Brunel is looking to hire a Planner/Scheduler to work with a major oil and gas company in Baytown, TX on a contract basis.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates that safety is the top priority in all planning and scheduling activities.
- Participates in planning with Core/Work Teams.
- Plans and schedules routine maintenance work as required.
- Works with the Planner to develop schedules, cost estimates, and equipment planning for routine work to be completed during turnaround windows.
- Develops complex job plans and resource plans in collaboration with the Scheduler, Execution Lead, and Operations teams across all disciplines.
- Identifies and monitors critical and sub-critical paths for major events.
- Utilizes advanced functions of planning and estimating tools and educates field personnel on look-ahead schedules to ensure timely work progression.
- Provides input to the maintenance work contracting/procurement strategy and ensures alignment with the plan.
- Resolves scheduling issues such as negative float, out-of-sequence updates, resource overloads, scope changes, and progress validation.
- Develops complete job plans with materials, resources, and timelines.
- Contributes to material of construction selection and management.
- Plans, estimates, tracks, and schedules Field Order Changes (FCOs).
- Applies planning logic, including lead, lag, critical path, and milestones.
- Assesses work contingencies and their impact on schedules, coordinating activities between teams to address any contingencies.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Previous experience in a similar or closely related position.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or an applicable discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to provide clear recommendations to management.
- Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent priority changes.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and selected scheduling and planning software.
- Demonstrates leadership skills in work team meetings to remove barriers and guide action items and cost profiles to meet work plans and cost estimates.
