Conducts or participates in all interactive planning sessions as required to create contractor's schedule deliverables
Performs what-if analysis, workaround identification, float analysis, critical path identification, and recommends any corrective actions needed to mitigate unfavorable deviations of the schedule
Reviews the Contractor's baseline schedule and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) considered as the project baseline or benchmark
Performs analysis and offers corrective actions as it relates to meeting planned progress per discipline
Validates claimed progress by analyzing Contractor's deliverables and construction activities
Identifies interface points between the Contractors' schedules to ensure coordination and optimization of the Project plan
Validates progress and payment milestones claimed in Contractor's monthly invoices
Monitors Contractor's compliance with best practices of project planning and scheduling and contractual requirements for schedule development and updates: phased, proper sequencing, logic, and relational-based activities
Estimates schedule impact of various changes and variance
Supports Project Management Team with preparing weekly and monthly status reports and Project dashboards
Review Contractor's weekly and monthly reports for accuracy
Prepares charts, tables, and 3-week lookahead schedules to assist Project Management Team in managing the overall project and ensures the schedule is a tool that is logical, usable, and understandable by the Project team
Assists in development of schedule identification, storage, retrieval, and report format standardization
Identifies and assesses period changes in schedule through use of special scheduling software
Participates in Project risk management workshops, implements mitigation actions, and quantifies schedule contingency
Develops, maintains, reviews, and updates integrated project schedules using Primavera P6, including detailed Level 3/Level 4 schedules as required
Performs schedule health checks, critical-path and near-critical-path analysis, identifying emerging risks and potential delays
Develops and reviews short- and medium-term look-ahead schedules and identifies constraints that may affect planned activities
Performs schedule variance and trend analysis against the approved baseline and recommends appropriate mitigation and recovery actions
Supports forecasting of key project milestones, including construction completion, mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and start-up
Supports time-impact analysis and assessment of contractor schedule claims, as required
Reviews Contractors' progress measurement methodology, productivity, and earned value performance
Supports preparation of weekly/monthly management dashboards, S-curves, schedule KPIs, and progress reports
Coordinates schedule interfaces across Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, and Start-up activities
Ensures schedule information is aligned, where applicable, with project cost, risk, change management, and progress-control processes
Desired Candidate Profile
- Bachelor's degree or above in engineering or related field
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- SME of Primavera P6, schedule risk analysis and Acumen Fuse
- Solid understanding of Microsoft Office products including Excel and PowerPoint
- Previous Operator capital project experience and/or working with an contractor
- Experience in Petrochemical Unit design, engineering, construction, and commissioning and start-up
- Strong knowledge of Critical Path Method, Earned Value Management, progress measurement, schedule forecasting, and schedule variance analysis
- Demonstrated experience in reviewing, analyzing, and challenging contractor baseline and updated schedules
- Experience in schedule recovery planning, mitigation strategies, and time-impact analysis
- Ability to analyze schedule trends, identify potential delays and constraints, and provide recommendations to Project Management
- Strong team-building skills and ability to work with peers, company employees, and contractors
- Excellent planning and organizational skills and trouble-shooting abilities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Self-starter with desire to lead and take responsibility
- Strong commitment to safety
- Knowledge of industry standards and company standards