Introduction

What are you going to do 

Brunel Energy is recruiting a Planning and Scheduling Lead to work with a major oil and gas company on an 1-year contract in Houston, TX.

The Planning and Scheduling Lead (PL) is a specialist in project schedule development, control and forecasting. The PL assess Contractor and company generated schedules for usefulness, logic, level of detail, input sources, timing, lines of communication, and interfaces with other functional elements and consistency with Current Control Estimate, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and the Project Plan The PL also establishes the schedule requirements and frequencies of issue for all of the contractor schedule deliverables. The PL strives for timely detection of trends and specifically deviations from the plan.

Responsibilities:

  • Oversee the Contractor's project controls organization, including schedule development, control, progress measurement, and reporting.
  • Develop and maintain Level 1 and Level 2 integrated project schedules.
  • Review and endorse, as appropriate, Contractor-developed schedule and progress baselines, forecasts, and supporting documentation.
  • Evaluate the adequacy of project controls tools, reports, scheduling methods, and progress measurement systems.
  • Monitor project performance against approved baseline schedules, analyze progress and schedule trends, and forecast potential impacts to support management decision-making.
  • Identify potential schedule issues and lead the development, review, and implementation of corrective actions and recovery plans.
  • Review project changes and Contractor change proposals to assess schedule and progress impacts, monitor schedule implications, and incorporate approved changes into project schedules and reporting.
  • Ensure Contractor scheduling practices and progress measurement systems comply with project coordination procedures and requirements.
  • Lead the development of contract control schedules and milestones, ensuring appropriate integration of subcontractor schedules and progress measurement systems.
  • Ensure Contractor schedules align with external requirements and interfaces, including permitting and regulatory milestones.
  • Participate in contract bid evaluations, as required, with a focus on schedule evaluation.
  • Provide direction and feedback to owner and Contractor schedule engineers regarding schedule development, control, and execution expectations.
  • Participate in gathering and documenting project lessons learned related to scheduling and progress measurement.
  • Maintain regular communication and coordination with the Functional Organization.
  • Promote and support capital efficiency across projects under the department's oversight.

Essential skills and knowledge

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Construction Management.
  • Prior oil and gas industry experience preferred.
  • Experience in Project Controls, Project Services, and/or Planning and Scheduling.
  • Supervisory experience required.
  • Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6.
  • Experience with Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) preferred.
  • Willingness to work overseas and relocate to project sites as required.
  • Strong influencing, consulting, mentoring, analytical, and computing skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Adaptability to changing priorities, with the ability to multitask and respond quickly to urgent analysis requests.

What we offer 

Closing: 02 December 2026

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Process of your application

Application process & contact

We will now begin examining your application: We will take a close look at your application documents and ask you for additional information if necessary. If your qualifications match our requirements, we will invite you to meet us for the first time.

Project discussion with our customer

If the introductory meeting goes well for you and us, we will arrange a meeting with the customer who has the perfect project for you. This gives you the opportunity to find out more about the customer and the project.

The decision

If you enjoyed the project discussion and the customer is also convinced of your expertise, we will ask you the final and decisive question: Do you want to get started at Brunel?

Introductory conversation with Brunel

In an introductory meeting, we would like to find out more about your interests, ambitions and professional developments. At the same time, we report on working at Brunel and provide information about all career opportunities and prospects.

Welcome to Brunel

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