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Job Summary
The VLS Planner-Scheduler supports onsite planning and scheduling activities for the Sentinel VLS scope at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), California, and reports to the VSFB Schedule Lead. The position develops, maintains, updates, and monitors integrated Primavera P6 schedules; coordinates work scope, logic, sequencing, durations, milestones, interfaces, and constraints with engineering, procurement, construction, subcontractor, and project controls personnel; validates progress and forecast information; performs critical-path, variance, trend, and impact analysis; identifies emerging schedule risks; and supports corrective-action and recovery planning. The role also prepares schedule metrics, look-ahead information, forecasts, status reports, and management briefings to provide timely visibility into schedule performance and support informed project decisions.
Employment Eligibility
Must be a US Citizen.
Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check that includes verification of employment, education, and travel.
Must possess active security clearance or an ability to obtain security clearance.
Major Responsibilities
Identifies scope of schedule activities.
Determines schedule dates for work activities within a discipline area or specialty.
Determines milestones to support project schedule.
Works with Area/Functional personnel to coordinate work sequences with the total project plan.
Conforms work sequence and activity durations per project's execution plan for a specific discipline or specialty.
Determines inter-discipline constraints or interfaces that define activity sequences.
Assists discipline groups in determining what information is required from other disciplines to support schedule activities and how to interface with the assigned discipline or specialty.
Provides schedule knowledge on a continuous basis to assist in discipline planning and interfacing with others.
Performs schedule monitoring, including identifying critical activities and updating functions for specific applications, disciplines, or specialties.
Assists in the development of requirements for updating and monitoring the schedule.
Monitors schedule deviation for assigned disciplines or specialties including subcontractor submittals and recommends corrective action/workaround solutions for project considerations.
Assists with development of the schedule commentary that appears in the monthly progress and similar reports.
Identifies and reports activities that have a critical or potential impact on the schedule.
Provides analysis and reports to the project.
Education and Experience Requirements
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university plus a minimum of 5 or more years professional experience or, in lieu of a degree, must have a high school diploma and at least 9 or more years professional experience.
Required Knowledge and Skills
Experience in preparing, monitoring, and reporting schedule information in engineering, procurement, and construction environments.
Demonstrated capability level with Primavera (P6) and experience in its application on complex engineering, procurement and construction projects.
Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, perform, review, and present planning and scheduling products.
Demonstrated skill in identifying and analyzing issues and recommending corrective actions.
Proficiency in using PC operating systems and Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Demonstrated ability to prepare and review products independently with minimal supervision using a high level of professional judgment and knowledge related to technical planning and scheduling skills and engineering design and construction practices.
Skilled in oral and written communication.
Demonstrated flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities.
Demonstrated ability to work with people of varied backgrounds and objectives.
Preferred Qualifications
Construction experience on large, complex Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) jobs.
Prior Earned Value Management System experience on an Engineering, Procurement Construction job.
Total Rewards/Benefits
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At Bechtel, our employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, along with optional disability and supplemental insurance options, generous paid time off (160 hours annually, accrued 6.16 hours per pay period), nine paid holidays, paid parental leave, discretionary bonuses, and a well-designed 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components
Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to acesstmt@bechtel.com
