Planner / Scheduler

Airswift is looking for a Planner / Scheduler to support a major Industrial Construction project on a 1-year contract rotating to Anchorage, AK

Candidates must be based in Houston, TX!

Schedule: 18 days on / 10 days off rotating

We are seeking an experienced Planner / Scheduler to support ongoing industrial construction projects. This role will play a critical part in developing and managing project execution plans, ensuring alignment between field activities, engineering deliverables, and overall project schedules.

This is not a traditional scheduling role. The ideal candidate will bring a strong understanding of construction execution and sequencing, with the ability to build and validate schedules based on real world field conditions, not just software inputs.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules and execution plans for industrial construction projects
• Translate engineering drawings, specifications, and scopes of work into logical, executable work sequences
• Work closely with project management, engineering, and field teams to ensure alignment on scope, sequencing, and timelines
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to define and validate the construction sequence and critical path of major project activities
• Build schedules from first principles, including:
• Identifying key activities
• Establishing dependencies and critical paths
• Defining realistic durations based on field conditions
• Support project planning efforts by evaluating:
• Construction methodologies
• Resource requirements
• Schedule risk and constraints
• Monitor project progress against schedule and proactively identify:
• Delays
• Risk items
• Opportunities for optimization
• Participate in planning sessions, lookaheads, and coordination meetings with internal and external stakeholders
• Update schedules and reporting tools to reflect progress, changes, and forecasts
• Provide input into schedule recovery plans and mitigation strategies when required

Requirements:

• Minimum 6+ years of experience in planning, scheduling, or project controls within industrial construction or EPC environments
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing schedules for field-driven construction projects
• Strong understanding of:
• Construction sequencing
• Work packaging
• Field execution practices
• Ability to read and interpret:
• Engineering drawings
• Specifications
• Construction scopes of work
• Experience working directly with:
• Superintendents
• Field crews
• Engineers
• Project managers
• Hands-on experience building schedules from scratch, not just maintaining existing schedules
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Preferred Background

Targeting candidates with practical field experience, such as:

• Former Superintendents or Supervisors who transitioned into planning or scheduling
• Project engineers or project controls professionals with significant field exposure
• Individuals who have personally managed crews, scopes, or field execution activities

Candidates who understand how work is actually performed onsite will be most successful in this role.