Senior Planner P6 Scheduler

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Project Overview:

Bechtel and Westinghouse Electric Company have partnered to deliver the first AP1000 nuclear power reactors in Poland for our customer, the Polish Entity Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe (PEJ). Bechtel will be the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractor for the project. As the EPC, our responsibilities will include providing the design for the Turbine Island and Balance of Plant as well as the construction of the entire facility.  This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity, and we are looking for the talent that will help expand Poland’s nuclear base and build a strong and long-lasting energy future for generations to come. This position is subject to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) regulations at 10 CFR Part 810 (Part 810), which govern the transfer of hardware, materials, and technology to support the construction and operation of commercial nuclear power plants overseas.

Job Summary:

The purpose of the Senior Planner Scheduler is to perform construction schedule development, maintenance, monitoring, and analysis of activities. Supports project organisational and administrative activities when delegated. Supervises planning/scheduling activities when delegated. Ensures work is completed as scheduled and identifies construction schedule-associated cost trends for management attention.

Major Responsibilities:

• Obtains required schedule information from all disciplines and functions.
• Coordinates with all departments to ensure understanding of project schedule needs.
• Responsible for total integration of schedule activities.
• Identifies restraints and their effect on the schedule.
• Identifies schedule considerations and challenges resulting from inter-discipline or functional restraints and interfaces.
• Monitors and reports critical path and schedule performance.
• Conducts schedule analysis and studies of problem areas to determine the criticality of scheduled activities.
• Recommends alternatives for schedule improvement to the project team for discussion and/or decision.
• Responsible for leading, when requested, the development and review of schedule recovery plans, including the evaluation of additional resources/costs required to affect such plans.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 to 8 years of experience, or at least 9 to 12 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 scheduling software.
• Advanced level of proficiency in using Project Controls software applications such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing scheduling functions which include planning, critical path analysis, and schedule performance measurement.
• Must demonstrate good interpersonal teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to work with people of varied backgrounds and objectives.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

• Construction experience on large, complex Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) jobs.
• Previous Earned Value experience on complex Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) jobs.
• Demonstrated skill in identifying and analysing issues and recommending corrective actions.
• Flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and changing priorities.

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