What are the responsibilities and job description for the Planner-Scheduler II position at Talascend?
Talascend is currently seeking a Planner-Scheduler II for a contract opportunity located in Houston, TX
Will be hybrid onsite 2 days WFH, 3 days mandatory in office (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday).
Core hours are 9-3pm CST, must work 8 hours a day unless project requires otherwise.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES :
The Planner-Scheduler II will provide project planning and scheduling support to projects within Subsea NAM group, including vessels. This candidate must be detail oriented, but able to understand projects from a top level perspective while strictly adhering to the foundational beliefs and core values.
- Define Project objectives in terms of duration and resources.
- Pilots the Project status and to ensure the forecast reliability.
- Develops a Schedule compliant with the selected execution strategy.
- Plans in order to mitigate risks and reduce costs.
- Defines and optimizes the necessary resources (E-P-C-I).
- Defines the Planning & Scheduling system (methods, procedures, time-schedules, physical progress, dashboards, etc.).
- Defines for the Management, the Proposal Manager and the Estimation Department a Contract duration realistic and feasible for execution.
- Defines the Project Breakdown Structures.
- Supports Client approval process of the Schedule Baseline, progress claimed or milestones achievement.
- Increases Project team members awareness of the Project Milestones, main durations and critical paths.
- Monitors and controls the project status, to detect any delay and to propose corrective actions.
- Estimates the delay linked with changes and claims and to prepare the Extension of Time analysis, in case of delay due to Client.
- Provides Project Feedback and Lessons Learned in order to improve the Planning & Scheduling methods and provide input to the statistics of Planning Department.
- May supervise or train less experienced colleagues, mainly on small and middle size projects.
- Facilitates communications between cross-company and cross-functional teams to ensure scheduling conflicts are identified early and solutions accurately incorporated into schedules and processes.
- Ensures cooperation and interaction across diverse stakeholders, both internal and external to the organization.
- Utilizes excellent presentation skills to present to a diverse group of interests, including project managers, analysts, and other key stakeholders.
- Conducts and / or participates in schedule audits and schedule reviews to ensure schedule accuracy and validity requirements are met.
- Supports the development, review and Contract requirements for Baseline Schedule.
- Checks the adequacy between the defined Project Breakdown Structures and the needs of the Planning & Scheduling System.
- Collaborates with the project team by identifying major milestones, critical approvals and long lead procurement items.
- Determines reasonable schedule logic and constraints based on discussion with task owners and / or teams.
- Evaluates critical and near critical path activity sequences.
- Assesses or validate actual progress.
- Monitors schedule changes and trends.
- Suggests corrective actions and / or develops recovery plans when delays are anticipated or occur.
- Reviews all contractual documentation in regards to project planning and project controls.
- Prepares the monthly progress reports for the client and the internal reporting for the Project Manager.
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