Commissioning and Startup Planning Lead

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Project Overview:

The PALNG Project involves construction of a grassroots liquefaction and export facility along the Sabine-Neches waterway in Port Arthur, Texas. The Project is located in Southeast Texas on a region of land off the Sabine-Neches Waterway, which is connected to the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal Waterway. Bechtel’s scope includes:  Two liquefaction trains, with capacity of producing 6.73 million tons per annum and Two 160,000 m³. LNG tanks.  A marine facility with up to two LNG berths along with a Material Offloading Facility (MOF).

Job Summary:

In this role, you will work with the project team to prepare and further define the Commissioning and Startup Schedule, with strong interface to bulk installation planning teams and CSU Managers on Project. #LI-CS1

Major Responsibilities:

• Prepares schedule data for Commissioning and Startup Phase
• Establishes and maintains the schedule for a specific discipline area and system
• Performs schedule development duties to determine the work activity duration, establishing the proper workflow logic ties
• Performs schedule monitoring, including identifying critical activities and updating functions for specific applications, disciplines, or specialties
• Develops critical path schedule reports and schedule performance metrics 
• Determines critical-path activities for assigned discipline or specialty work activities supporting interdisciplinary requirements 
• Identifies and reports activities that have a critical or potential impact on the schedule

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Candidate must have prior Startup and Commissioning Experience
• Strong communication skills and ability to visually convey information
• Strong Primavera Skills along with Strong Excel Skillset is required.

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