Planning Manager Major Capital Projects

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KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies differentiated advisory services deep technical domain expertise energy transition solutions high-end design capabilities and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

KBR is seeking a Planning Manager for Major Capital Projects.

The Planning Manager owns the integrated schedule for major capital projects in the $500M$10B range spanning FEL/FEED through engineering procurement fabrication construction commissioning and handover. This role sets the planning standards builds and defends the baseline exposes the true critical path and gives project leadership an unvarnished view of where the project is against where it said it would be.

This is a leadership position not a scheduling seat. Success is measured less by tool proficiency than by the quality of decisions the schedule enables early identification of slippage credible forecasts and defensible positions in change and claims discussions.

Functional job responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Schedule Development & Baseline Control

• Develop the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) activity coding structures and schedule architecture aligned to the Cost Breakdown Structure and contract deliverables.

• Build integrate and baseline the Level 14 project schedules in Primavera P6 incorporating engineering deliverables long-lead procurement vendor data fabrication construction sequencing systems completion and commissioning turnover.

• Establish the planning basis document schedule narrative and basis of schedule assumptions; secure formal stakeholder sign-off on the baseline.

• Maintain baseline integrity through formal change control; ensure every revision is traceable to an approved change.

Integration & Interface Management

• Integrate contractor subcontractor and vendor schedules into a single project master schedule; resolve logic conflicts date constraints and interface milestones between packages.

• Coordinate schedule interfaces with operations shutdown/turnaround windows tie-in points regulatory approvals and third parties (utilities permitting authorities rail/port logistics).

• Drive interactive planning sessions (pull planning path-of-construction workshops) with engineering construction and commissioning leads.

Progress Measurement Reporting & Forecasting

• Define progress measurement rules of credit and earned value methodology for each phase and discipline; validate contractor-reported physical progress against objective evidence.

• Produce weekly and monthly reporting: S-curves milestone status critical path and near-critical path analysis float erosion manpower histograms SPI/CPI trending and look-ahead schedules.

• Deliver credible forecast completion dates supported by trend analysis and productivity data not optimism.

• Escalate schedule threats early with quantified impact and recovery or mitigation options.

Schedule Risk & Assurance

• Run quantitative schedule risk analysis (Monte Carlo) to establish P50/P80 completion confidence; maintain the link between the schedule risk model and the project risk register.

• Perform schedule health checks against DCMA 14-point and internal quality criteria; drive corrective action on logic constraints lags and open-ended activities.

• Support stage-gate and independent project reviews peer assists and audits; prepare and defend schedule submissions to governance body / joint venture partners / lenders.

Contract Change & Claims Support

• Review contractor schedule submissions for compliance with contractual requirements; issue formal comments and track resolution.

• Prepare and assess time impact analyses extension of time claims delay narratives and concurrent delay assessments in support of the commercial and legal teams.

• Provide planning input to tender evaluations contract schedule exhibits milestone payment structures and liquidated damages provisions.

Team Leadership & Standards

• Lead mentor and resource the planning team; allocate planners across packages and manage workload against project phase demands.

• Own and continuously improve planning procedures templates coding standards and reporting deliverables; drive consistency across the capital portfolio.

• Build planning capability in non-specialist stakeholders so the schedule becomes a shared management tool rather than a project controls artifact.

Required Education Experience & Skills:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Construction Management Quantity Surveying or a related technical discipline. Equivalent experience with strong technical grounding will be considered.

• 12 years of planning/scheduling experience on EPC or EPCM capital projects including 5 years at lead or manager level on projects exceeding $500M.

• Demonstrated ownership of a full project lifecycle schedule from FEED through commissioning and handover.

• Expert-level Primavera P6 (multi-project resource-loaded cost-loaded environments).

• Working command of earned value management critical path method and progress measurement in a contractual EPC setting.

• Experience managing planning teams and coordinating multiple contractor schedules.

Preferred Education Experience & Skills:

• Sector experience in oil & gas / LNG / mining & minerals / power & renewables / pharmaceutical / semiconductor / data centre / water infrastructure.

• Professional credentials: AACE PSP or CCP PMI-SP RICS or equivalent.

• Deltek Acumen Fuse and Acumen Risk Primavera Risk Analysis or Safran Risk.

• Reporting and data tools: Power BI EcoSys SAP PS or comparable ERP/PPM platforms.

• Familiarity with advanced work packaging (AWP) systems completion/CTP methodologies and 4D planning.

• Experience with FIDIC / NEC / LSTK / reimbursable contract forms and associated delay analysis protocols (e.g. SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol).

Placement within the positions career framework will be determined based on an evaluation of the selected candidates education experience knowledge skills abilities and other job-related factors consistent with applicable law and business needs. Accordingly this position may be filled at a different level than the one identified in this posting.

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