Planning and Scheduling Lead

Brunel is currently recruiting a Planning and Scheduling Lead III to support a major oil and gas capital project. This is a senior level project controls role focused on schedule development, control, analysis, and forecasting, with strong interaction across contractors, project leadership, and functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead project scheduling, progress measurement, and change management activities.
• Steward contractor scheduling teams and ensure compliance with project controls standards.
• Develop and maintain Level 1 and Level 2 integrated project schedules.
• Review, validate, and endorse contractor schedule baselines and forecasts.
• Identify schedule risks, deviations, and trends, and recommend mitigation actions.
• Develop, review, and track implementation of schedule recovery plans.
• Evaluate schedule impacts of project changes and incorporate approved changes into the master schedule.
• Monitor and report schedule implications related to scope, change, and execution.
• Ensure integration of subcontractor schedules and progress measurement systems.
• Monitor contractor performance against approved baseline schedules.
• Analyze progress data and develop reliable schedule forecasts for management decision-making.
• Participate in contract bid evaluations related to schedule assessments.
• Ensure schedules align with permitting, regulatory, and external interface requirements.
• Provide guidance and feedback to the owner and contractor schedule engineers.
• Capture lessons learned related to schedule and progress performance.
• Promote capital efficiency across assigned projects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Construction Management.
• Experience in Project Controls, Project Services, or Planning and Scheduling.
• Prior supervisory or lead-level experience.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6.
• Strong analytical, consulting, mentoring, and influencing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and respond to urgent analysis requests.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to relocate to the project site and work overseas if required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior oil and gas industry experience.
• Experience supporting large capital projects or EPC contractors.
• Experience working with regulatory and permitting schedule interfaces.
• Schedule: Standard rotation, 5 days on / 2 days off.
• Work hours: 40 hours per week.
• Travel: Expenses reimbursed in accordance with company travel policies.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering, Strategy/Planning, and Production

Industries

Oil and Gas