Planning Manager

Requisition ID: 282672 

•  Relocation Authorized: None 
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework 
• Work Location: Reston, VA 

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Project Overview:

The Bechtel Infrastructure Project Controls Function continues to source for experienced Planning Managers to fill current and future positions in our US Heavy Civil market. Ideal candidates would come from a Rail or Aviation background demonstrating expertise delivered on complex and large-scale projects. However, we welcome interest from those who have project planning experience from other markets i.e., Government, Oil & Gas, Power, Mining and Metals. 

Position will based in Reston Virginia.

Job Summary:

In this position, you will lead a team to manage cost engineering, cost estimating, cost analysis/control, forecasting, and planning/scheduling activities for a project that requires technical skill and expertise. You will provide leadership, oversight, guidance, training, and mentoring to your team on key project procedures and risk management to ensure successful project execution and delivery. #LI-JL1

"This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership”.

Major Responsibilities:

• Performs in-depth analysis to identify project schedule impacts and organizes with the project to develop additional estimating bases when information is incomplete.
• Makes recommendations to the client on action plans to mitigate schedule risks and schedule GAP analysis.
• Helps the maintenance, improvement, integration and major updates of the Client Development and Execution main schedule.
• Answerable for organizing the work scope for all entities into the total project plan.
• Performs regular reviews of project scope in schedules, includes establishing the conceptual scope of schedule studies.
• Establishes milestones for the total project or major portions of the project.
• Reviews the performing organizations and unit’s work logics and finds whether the schedules will adequately help the overall project schedule.
• Plans, organizes, and establishes the level of quantification appropriate to the objectives of the effort and to the level of scope definition for each discipline or specialty and designates reference job(s) for source data and/or reconciliations of quantities.
• Organizes development of all bulk commodity release and installation curves.
• Integrates appropriate manpower requirements for each discipline/specialty relative to the overall project needs.
• Finds quantity and manpower levels in help of the project needs and schedule philosophy.
• Obtains required schedule information by all disciplines. Identifies schedule restraints and their effects on the total project schedule.
• Works with all departments to ensure an understanding of the total project schedule needs.
• Identifies schedule considerations and problems resulting from interdisciplinary or group restraints and interfaces.
• Verifies consistency with previous reports to ensure compatibility
• Helps the development of scheduling standards and procedures.
• Compiles, summarizes, updates, and maintains historical schedule data.
• Answerable for leading the development and review of schedule recovery plans, including evaluation of additional resources required to affect such plans.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) and 13-15 years of relevant experience or 17-19 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, which include schedule development, control, and analysis, in the field and the home office.
• Knowledge of supervision, personnel administration, and training of technical and non-technical personnel.
• Skilled in oral and written communication.
• Advanced level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes.
• Knowledge of engineering and construction management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience. Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, direct, perform, review, and present schedule products independently with minimal supervision.
• This includes using a high level of professional judgment and knowledge related to technical planning and scheduling skills and engineering design, construction, and procurement practices.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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