About Us
At Technip Energies, we believe in a better tomorrow and we believe we can make tomorrow better. With approximately 15,000 talented women and men, we are a global and leading engineering and technology company, with a clear vision to accelerate the energy transition. Designing and delivering added value energy solutions is what we do.
If you share our determination to drive the transition to a low-carbon future, then this could be the job for you. We are currently seeking a Principal Planner to join our team based in Houston, TX.
About the Job
Work independently to prepare and monitor plans, schedules, and earned value progress measurements for projects of all sizes and complexities.
Regularly lead a team of schedulers and planners to prepare and monitor the plans, schedules, and earned value progress measurements on projects. Typical project types include Engineering Studies, Process Design Packages (PDP), Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), Basic Design Packages (BDP), Detailed Engineering & Procurement (EP), and Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) efforts.
Responsibilities:
- Development and monitoring of both summary level and detailed schedules.
- Plan, setup, and lead interactive planning sessions for projects of all sizes and complexities.
- Ensure the interactive planning session is successful in obtaining buy-in from all the stakeholders in the project plan and schedule.
- Responsible for the output of the interactive planning session. Direct the setup and monitoring of physical earned progress.
- Review work products of all schedulers and planners on the project and occasionally provide peer reviews of work products on multiple projects.
- Present schedule status to project leaders, department managers, and executive management.
- Extensive interface with project management, engineering discipline leaders, engineering management, procurement management, construction management, and subcontracts.
- Organize and lead the project schedule status meetings.
- Lead development of department initiatives related to planning tools, go-by schedule and progress measurement templates, procedures, guidelines, and work methods.
- Lead other schedulers and planners on a project and occasionally multiple small projects.
- Mentor other schedulers and planners directly and indirectly.
- Ensure the Planning & Scheduling project team follows all department procedures, guidelines, tools, and work methods. If deviations from standard procedures, guidelines, tools, or work methods are required, work with the Planning & Scheduling department manager to obtain approval.
We offer you not only a job, but an inspiring journey in a truly global environment where you team up to break down boundaries thanks to the innovation, creativity and pioneer spirit which drive our people.
About You
We’d love to hear from you if your profile meets the following essential requirements:
Must Have Skills:
- Self-motivated and detail oriented professional
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work under time pressure
- Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and presentation skills
- Advanced skills with MS Excel software
- Extensive experience with Primavera P6 scheduling software
- Experience using Primavera P6 in a collaborative environment with suppliers, partners, subcontractors, or clients.
- Extensive experience with scheduling and progress measurement of the engineering, procurement, and construction work processes
- Experience with multi-office execution and module fabrication yard execution
- Significant experience with Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) execution approach
- Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience in lieu of degree
- Minimum of 15 years of planning & scheduling experience in the energy industry
Nice to Have Skills:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Construction Management
- Extensive experience with multi-office execution and module fabrication yard execution
- Experience working on a field construction site or in a module yard fabrication facility
- Working knowledge of MS Access software
- Working knowledge of MS Power BI software
- Significant experience with MS PowerPoint software
- Significant experience with in-house and third-party progress measurement software
- Significant experience with quantitative risk analysis techniques for schedules
- Significant experience with change mgmt process and its impact on plans and schedules
- Significant experience with construction and commissioning scheduling
- Experience with 4D Material and Systems (4DMS) software
- AACE International certification or working knowledge of AACE recommended practices in the areas of Planning & Scheduling or general Project Controls
- Experience working on projects in the energy transition business
Inclusion Standards
In our continuous journey to developing and building culture of inclusion, we adhere to four Inclusion Gold Standards.
We challenge our biases and embrace diversity of thought.
No one has all the knowledge and solutions, collectively we do.
We foster a caring environment where people are respected, comfortable to share and be heard.
We promote active listening for effective decisions and action.
What’s Next?
Once receiving your system application, the Recruiting Team will screen and match your skills, experience, and potential team fit against the role requirements. We ask for your patience as the team completes the volume of applications within a reasonable timeframe. Check your application progress periodically via personal account from created candidate profile during your application.
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It is the policy of Technip Energies to provide equal opportunity for all qualified persons and not to discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law at the Technip Energies location to which this application is submitted. In Addition, as a Federal Government contractor, Technip Energies is an affirmative action employer. If you require accommodation during the application process, please contact the local Human Resources Department.
