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Senior Project Planner, Minerals & Metals

Henderson, Nevada, United States of America

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Project Planner to join our Minerals & Metals team in Henderson, NV.

Your role

  • Develop schedules in Primavera P6 for all stages of the project.
  • Lead in developing and maintaining the project schedule(s) with collaboration from project managers/construction managers and inputs from engineering, procurement, subcontractors & client.
  • Provide technical support to ensure that the project schedule is maintained to client's satisfaction.
  • Prepare reports for operations team and management regarding project scheduling activities.
  • Correlate schedules, cost and risk assessments through integrated solutions to influence critical path analysis thus providing robust/quality plans for decision making.
  • Provide recommendations for corrective action due to delays in certain aspects of the project.
  • Work with client staff and sub-contractors to develop and status schedules for their project components.
  • Ensure project schedule activities are coded by the project work breakdown structure for cost / schedule integration and analysis.
  • Define and optimize critical paths, perform total float analysis and notify project management status of critical activities and schedule risks.
  • Conduct recovery plans, contingency planning and schedule compression techniques.
  • Support monitoring of contract actual progress versus planned progress and key performance indicators, provide exception reporting, and recommend actions.
  • Produce consolidated progress reports and surveys with bar charts, S-curves, manpower histograms.
  • Provide support on development of project cost expenditure forecast curves.
  • Perform schedule risk survey (gather data, input data, survey, report) on a periodic basis or as required.
  • Seek innovation in scheduling and execution plans that could improve project economics.
  • Develop construction field installation work packages (FIWPs) schedule based on level 4 and integration with engineering / procurement work packages.
  • Maintain liaison with project team regarding scheduling activities and assisting them in determining schedule priorities.
  • Attend project team and subcontractors' meetings.
Minerals & metallurgy

Location

Henderson, Nevada, United States of America

Job Type

Full time

Ref

R-138674

Salary range

-

About you

  • Bachelor'S or Master's degree, preferrable in Engineering.
  • Minimum 10 years of related work experience.
  • Construction project planning expertise gained across a range of large, complex, multi-disciplinary projects, with a sound understanding of project management principles and application.
  • Advanced skills with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project.
  • Basic Knowledge in Power BI (Can generate simple report)
  • Relevant experience with mining and metallurgy projects.
  • Proficiency in English (spoken and written).
  • Excellent time management skills.
  • Proactive, detailed oriented and have a good knowledge of planning techniques.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop relationships with client, subcontractors and staff at all levels.
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.

Reward & benefits

At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.

Depending on your employment status, AtkinsRéalis benefits may include medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits, employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting, employee stock purchase plan, Paid Time Off, leaves of absences options, flexible work options, recognition and employee satisfaction programs, employee assistance program, and voluntary benefits. You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.

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About AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Find out more.

Additional information

Expected compensation range is between $110,700 - $184,500 annually depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.

Are you ready to expand your career with us? Apply today and help us shape something extraordinary.

AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, Drug-Free employer EOE/Veteran/Disability

Please review AtkinsRéalis' Equal Opportunity Statement here.

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