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Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. 

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Project Overview:

Job Summary:

In this role, you will work with the project team to assist in the preparation, establishment, and maintenance of schedule data for proposals or contracts. You will perform schedule development duties, monitoring, reporting, and analysis and assist with schedule recovery plans. Your work will enable Bechtel to optimize the scheduling details for critical activities to best achieve project deadlines and objectives.

Major Responsibilities:

• Performs cost estimating, analysis, and control activities and schedule development, maintenance, reporting, and monitoring activities, as directed

• Collects or receives, as directed, drawings and other scope definition documentation that applies to assigned discipline or commodity specialty and verifies adequacy and completeness

• Performs, as directed, routine quantity takeoffs, within discipline or commodity specialty, from engineering and construction drawings

• Collects and tabulates quantity data for summary comparisons and reconciliations, or verifies quantities provided by others

• Prepares and presents cost/schedule information at meetings, as directed

• Assists in preparing cost/schedule data for proposals or contracts

• Gathers and verifies data on schedule, work force, and quantities to update and status discipline or specialty progress and performance reports

• Operates, manages, and oversees use of Active Risk Manager (ARM) or equivalent risk register software tool

• Assists the Project Risk Specialist or Project Risk Manager in the preparation of risk analysis recommendations, reports, metrics, and presentations

• Works with Risk Owners to update and satisfy project record keeping and data archival requirements in support of PERM activities

• Level 2:

• Assists in the development and support of project trend program

• Assists with budget allocation and reporting/cost control regime for specific construction discipline or group of disciplines

• Assists with developing and maintaining scope-specific schedules for easy integration into the total project plan following established project procedures/practices

• Assists with developing discipline level work logics in support of overall project schedule

• Assists with reporting progress relative to established milestones for total project or major portions of the project

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-10 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience and demonstrated skill in planning, and scheduling functions, including schedule development, control, and analysis
• Experience and demonstrated skill in establishing criteria for project planning and scheduling activities
• Skilled in oral and written communication, with a demonstrated ability to present planning and scheduling information to management and clients
• Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and solving problems
• Knowledgeable about current industry and technical developments

Total Rewards/Benefits:

For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive.  Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards

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As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.

We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.