Strategic Staffing Solutions ยท 20 hours ago
Planner Scheduler Estimator
Strategic Staffing Solutions is seeking a Planner Scheduler Estimator for a contract opportunity. This role is responsible for planning, scheduling, estimating, and executing support for maintenance and project work in a heavy industrial power plant environment.
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Responsibilities
Planning, Scoping & Estimating
Scope, plan, and estimate contractor work in accordance with Planning Contracted Work procedures (ES-CM-100)
Ensure complete work packages, including HEC procedures, confined space and burn permits, job aides, maintenance procedures, PM attachments, safe work practices, and environmental requirements
Estimate contractor work with limited supervisory assistance
Coordinate and conduct schedule reviews with all stakeholders to ensure schedule accuracy and readiness
Scheduling & Forecasting
Develop, maintain, and monitor Primavera P6 schedules, resources, and forecasts for outage and non-outage maintenance and projects
Provide scheduling and estimating guidance to Planner/Estimators, Supervisors, and Contractors
Assist leadership with the development of scheduling standards, construction processes, and systems
Stakeholder Coordination
Ensure a shared understanding of project scope and execution among all stakeholders
Maintain contractor project schedules (daily, weekly, outage plans)
Communicate schedule changes and impacts to daily and weekly plans
Productivity & Work Order Closure
Monitor and reduce overtime usage while identifying opportunities to improve productivity
Ensure proper routing and closure of work orders upon job completion
Coordinate required follow-up actions such as parts repair, replacement, or procedure updates
Invoice & Accounts Coordination
Maintain primary responsibility for receipt of materials and procurement documentation
Distribute documentation to Accounts Payable personnel as required
Review and approve authorized invoices for planned work and route for additional approvals as necessary
Reporting & Process Improvement
Develop and maintain planning reports and tools, including KPIs, backlog reports, historical data, and other performance metrics
Own data collection, reporting development, and weekly distribution using Workman, SAP, Excel, schedules, and KPI dashboards
Lead Lean process improvement initiatives, lessons learned, RFIs, and documentation control
Contract & Cost Management
Review invoices for compliance with contract payment terms and conditions
Ensure accuracy of billed work relative to scope, schedule, and contract requirements
Resource Optimization
Participate in contractor resource optimization decisions
Develop resource-loaded schedules
Support contractor selection and overtime control within Operations & Maintenance Planning
Procurement Support
Purchase engineered and non-engineered materials aligned with the schedule, including bulk materials, consumables, rentals, indirect facilities, and equipment
Additional Duties
Perform other duties or special assignments as directed by Operations & Maintenance Planning or Construction leadership
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma or equivalent
Minimum 10 years of progressively complex experience in planning, scheduling, estimating, and cost forecasting within a heavy industrial power plant or similar environment
Proficient in work management systems for maintenance planning, scheduling, cost forecasting, and tracking
Strong understanding of maintenance and outage management best practices
Proven ability to develop and maintain KPIs and Plan of the Week schedules
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint (including spreadsheets, pivot tables, macros, and reporting tools)
Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills
Ability to gather, analyze, correlate, and clearly communicate complex information
Demonstrated expertise in Primavera P6, Critical Path Method (CPM), baseline schedules, resource-loaded schedules, schedule performance analysis, and earned value management
Solid understanding of estimate risk assessment, contingency development, and estimate quality measurement
Preferred
College degree in Business, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Building Construction, or related field (may substitute for equivalent experience)
PMP Certification
Experience creating work packages and managing maintenance planning, scheduling, estimating, and cost forecasting
Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project with advanced CPM scheduling knowledge
Company
Strategic Staffing Solutions
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