and/or resource-loaded schedules.
- Participate in all project schedule reviews as required at Operations Review Meetings (ORMs) or other sessions.
- Participate in the development and preparation of proposal presentations, including developing preliminary bar chart schedules and staffing charts.
- Provide support and training in the use of project and scheduling software to office and job site staff.
- Conduct schedule and Work-In-Progress (WIP) reviews.
- Work together with multiple teams to coordinate both schedules and models.
- Interpret data, compile reports, and deliver presentations when required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering; Mechanical, Industrial, or other related engineering field
- Minimum of five years' experience in Cost Engineering, Cost Estimating, planning, scheduling, estimating, and other areas of project controls in an oil and gas environment.
- Advanced experience with scheduling software applications such as Primavera on projects; large project experience is desirable.
- Proven written and verbal communication skills; proficiency with computer applications, including Microsoft Office Suite.
- Positive leadership style and ability to create a high morale oil and gas environment
- Autonomous, self-starter
- Superior planner and organizer
Hybrid Schedule: Tuesday-Thursday (Office) & Monday and Friday (Home)
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop detailed job plans that include the following steps, durations, material, and equipment needs and cost estimates: Resource requirements, Sequence of scheduling, Gantt chart, Cost estimate
- Develops detailed job schedules and plans for oil and gas projects. Develop execution work planning package and track progress. Must be familiar with cost engineering practices, particularly in cost and scheduling.
- Coordinate planning resources by small capital projects cost estimates, and schedules, provide general coordination, and monitor the progress of activities per the job plans and worklists
- Coordinate with project managers on job plans
- Update plans with any approved change orders and develop new plans that arise
- Develop regular reporting cadence to communicate planned vs actual progress
- Analyze and recommend resolutions of work problems and execution in solving work problems
- Adjust plans with feedback from execution
- Perform critical and near-critical path analysis