Houston - Planner/Scheduler Lead IV

Job Title: Planner/Scheduler Lead IV Location: Houston, TX Zip Code: 77042 Duration: 12 Months Pay Rate: $70/hr. Keyword's: #Houstonjobs; #plannerjobs; #INDSUB Start Date: Immediate We provide a competitive pay and benefits package. This position is offering a pay rate of $70/hr. however, Belcan considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to education, experience, geographic location, and discipline. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law. Job Summary * The Principal Planner will ensure the schedule complies with project scheduling standards and key procedure. This individual will be coordinating weekly call-in meetings with internal and external Project Schedulers to ensure standardization of output. Review project schedules for the Project Leaders to determine if the sequence of activities will deliver the product and project scope within the parameters of the project objectives through leading the integration and roll-up of contractors/owner schedules, coordination of schedule risk analysis, leading interface of independent project reviews, defining and optimizing critical paths, and establishing schedule milestones. The Planning Lead will work with the contractors are aware of the Enterprise Schedule architecture, software requirements, reporting requirements and any modifications that are made. Key Responsibilities In the Pre-execution Phase: Originate and update an integrated schedule system Identify all activities on the project and develop logic using critical path method (CPM) Prepare risk assessment and earned value for project reporting Program logic to include project benchmarks for the duration of the project Construct logic network modifications to facilitate risk mitigation and contingency planning process Maintain the integrated schedule reflecting the relationship and interdependencies of the engineering, procurement and construction functions Reviewing schedule, progress and productivity of contractors, monitor and verify monthly earned value Performing an analysis of the critical path Collecting/reporting progress, evaluating variances, developing work-around plans, and coordinating resolution of variances Established project, global resource and activity codes will be used to standardize and define the project In the Execution Phase: Ensuring that everything is on time so the deadlines of the project can be met Reviewing schedule, progress and productivity of contractors, monitor and verify earned value Monitors actual progress and comparison to baseline, and reports the analysis, against the schedule, to project manager and Functional Managers Consolidates information from Engineering, Procurement and Construction Project Management and Project Discipline Leads to develop the project schedules (baseline time-phased schedule with proper constraints) and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for assigned projects Participates in weekly Schedule Reviews to ensure that schedule requirements are being met Meets with Engineering, Procurement, Project Management and Project Discipline Leads to obtain project status (e.g. engineering deliverables, procurement delivery schedules, installation start dates, etc.) in order to update the project schedule Prepare Reports of Earned Value and variance of the Project Plan Interface with the Contractor's Planning and Scheduling Specialists to ensure that task data is incorporated into the integrated project schedule Will coordinate with the Contractor and lead planning-oriented meetings with disciplines engineers and project management that will highlight and report status on upcoming project milestone events Required Qualifications Bachelor's Degree or 5+ years planning/scheduling experience Minimum 5 years' experience in scheduling for small to large size downstream projects Minimum 8 years field scheduling experience on domestic projects Demonstrates ability to independently consolidate and analyze information from various sources to develop effective overall project schedules Technical competency in preparation of automate and integrated project controls Belcan is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, colour, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.