Planner/Scheduler II

About the Company

Worley is a global leader headquartered in Australia, specializing in energy, chemical, and resource sectors. We collaborate closely with clients to deliver projects and unlock value throughout asset lifecycles, offering expertise in consulting, engineering, procurement, and construction, extending through operations and decommissioning. By leveraging vast experience and AI-driven delivery, we assist customers in managing complexity as they meet current demands and transition towards sustainable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and update project schedules based on project needs and approved execution plans.
• Assist in the development and coordination of detailed work packages.
• Facilitate planning and scheduling coordination among project teams, clients, and EPC contractors.
• Track activities in engineering, procurement, construction, and overall project execution.
• Generate daily and weekly reports on project progress and performance.
• Provide support for earned value analysis and evaluate project performance against baselines.
• Identify deviations, delays, constraints, and emerging risks impacting the schedule.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive Level 3 engineering and project schedules.
• Support management and updates of the Client Master Schedule.
• Oversee engineering deliverable progress through Master Document and Engineering Deliverables Status Registers.
• Monitor procurement plans, purchase orders, vendor documentation, and delivery schedules for equipment and materials.
• Prepare procurement progress updates and flag potential impacts on project milestones.
• Review contractor schedules, progress updates, forecasts, and look-ahead schedules.
• Help verify quantities reported in contractor progress submissions.
• Confirm reported physical progress aligns with project records and completed work.
• Monitor critical and near-critical activities, assessing their effect on overall project completion timelines.
• Support schedule recovery and mitigation planning when necessary.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams to validate progress and forecast completion dates.
• Prepare schedule analyses, dashboards, and planning information for project management review.
• Maintain accurate planning records ensuring compliance with project standards, client needs, and company policies.

Qualifications & Experience

• A bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, project management, or related fields.
• Relevant experience in project planning, scheduling, or project controls specifically within oil and gas, refining, petrochemical, energy, or industrial sectors.
• Background supporting EPC, downstream, brownfield, or site execution projects.
• Strong proficiency in project-planning, scheduling, progress measurement, and forecasting methodologies.
• Skilled in Primavera P6 for schedule development and maintenance, particularly Level 3 engineering schedules.
• Understanding of earned value management and schedule performance analytics.
• Experience managing engineering deliverables registers and monitoring procurement and vendor deliverables.
• Proficiency in reviewing contractor progress reports and verifying reported quantities.
• Comprehensive knowledge of engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning workflows.
• Ability to detect schedule risks, constraints, and potential delays.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong capabilities in Microsoft Excel and project reporting tools.
• Effective communication and coordination skills with stakeholders.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Availability and willingness to work full-time onsite in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
• Experience with EcoSys and Power BI is advantageous.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PMI-SP, AACE, or equivalents are preferred.
• Previous exposure to projects in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East, or downstream-related assignments is beneficial.

Work Culture and Commitment

We foster a values-driven environment that encourages belonging, connection, and innovation to empower our people. Our inclusive and respectful workplace ensures everyone feels valued and heard. We invest in reskilling and leveraging transferable skills, facilitating career paths aligned with the low carbon energy infrastructure and technology transition. Our organization is committed to creating opportunities for diverse career growth and supporting sustainable change.