Senior Scheduler - Mining & Engineering

Do you want to be part of our successful Energy and Natural Resources team supporting top clients for Turner & Townsend in Las Vegas, NV? We are hiring an ambitious and forward-thinking Senior Scheduler to work in our growing team.

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Our team is dynamic, innovative and client focused.

Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to work on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Who are you? You are a Senior Scheduler - with a minimum of 5 years post-graduate experience looking for the next step or are currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment. As a Scheduler, you will be involved in:

*On site presence Mon-Fri every other week

Implement Project Planning & Scheduling strategy, plans and procedures, reflecting both company and contractor roles, responsibilities and expectations

Coordinate the development and implementation of project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) in concert with Project controls Lead, Project cost consultant and contractor, and in conjunction with Project Execution Plans

Prepare the Integrated Planning, Scheduling, baseline and updates

Contribution to the Project controls Monthly Project Report and specific reports / presentations

Coordinate and generate master schedules for projects and programs applying resource and cost loading

Prepare labor histograms

Lead and support the project team in the implementation of an integrated enterprise based, cross functional master schedule programs with various party inputs and which may involve multiple projects

Working closely with various disciplines in project teams to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the schedules produced without compromising your independence as a planning engineer, so you’re in a position to advise project management on issues requiring judgement Turner & Townsend

Conduct the required project schedule analysis (including cost and resource loaded schedules), critical path analysis and schedule risk analysis for the project as a whole and received from contractors and/or third parties. Similarly, analysis of testing and commissioning schedules will be required.

Analysis and interrogation of third-party labor histograms

Perform Critical Path Analysis and report

Analyze deviations from the baseline in the Project Master schedule highlighting bottlenecks / delays and propose corrective actions and report

Provide interface and quality assurance regarding tracking and reporting of schedule performance for reporting purposes and provide oversight tracking and monitoring of schedules

Ensure that schedule related data from vendors, suppliers, engineering and construction contractors of actual projects is provided as feedback into the planning and scheduling systems

Analyze and highlight the overall schedule impact of any variance / change order raised to enable clarity on change effects

Quality Control – Ensuring compliance with quality standards / best practices

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable

A recognized relevant university degree

Membership in relevant professional organizations is beneficial

10 years of relevant experience in project controls and time/schedule management

5+ years of scheduling experience

Ability to work in the office Monday through Friday

Quality Control – Ensuring compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits

Experience at delivering scheduling functions within the mining or engineering sectors

Proficient and expert experience level using project scheduling tools (MS Project, Primavera P6, Acumen Fuse)

Ability to coordinate & organize multiple sources of schedule inputs/performance data into a master schedule platform and deliver project/program status reports as required

Ability to perform schedule management on multiple ongoing commissions

Ability and capability to analyze and report against contractors (and other third party) schedule updates received

Experience of working in a consultancy or owner organization

Experience with large capital projects or EPC/EPCM

Earned Value and Risk Analysis methodologies experience

Experienced in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Mining and / or feasibility studies experience preferred

The salary range for this full-time role is $110K-$150K per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package.  Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

*On-site presence and requirements may …