KBR

Engineering and technology solutions for government

Principal Specialist, Scheduling/Planning

Project ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeChennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Completion of an undergraduate degree.
At least 10 years of experience.

Responsibilities

Forecast, control, and report project costs.
Develop and provide project variances, expenditure trending and analysis, monthly forecasts, and reporting.
Review project costs by category and calculate future costs based on labor productivity, material price increases, subcontracting, wage rates, and risk analysis.
Participate in or lead the change-control process.
Ensure the development and completion of job progress milestones through scheduling.
Coordinate with procurement, material managers, and engineering work-group leads regarding essential items of supply.
Set project priorities to support completion.
Contribute to forecasts and disbursements by performing schedule analysis.
Solve complex problems requiring detailed knowledge of the field and industry best practices in project controls under general supervision.
Use experience and problem-solving skills to develop and improve processes.
Provide guidance to less experienced team members as needed.
Perform accounting, financial management, and customer-reporting responsibilities at the project level as required.

Title:

Principal Specialist, Scheduling/Planning

Job Title

Principal Specialist, Scheduling/Planning

Division

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Responsibilities:

Forecasts, controls, and reports project costs for projects.
Develops and provides project variances, trending and analysis of expenditures, monthly forecasts and reporting.
Reviews project costs incurred by category, calculates future costs based on labor productivity, material price increases, subcontract, wage rates and risk analysis.
Participates in or leads change control process. Ensures the development and completion of job progress milestones through scheduling.
Coordinates with procurement and material mangers as well as engineering work group leads pertaining to essential items of supply.
Provides priorities for projects to guarantee completion. Contributes to forecasts and disbursements by performing schedule analysis.
Under general supervision, solves complex problems requiring detailed knowledge of field and industry best practices in project controls.
Uses experience and problem solving skills to develop and improve processes.
May provide guidance to less experienced team members.
Position also may require accounting, financial management and customer reporting responsibilities at the project level.

Qualifications including Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

Skills required for this job are typically acquired through the completion of an undergraduate degree and 10+ years of experience.

Decarbonization – Energy Transition – Sustainability

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About the Company

KBR

Engineering and technology solutions for government

KBR provides science, technology, and engineering solutions to government and commercial clients in aerospace, defense, intelligence, and energy. It has two segments: Government Solutions for defense, space, and mission support for agencies like DoD and NASA; Sustainable Technology Solutions offering technologies, equipment, and catalysts for ammonia, olefins, and other chemicals to improve sustainability. It earns revenue from long-term contracts, often cost-reimbursable or fixed-price, delivering integrated services and technologies on large projects. Its focus on government contracting combined with in-house technology and equipment enables end-to-end solutions for mission-critical and energy programs, with a goal of reliable, cost-effective engineering and sustainable industrial processes.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Houston, TX
Founded: 1919

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