Planner

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Job Summary: This mid-level position seeks a candidate to assist with the development, maintenance, and monitoring of the project schedule, ensuring that the full scope of work is included with appropriate scheduling logic. Key Highlights: 1. Opportunities to learn and grow in the role. 2. Focus on energy transition and vital resources. 3. Collaboration with diverse and experienced teams. * **Relocation Authorized: None** * **Telework Type: Full\-Time Office/Project** * **Work Location: Santiago** **Teams Building Inspiring Projects:** ------------------------------------------------ Since 1898, we have helped clients complete more than 25,000 projects across 160 countries on seven continents—creating jobs, growing economies, improving global infrastructure resilience, increasing access to energy, vital resources, and services, and making the world safer and cleaner. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities with our clients’ goals to create lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environment; Energy; Mining & Metals; and Manufacturing & Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment through commissioning and operations. Bechtel’s core is our Vision, Values, and Commitments. They reflect what we believe, what clients can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report. **Project Summary:** ------------------------- The increased production of critical minerals provides key components for clean energy technologies—from wind turbine blades to batteries. This shift toward clean energy—and the demand for commodities—is fundamental to sustaining the energy transition. At Bechtel, our teams extract these vital resources to support net-zero emissions in a more sustainable way than ever before. **Job Summary:** ----------------------- This is a mid-level position, with the expectation that the selected candidate has already developed appropriate skills at this level. There will be opportunities to further learn and grow in this role. As such, the candidate will be responsible for assisting with the development, maintenance, and monitoring of the project schedule. They will also help ensure that the project’s full work scope is included in the plan, with appropriate sequencing and scheduling logic aligned with the Critical Path Method (CPM) methodology. Additionally, they will assist with resource loading and leveling as needed. A specific scope or “area” of the schedule may be assigned to the candidate, for which they will perform and be accountable for all tasks listed above. While this is a mid-level planning position, the candidate is expected to possess practical knowledge of EPC work processes and procedures related to successful project planning and execution. **Key Responsibilities:** ---------------------------------- * Assist with integrating the full scope of all functions, departments, and/or disciplines into the schedule. * Support resource loading into the schedule and resource leveling for control, as well as development of progress and workforce curves, sustained rates, etc., to demonstrate and ensure realism in planning. * Under the direction of the Project Scheduler Lead, develop, evaluate, and review durations for all scheduled activities per discipline and ensure they support project milestones. Ensure all disciplines/departments are aware of and agree to the schedule and understand their schedule responsibilities. * Work with all disciplines and stakeholders to coordinate work sequences and identify interdisciplinary and/or interface logical relationships and constraints for incorporation into the plan. * Assist with schedule updates and ongoing monitoring. * Identify variances and collaborate with the team to identify and implement mitigations as needed. * Assist in conducting comparative analyses against schedules of similar characteristics and scope that have already been executed to demonstrate plan feasibility. * Assist with "what-if" analysis of the project schedule as needed to determine the criticality of scheduled activities. Recommend alternatives to improve the schedule to the project team for discussion and/or decision. **Requirements: Education and Experience:** ---------------------------------------- Requires a bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) and 5–8 years of relevant experience, or, if no bachelor’s degree, 9–12 years of relevant work experience. **Required Knowledge and Skills:** ------------------------------------------- * Experience developing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions across the full commissioning scope, including owner/operator activities. * Experience developing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC). * Demonstrated ability to develop comprehensive schedules for areas or disciplines from scratch. * Familiarity with all associated schedule control tools, such as percent complete, workforce curves, etc. * Practical knowledge and understanding of technical processes and engineering drawings. * Proficiency with common operating systems and mastery of Microsoft Office applications—including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and others. * Competence with multiple discipline-specific software applications currently in use at Bechtel (e.g., Primavera, Primavera Risk Analysis, and Microsoft Project). * Strong oral and written communication skills, as well as the ability to present schedules to the project team. * Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is preferred. **Benefits:** --------------- For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of engineers—and beyond! Because our teams tackle some of the world’s toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it’s advancing careers, offering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel offers benefits designed to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards **Diverse Teams Build the Extraordinary:** -------------------------------------------------- As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant mix of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem-solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for top talent. We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels they belong—where colleagues feel part of “One Team,” respected and rewarded for their contributions, supported in pursuing their goals, committed to our values and purpose, and treated equitably. ***Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (as authorized by law), military status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.*** ***Applicants with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations for any stage of the recruitment and hiring process may submit their request via email to*** ***acesstmt@bechtel.com***