Field Schedule Manager (k/m)

Field Schedule Manager (k/m)

Workplace: Gdańsk Office/Site Lubiatowo

Job Summary:

The Field Planning & Scheduling Manager provides strategic leadership, direction, and governance for all construction planning and scheduling activities supporting execution of the Poland AP1000 Project. The position reports to the Deputy Project Controls Manager and is responsible for establishing, leading, and continuously improving a large field planning and scheduling organisation through all phases of construction execution.

This role directs the development, integration, maintenance, and performance monitoring of construction schedules and ensures alignment between engineering, procurement, construction, and startup activities to support safe, predictable project delivery.

The position will initially be based on the site and the Gdansk project office. During peak execution, the role will lead a multi-discipline planning and scheduling organisation including Bechtel personnel and contractor planning resources.

Major Responsibilities:

Leadership and Organizational Management
• Establishes and leads the field planning and scheduling organisation, including area, discipline, and contractor planners.
• Provides leadership to supervisors and senior planners responsible for day-to-day execution of planning activities.
• Develops organisational structure, staffing strategies, and workforce development plans aligned with project execution phases.
• Conducts performance management, mentoring, succession planning, and capability development for planning personnel.
• Leads workforce scaling from early construction through peak execution and turnover phases.

Planning & Scheduling Governance
• Directs all construction schedule development, integration, maintenance, and monitoring activities.
• Establishes planning and scheduling standards, procedures, and governance aligned with contractual and corporate requirements.
• Maintains configuration control of the approved baseline schedule and supports project change management processes.
• Ensures compliance with Earned Value Management and project controls requirements.
• Oversees schedule quality, logic integrity, and consistency across all construction areas and contractors.

Construction Execution Integration
• Integrates planning and scheduling processes with construction execution strategies, including Advanced Work Packaging (AWP), workface planning, and short-interval planning.
• Partners with Construction, Engineering, Procurement, and Startup leadership to ensure executable work fronts and efficient workflow.
• Supports development of construction sequencing strategies to optimize productivity, safety, and milestone achievement.
• Ensures meaningful intermediate milestones are established and performance is effectively measured.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's or master's degree from an accredited university (or international equivalent) and 13+ years of relevant experience or 17+ years of relevant work experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading large planning and scheduling organisations on major capital projects preferred.
• Prior experience supporting large-scale construction execution in field environments required.
• Must be able to meet nuclear security screening requirements and obtain unescorted access authorisation.
• Must pass pre-employment drug screening and background verification.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Advanced expertise in Primavera P6 applied to complex EPC projects.
• Demonstrated leadership managing multi-level planning and scheduling teams, including supervision of managers or supervisors.
• Extensive experience integrating engineering, procurement, construction, and startup schedules.
• Strong understanding of construction execution methodologies and field planning practices.
• Proven ability to establish organizational processes and governance frameworks.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder alignment skills.
• Demonstrated capability to influence senior project leadership and construction execution decisions.
• Experience addressing complex project issues requiring evaluation of multiple variables and competing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to work with people of varied backgrounds and objectives.

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