Construction Scheduler

Our client is a Refinery which is located on the east coast of England in North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. The Humber facility includes crude distilling, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, hydrodesulfurization, thermal cracking and delayed coking units. The refinery has two coking units with associated calcining plants. This is the only coking refinery in the United Kingdom, and a producer of high-quality specialty graphite and anode-grade petroleum cokes. The refinery also produces a high percentage of transportation fuels. The majority of the light oils produced by the refinery are distributed to customers in the United Kingdom by pipeline, railcar and truck, while the other refined petroleum products are exported throughout the world. They are currently seeking a skilled and experience Construction Scheduler to join their team on a temporary basis initially covering 12 months. The Construction Project Scheduler will plan and schedule projects in the construction phase through start-up. The Scheduler will establish and develop detailed construction schedules, maintain project logic networks, risk management data, forecasting, earned value, schedule variance analysis, and schedule quality check. The Construction Scheduler will report to the Project Manager / Construction Manager on a large on-site capital project.

RESPONSIBILITIES TO INCLUDE:

• Proficient in Primavera P6.
• Maintain all schedules reflecting the relationship and interdependencies of the engineering, procurement, and construction functions.
• Organize and facilitate risk assessment reviews at the direction of the Planning/Scheduling Manager and Project Manager.
• Construct logic network modifications to facilitate risk mitigation and the contingency planning process.
• Consolidates information from Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Project Management and Project Discipline Leads to develop the project schedule (baseline time-phased schedule with proper constraints) and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for assigned projects.
• Monitors actual progress in comparison to baseline and reports the analysis against the schedule to the Project Manager and Construction Manager.
• Leads weekly Schedule Reviews to ensure that schedule requirements are met. Meets with Engineering, Procurement, Project Management, and Project Discipline Leads to obtain project status (e.g., engineering deliverables, procurement delivery schedules, installation start dates, etc.) to update the project schedule.
• Prepare Reports of Earned Value and KPI variance of the Project Plan.
• Program approved recovery or work-around plans.
• Interface with the Contractor's Planning and Scheduling Specialists to ensure that task data is incorporated into the integrated project schedule.
• Coordinate with the Contractor and lead planning-oriented meetings with disciplines, engineers, and project management that will highlight and report status on upcoming project milestone events.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of planning & schedule methodology and show the ability to challenge field contractors' progress and execution plans.

EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS:

• Legally authorised to work in the job posting country
• Bachelors Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or other equivalent experience
• 10 or more years of experience in planning/scheduling large downstream projects.
• 3 or more years of field scheduling experience.
• Demonstrates ability to independently consolidate and analyse information from various sources to develop effective overall project schedules.
• Proficiency in the use of project planning software (Primavera P6; MS Project).
• Demonstrates effective organisation & project planning skills.
• Demonstrable ability to develop KPI reports for and presentations to management
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

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