Planner presso Brown & Root Industrial Services

Position Summary:

Planner 3 is a senior-level role responsible for leading advanced planning, scheduling, and coordination efforts for complex maintenance, construction, or project activities. This position develops detailed work packages, oversees resource allocation, and ensures that project execution aligns with company objectives for safety, quality, cost, and schedule. Planner 3 also mentors junior planners and plays a key role in process improvement and strategic planning initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of detailed work plans, schedules, and resource forecasts for large-scale or critical projects.
• Perform field verification (walkdowns) and scope development for highly technical or high-risk jobs.
• Collaborate with project management, operations, maintenance, engineering, and supply chain teams to align planning efforts with business goals.
• Review work orders for technical accuracy and completeness, ensuring all necessary permits, drawings, procedures, and materials are included.
• Optimize resource utilization through effective planning, leveling labor demand, and coordinating craft specialties.
• Analyze project risks and constraints, developing mitigation strategies to maintain project timelines.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning and scheduling practices; recommend and implement best practices.
• Provide training and mentorship to Planners 1 and 2 and assist supervisors in building planning team capabilities.
• Lead planning efforts for major outages, turnarounds, shutdowns, or capital projects.
• Generate and present detailed progress reports, schedule updates, and KPI metrics to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, regulatory requirements, and company policies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, operations management, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 5–8 years of progressive experience in maintenance planning, project scheduling, or related fields.
• Advanced proficiency with planning and scheduling software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project) and CMMS platforms (e.g., SAP, Maximo).
• Expert-level knowledge of maintenance, construction, or project management principles.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, P&IDs, and technical manuals.
• Strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams across multiple work fronts.

Preferred Skills:

• Professional certifications (e.g., PMP, CMRP, CMMS certifications) highly preferred.
• Deep understanding of critical path method (CPM) scheduling earned value management (EVM), and resource loading techniques.
• Outage or shutdown planning experience, particularly in energy, utilities, or heavy industrial sectors.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.

Working Conditions:

• Office environment with frequent travel to field or job sites as required.
• PPE required when on active work sites.
• Must be available for extended hours during major project milestones, outages, or emergency situations.

Summary:
A Planner 3 is often the lead planner for an entire department, outage, or major project. They are usually very independent, handle strategic work, and act as a liaison between planning, operations, and leadership.