Lead Planner

Planner/Scheduler Manager (Multi-year Contract)

This contractor will be working a hybrid rotation of WFH and on site in Arizona.

• First 2 years: 3 weeks from home, 1 week at site (25% travel required)
• 2+ years: 3 weeks from site, 1 week at home

Description

Manages and directs project planning resources within the project controls functional group for capital projects. Responsible for ensuring all aspects of project planning and scheduling on projects are compliant with corporate procedures. Will retain the ownership and maintenance of planning policies and procedures which enforce the planning guidelines while mitigating schedule risk. Provides mentorship and guidance to project teams. Provides strategic guidance as an expert on planning and scheduling for engineering, procurement, contract and construction field concepts, practices, and procedures. Provides expert level experience and judgment to spearhead in-depth analysis of all aspects of project schedules.

Essential Functions:

• Analyze and drives resolutions to complex execution and project planning issues. Utilizes expert analytical skills to review project plans to identify and provide leadership in resolving project risk at a corporate level.
• Collaborates with various levels of management to provide direction in the development of project execution planning. Reviews project schedules to ensure strategic alignment with execution planning.
• Ensures quality baseline schedule requirements are met and communicate risks, concerns, and solutions to management.
• Establish new planning procedures and guidelines as required. Review and update existing planning procedures and guidelines. Ensure all planning is conducted in accordance with company standards and procedures and that schedule version control processes, policies, and procedures are followed.
• Proactively mentor and act as a sounding board for problem resolution and lead the team of project planners and schedulers to excellence.
• Establishes and drives the organizational structure and hiring of strategic planning and scheduling resources
• Assume all P6 system configuration and licensing duties. Assess and further develop corporate global / project security profiles and the EPS / OBS structures. Ensure the integrity of the corporate P6 cloud.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, business or related field and fifteen (15) years of experience in industrial project planning (mining preferred) with at least ten (10) years of experience in project planning OR
• High School diploma or GED and twenty (20) years of experience in industrial project planning (mining preferred) with at least ten (10) years of experience in project planning
• Must be an expert user of Primavera P6 Scheduling software
• Possess excellent organizational skills
• Possess good communication skills and the ability to train others

Language Skills, Certifications and/or Training:

• Broad knowledge of the principles and practices of heavy industrial construction
• Ability to research and analyze information of considerable difficulty and draw valid conclusions
• Skilled in effective communication, both verbal and written, including the ability to actively listen and to adapt behavior and communication style based upon the audience
• Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety precautions
• Skill in following safety practices, and recognizing, controlling and/or eliminating hazards Ability to build trust and credibility with employees/peers and establish common goals and expectations
• Strong analytical skills

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Experience with construction of metal mining operations, especially with regards all disciplines of construction.
• Experience with construction mega projects.
• Preferred experience working on Combined Cycle Power Plants and/or LNG projects.
• Experience with cost estimating for civil projects, project scheduling and project controls
• Skilled in related scheduling software (Primavera, MS Project, etc)
• Fluency in Spanish would be very helpful