Senior Project Scheduler at Peter Kiewit Sons' in Houston, TX

Job description

Requisition ID: 182488 Job Level: Mid Level Home District/Group: Kiewit Energy District Department: Project Controls Market: OGC Employment Type: Full Time Position Overview As a Senior Project Scheduler within our Oil, Gas, & Chemical market, you will get the opportunity to work closely with construction and engineering operations as you develop engineering and construction schedules. You will be responsible for building and updating schedules as various milestones and project deliverables are completed or added to scope of work. Communicate schedule status, critical-path changes, forecast impacts, and required corrective actions to project leadership and key stakeholders. Additional responsibilities include, training / mentoring of Junior Schedulers, and assisting with the development of corporate standards and procedures. District Overview Kiewit Energy was established to better serve the diverse and expanding energy market. Kiewit Energy provides cohesive engineering, procurement and construction services to the oil, gas, refining, chemicals, petrochemicals, biofuels, and other process industries. Early Contract Involvement presence offering clients long-term relationships, providing integrated schedules, realistic construction estimates, and construction driven execution planning. Location This position will be based at our Energy Corridor office in Houston, Texas , fully onsite. One of the many things that makes Kiewit’s culture unique is that we go where the work is, which exposes your career to abundant opportunities. We relocate our teams based on the work that is available , combined with the development plans, skill sets and career goals of each team member. This means your Kiewit adventure is custom-designed to meet our shared needs. Responsibilities Work closely with project managers, engineers, designers, procurement staff, construction managers, contractors and other project services staff to provide detailed planning and scheduling of projects from conceptual planning through engineering and construction. Develop resource loaded schedules, including lists of activities, major milestones, critical approvals, long lead procurement items and other critical project deliverables to be scheduled and tracked for the projects. Develop schedule logic and constraints, realistic activity durations and available manpower and resources. Assess the impact of design changes and schedule slippages and inform company management and clients of all schedule updates. Apply advanced knowledge of engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning terminology and concepts to develop and maintain critical path logic networks, schedule quality, baseline integrity, progress validation, update narratives, and mitigation or recovery analysis; accumulate and access historical data for use in maintaining realistic future planning and forecasting Provide guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult project control problems. Interface with clients, attend regular meetings and give statistical reports. Qualifications Ability to travel and relocate as needed. Lead scheduler, typically supervises a small-medium size team. Leads the planning & scheduling activities utilizing Primavera and an ability to apply a logical progression of project experience to support large complex and/or multiple small-medium project types. Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, technical training, OR industry related experience. Must be proficient in Primavera (P6). 10-15 years’ construction or engineering scheduling experience. Advanced knowledge of construction engineering technology, codes and standards, and an in-depth understanding of the interdependence and relationship between other functional units. Working knowledge of standard cost control methods utilized in the execution of various types of project (EPC, Joint Venture, Lump Sum, time and Material, Maintenance). Proficiency in various project con