Operational Readiness Planner/Scheduler

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Brunel has an exciting contract opportunity for an Operational Readiness Planner/Scheduler with our client who is a leading mining company in Safford, Arizona.

This contractor position will be WFH/ remote, but requires some presence on either our Safford or Bagdad mine sites, or in our offices in Phoenix, Az. Hired candidate MUST be local to one of these areas.

The hired candidate MUST have mining experience.

Manage and oversee scheduling functions within project controls functional area for moderate to high-risk capital engineering and construction projects. Responsible for project planning and scheduling, monitoring, progress measurement, risk management and reporting. Manage planning team members reporting to the Project Controls Manager. Participate in establishing operating policies to mitigate risk. Provide guidance and consultation for project team members. Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Perform a variety of tasks.

Essential Functions:

• Develop and consolidate the Operational Readiness Plans for each project in the global portfolio of capital projects, including expansions and both new greenfield and brownfield assets. These plans include scope, schedules, budgets (AFE development) and progress tracking programs.
• Collaborate with Project teams and Site leadership to ensure clear and accurate Operational Readiness progress communication - intervening with scope, cost and schedule solutions as required to deliver Operational Readiness objectives.
• Work with each of the Project Readiness Managers and their relevant teams to refine the Operational Readiness Plans as the project develops. Support the effective execution of the plan with accountability, guidance, direction, and support.
• Guide and direct resolution of project difficulties and complex project control issues.
• Strong analytical skills required to review all project controls information and ensure accuracy as well as identify issues, concerns, and potential mitigations
• Interact with the Project Management and Corporate teams in the development of the project schedule and participate in regular project meetings. Gather information, conduct analyses and prepare reports and presentations of information to communicate potential issues and concerns as needed on the project.
• Integrate multiple schedules into a master project schedule.
• Identify, determine, and communicate design changes, scope changes, schedule slippages and potential impacts and participate in the identification of mitigations. Ensure trends of cost and schedule are identified, well documented and ensure the change management process is followed and communicate and suggest corrective actions
• Coordinate with cross functional team in project setting, ensure project controls team members are interfacing with engineering, procurement, contracts and construction on concepts and relationships to the scope of work.
• Manage project baseline process for schedule and participate in progress measurement as well as forecasting of final schedule throughout the project. Ensure all planning is conducted in accordance with company standards and procedures and that schedule version control processes, policies, and procedures are followed.
• Analyze critical path and constraints to determine effect of changes to schedule and recommend mitigations and potential workarounds
• Participate in risk management; this includes identification, documentation, mitigation and tracking of potential risks on the project. In addition, determine potential schedule/progress impacts of potential risks as they are identified
• Mentor and lead other project planner/scheduling members, ensure project planning team is staffed appropriately, conduct regular staff performance reviews, and manage any staffing issues that may arise
• Conduct analysis to determine alternative courses of action or recovery on slippages identified in schedule

Job Scope:

• Nature of work: Works on complex issues and is responsible to implement solutions. Leads and directs the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
• Level of interaction: Leads the department or work group with interaction with external piers in various departments to ensure cross coordination between groups.
• Autonomy/decision making: Works under very limited to no supervision and has latitude to set objectives, priorities and timelines impacting the project controls team.
• Budgetary responsibility: Has moderate budgetary responsibility
• Managerial responsibility: Leads planning work group and at times provides support in management of the project controls team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or related fields and eight (8) years’ experience in Construction Management, at least six (4) years of experience in a leadership role in project controls OR
• High School diploma or GED and twelve (12) years’ experience in engineering, construction, project controls or business-related field with at least six (6) years of experience in a leadership role in project controls planning and scheduling

Language Skills, Certifications and/or Training:

• Fluency in English
• Broad knowledge of the principles and practices of heavy industrial construction
• Ability to research and analyze information of considerable difficulty and draw valid conclusions
• Skill in effective communication, both verbal and written, including the ability to actively listen and to adapt behavior and communication style based upon the audience
• Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety precautions
• Skill in following safety practices, and recognizing, controlling and/or eliminating hazards Ability to build trust and credibility with employees/peers and establish common goals and expectations
• Strong analytical skills

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Experience with construction of metal mining operations, especially with regards all disciplines of construction.
• Experience in Planning at the Commissioning / hand-over / Operational Readiness stage of projects
• Experience with construction mega projects.
• Preferred experience working on Combined Cycle Power Plants and/or LNG projects.
• Experience with cost estimating for civil projects, project scheduling and project controls
• Skilled in related scheduling software (Primavera, MS Project, etc)

Offer

• Full-time employees are eligible for benefits. Benefits include medical, dental and vision that will begin on your first day of employment.
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match – 50% of earnings up to 3% match (immediate vesting). Effective first day of the month following date of hire.

Brunel is an EEO Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for all positions without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Brunel participates in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management

• Industries

  Mining

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