Houston Schedulers - Oil & Gas (Anticipated Opening)

From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help to deliver the outcomes that matter through transformational projects covering the full spectrum of consultancy, project delivery and post-project operations.  

With offices located globally, you're never far away from our services. With over 22,000 specialists in more than 60 countries, we blend local knowledge with global insight to tackle challenges of any scale.    

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world. 

Do you want to be part of our successful Energy and Natural Resources team supporting top clients for Turner & Townsend in Houston? We are hiring multiple ambitious and forward thinking Scheduler/Senior Schedulers to work in our growing team.

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver.  As a result our people get to work on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Who are you?

You are an experienced Scheduler with a minimum of 10 years post-graduate experience looking for the next step or are currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment



Job Description



As a Scheduler, you will be involved in:

• Implement Project Planning & Scheduling strategy, plans and procedures, reflecting both company and contractor roles, responsibilities and expectations
• Coordinate the development and implementation of project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) in concert with Project controls Lead, Project cost consultant and contractor, and in conjunction with Project Execution Plans
• Prepare the Integrated Planning, Scheduling, baseline and updates
• Contribution to the Project controls Monthly Project Report and specific reports / presentations
• Coordinate and generate master schedules for projects and programs applying resource and cost loading
• Prepare labor histograms
• Lead and support the project team in the implementation of an integrated enterprise based, cross functional master schedule programs with various party inputs and which may involve multiple projects
• Working closely with various disciplines in project teams to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the schedules produced without compromising your independence as a planning engineer so you’re in a position to advise project management on issues requiring judgement
• Conduct the required project schedule analysis (including cost and resource loaded schedules), critical path analysis and schedule risk analysis for the project as a whole and received from contractors and/or third parties.  Similarly analysis of testing and commissioning schedules will be required.
• Analysis and interrogation of third party labour histograms
• Perform Critical Path Analysis and report
• Analyse deviations from the baseline in the Project Master schedule highlighting bottlenecks / delays and propose corrective actions and report
• Provide interface and quality assurance regarding the tracking and reporting of schedule performance for reporting purposes and provide oversight tracking and monitoring of schedules
• Ensure that schedule related data from vendors, suppliers, engineering and construction contractors of actual projects is provided as feedback into the planning and scheduling systems
• Analyse and highlight the overall schedule impact of any variance / change order raised to enable clarity on change effects
• Quality Control – Ensuring compliance with quality standards / best practices
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. 

• A recognized relevant university degree
• Membership in relevant professional organizations is beneficial
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in project controls and time/schedule management
• Quality Control – Ensuring compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits
• Experience at delivering scheduling functions within the Energy Sectors/Midstream/Pipeline
• Proficient and expert experience level using project scheduling tools (MS Project, Primavera P6, Acumen Fuse)
• Ability to coordinate & organize multiple sources of schedule inputs/performance data into a master schedule platform and deliver project/program status reports as required.
• Ability to perform schedule management on multiple ongoing commissions
• Ability and capability to analyze and report against contractor (and other third party) schedule updates received.
• Experience of working in a consultancy or owner organization.
• Experience with large capital projects or EPC/EPCM
• Earned Value and Risk Analysis methodologies experience 
• Experienced user of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Power Bi and Risk Analysis experience is a plus

*On site requirements might change based on clients needs.

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. 

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.  

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. 

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ 

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 

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