Planner/Scheduler - Planning Engineer III - Onshore

Description:   The OASIS Project will modify existing and install new safety instrumented systems in all of the process units located in the six wholly owned refineries (Burnaby, Cape Town, El Segundo, Pascagoula, Richmond, Salt Lake City).  The intent of the project is to bring all of Manufacturing into compliance with the ISA84 standard.  Implementation will coincide with planned plant turnarounds and will span at least 2 turnaround cycles (10 years).  The project will consist of approximately 200 individual process units.

The core project team is located in Richmond, CA and the EP contractor is in Houston, TX.  The team interacts with resources at all refineries.

Duties: • The Project Scheduler works as a member of the CEPS (Cost Engineering and Project Services) team and as part of a multi-functional team to: • Develop, monitor and update integrated project plans and schedules so that projects can be executed in the most efficient manner possible. • Prepare baseline schedules and schedule basis documents for approval by project teams. • Assess impacts to the critical path and near-critical activities and report to the project team. • Monitor schedule deviations and variances and assist in the developing alternate methods for corrective action. • Prepare and provide schedule progress reports, trending charts and schedule analysis on a periodic basis. • Maintain record of scope changes, trends and variances that potentially affect schedule performance. Assure credibility of the information contained in the schedule. • Review schedules with project team members on a regular basis to ensure that accurate and timely data is incorporated in the schedule. • Analyze schedules from EP firms, Vendors and General Contractors. • Verify schedule integrity and evaluate logic and float paths. • Perform assurances and risk assessments on schedules. • Make recommendations to manage float and (re)sequence activities to achieve project milestone dates and interim target completion dates. • Analyze change orders for schedule impacts. • Resource load schedules as required by the project team. • Facilitate project scheduling meetings and/or interactive planning meetings as required by the project team. • Interface among multiple teams and stakeholders to assure schedule quality and use. • Work and collaborate with several other schedulers on the project. • Participate in project meetings at the discretion of the project manager. • Participate in departmental staff meetings. • Comply with Manufacturing scheduling practices and procedures. • At the completion of the project, develop and record the project's historical schedule information and lessons learned; for future use

Skills: • Minimum of 5 years' experience as a planner/scheduler on facilities capital projects, including design and construction phases. • Demonstrated expertise in the use of modern planning and scheduling principles, methodologies, techniques and tools. • Proficiency using Primavera Version 6 • Manufacturing and instrumentation project experience, including validation and commissioning activities, and instrumentation is preferred. • Strong interpersonal skills and able to cooperate well within a team environment.