Senior Strategic Planner

About the Role

Join Bechtel's extraordinary team as a Senior Project Scheduler in Santiago, working on critical mineral extraction projects that support the global energy transition. Since 1898, Bechtel has completed over 25,000 projects across 160 countries, creating jobs, growing economies, and building resilient infrastructure. This senior-level position requires an experienced professional capable of performing complex scheduling tasks independently while contributing to projects that extract vital resources for clean energy technologies including wind turbines and batteries.

This role involves comprehensive schedule development, maintenance, and monitoring for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects in the mining sector. You'll be responsible for ensuring total project scope integration, developing realistic timelines, and implementing critical path methodology (CPM) across all project phases. While initially based in Santiago, future business needs may require relocation to project sites.

Key Responsibilities
Schedule Development & Integration:

• Ensure complete integration of total project work scope across all entities, departments, and disciplines into comprehensive project plans
• Develop, evaluate, and review schedule durations for all disciplinary activities while ensuring support of critical project milestones
• Establish work activity durations for specific disciplines and specialties using industry best practices
• Create and maintain schedules that comply with critical path methodology (CPM) requirements

Coordination & Stakeholder Management:

• Collaborate with all disciplines and stakeholders to coordinate work sequences and identify logical relationships
• Identify interdisciplinary constraints and interfaces for incorporation into project planning
• Ensure all departments understand the schedule and their specific responsibilities within the timeline
• Facilitate communication between teams to maintain schedule alignment and accountability

Resource Planning & Analysis:

• Plan, organize, and execute schedule resource loading and leveling activities
• Develop bulk commodity release and installation curves to support procurement and construction activities
• Create progress and workforce curves ensuring realistic planning assumptions
• Perform benchmark analysis of plans to demonstrate viability and support decision-making

Monitoring & Risk Management:

• Conduct regular schedule updates and continuous monitoring of project progress
• Identify schedule deviations and collaborate with teams to develop and implement effective mitigation strategies
• Perform schedule risk analysis to determine appropriate contingency levels
• Analyze problem areas to determine criticality and recommend alternatives for schedule improvement

Reporting & Communication:

• Prepare and analyze comparisons of scope, quantities, and cost data between projects
• Provide continuous schedule knowledge to assist in discipline planning and cross-functional coordination
• Present scheduling information and recommendations to project teams and management
• Develop and implement requirements and processes for schedule updating and monitoring

Requirements
Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) plus 10-13 years of relevant experience, OR 14-17 years of relevant work experience
• Proven experience in planning and scheduling functions for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects
• Experience leading planning teams with demonstrated ability in day-to-day supervision, training, and team development

Technical Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes in mining and pipeline industries
• Demonstrated ability to develop complete EPC schedules from initial concept through project completion
• Proficiency in understanding technical processes, engineering drawings, quantity determinations, and financial reports
• Expert-level proficiency with Primavera, Primavera Risk Analysis, and Microsoft Office Applications
• Strong PC operating systems knowledge with proficiency in multiple discipline-specific software applications

Communication & Language Requirements:

• Bilingual English and Spanish capability required
• Must be able to present schedules and technical information in English to senior management
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both languages
• Ability to effectively communicate complex scheduling concepts to diverse stakeholder groups

Benefits

Bechtel offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to support our employees who tackle some of the world's most challenging projects. Our robust benefits program includes opportunities for career advancement, cultural enhancement programs, and time for personal recharge. As part of our commitment to sustainable growth, we provide competitive compensation and benefits that reflect our investment in our people's long-term success.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Bechtel, we celebrate our vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity makes us more trusted partners, effective problem solvers, innovative thinkers, and an attractive destination for top talent. We are committed to fostering an environment where every colleague feels they belong as part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for their contributions, supported in pursuing their goals, and treated equitably.

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