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Project Controls Planner

Bechtel
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 Oct 2025

About the role

Requisition ID: 288952 

  •  Relocation Authorized: National - Single 
  • Telework Type: Part-Time Telework 
  • Work Location: Reston, VA

 

Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects:

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. 

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. 

Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report

Job Summary:

In this role, you will work with the project team to assist in the preparation, establishment, and maintenance of schedule data for proposals or contracts. You will perform schedule development duties, monitoring, reporting, and analysis and assist with schedule recovery plans. Your work will enable Bechtel to optimize the scheduling details for critical activities to best achieve project deadlines and objectives. You will be instrumental in continuing to grow the Renewables & Clean Energy business. The Core Renewables team will be led out of Bechtel’s Reston office. You will perform schedule development duties, monitoring, reporting, and analysis and assist with schedule recovery plans. Your work will enable Bechtel to optimize the scheduling details for critical activities to best achieve project deadlines and objectives.  #LI-ML1 

"This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and may require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership”

The position on the project will start assignment in Reston, VA prior to be assigned to various Bechtel renewable project locations. In this role, you will work with the project team to assist in the preparation, establishment, and maintenance of schedule data for proposals or contracts. 

Major Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the preparation of schedule data
  • Assists in schedule baseline preparation and initial project setup 
  • Performs, as directed, routine quantity takeoffs, within discipline or commodity specialty, from engineering and construction drawings
  • Collects and tabulates quantity data for summary comparisons and reconciliations, or verifies quantities provided by others
  • Assists with maintenance of critical path schedule reports and schedule performance metrics
  • Gathers and verifies data on schedule, work force, and quantities to update and status discipline or specialty progress and performance reports
  • Assists the Project Risk Specialist or Project Risk Manager in the preparation of risk analysis recommendations, reports, metrics, and presentations
  • Reviews, validates, integrates, and monitors subcontractor schedules

Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Requires a University Hire with 1-2 years of experience or 5-6 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

  • Construction and/or scheduling experience involving both subcontracted and direct-hir

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