Senior Planner/Scheduler
Johnson Service Group (JSG) is actively searching for a Senior Planner/Scheduler for our client’s project near Odessa, TX. This is a contract position with competitive pay and per diem. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on a state-of-the-art project.
Responsibilities:
- Developing detailed structural TAR schedules for project proposals and execution phases, ensuring logic, sequencing, and constructability are fit for purpose
- Maintaining schedules on a real-time basis, ensuring alignment with field progress, evolving scope, and turnaround constraints
- Ensuring compatibility and integration of supporting schedules across engineering, procurement, and construction activities
- Supporting shutdown and turnaround planning, including critical path development, resource loading, and sequencing for structural scopes
- Collaborating closely with construction, project controls, and site teams to improve planning accuracy and execution performance
- Preparing and presenting schedule reports, forecasts, and performance updates for project leadership and stakeholders
- Identifying risks, constraints, and opportunities within the project schedule, and supporting mitigation and recovery planning
- Leading or guiding schedulers and planning resources, assigning work, reviewing deliverables, and ensuring adherence to standards
- Supporting continuous improvement in planning processes, systems, and tools to enhance turnaround efficiency
- Participating in cross-functional collaboration to ensure schedules reflect site realities, operational constraints, and execution strategies
Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling within industrial, construction, or turnaround environments
- Advanced planning expertise, strong technical understanding of turnaround environments, and the ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, high-consequence projects.
- Degree in engineering, construction management, or a related discipline—or equivalent relevant experience
- Demonstrated experience supporting structural TAR (turnaround) projects, including shutdown scheduling, sequencing, and execution planning
- Strong understanding of scheduling methodologies, including critical path analysis, resource loading, and progress measurement
- Experience working in multidisciplinary EPC/EPCM environments, coordinating across engineering, construction, and project controls teams
- Proven ability to lead planning efforts, guide teams, and influence stakeholders through technical expertise and clear communication
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and provide actionable insights to support project performance
- Experience preparing reports, presentations, and executive-level communications on complex scheduling matters
- Ability to lead functional project teams and mentor junior planners and schedulers
- Strong understanding of planning systems, processes, and tools, with the ability to troubleshoot and improve scheduling performance
- A structured, detail-oriented approach with the ability to perform under tight timelines typical of turnaround execution
*** Qualified Candidates Should Apply Now ***
Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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