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Lead strategic scheduling and project controls for large-scale infrastructure projects, utilizing Primavera P6, while mentoring staff and mitigating risks.
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Overview
Parsons is seeking a highly experienced
Senior Planner
to lead the development, implementation, and management of complex project schedules.
The successful candidate will provide strategic oversight for large-scale infrastructure programs, ensuring all phases of the project lifecycle are meticulously planned and executed.
You will serve as a technical expert, mentoring junior staff and collaborating with executive leadership to mitigate risks and maintain project momentum.
What You'll Be Doing
- Strategic Scheduling:
- Lead the development and maintenance of fully integrated Master Project Schedules (MPS) using industry-standard software (e.g., Primavera P6), ensuring logic, sequencing, and constraints are technically sound.
• Critical Path Management
Perform advanced critical path analysis and forensic delay analysis to identify potential bottlenecks and provide actionable recovery strategies.
• Project Controls Integration
- Collaborate with Cost Engineering and Project Management teams to ensure schedules are resource-loaded and aligned with budgetary milestones and Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics.
- Stakeholder Coordination:
- Interface with clients, subcontractors, and multi-disciplinary engineering teams to facilitate planning workshops and ensure buy-in on schedule milestones.
- Risk Mitigation:
- Conduct quantitative schedule risk analysis (QSRA) to identify threats to project completion and develop comprehensive mitigation plans.
- Reporting:
- Prepare high-level executive summaries, dashboards, and monthly progress reports detailing schedule variance, productivity trends, and performance indicators.
- Technical Advisory:
- Leverage a civil engineering background to review technical drawings and specifications, ensuring the construction sequence is realistic and efficient.
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