Project Planner

Job Summary: Barnhart is seeking a Project Planner to develop, maintain, and monitor project schedules that support logistics, rigging, and the final setting of pharmaceutical components at our Lebanon, Indiana project site. This role requires strong scheduling expertise and the ability to translate complex field activities - such as crane operations, onsite transport, millwright/ironworker work, and logistics sequencing - into a fully integrated schedule. The Project Planner will work closely with Barnhart’s project management team, field supervisors, and client representatives to ensure predictable, successful outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop detailed project work plans covering logistics, heavy lift planning, onsite transport, and final setting activities, with a focus on safe execution.
• Integrate Barnhart’s lift plans and field sequences into the master project schedule.
• Prepare weekly and monthly look-ahead schedules to support field execution.
• Track progress against baseline schedules, updating activity completion, durations, and logic ties.
• Monitor final set progress and transfer of custody to the customer.
• Perform variance analysis and identify schedule risks.
• Recommend recovery plans and resequencing strategies when delays occur.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Site Supervisors, and Safety Managers to align schedules with actual field conditions.
• Interface with the customer’s project team to meet reporting and update requirements.
• Participate in planning meetings and schedule review sessions.
• Generate progress reports, milestone charts, and critical path analyses for leadership and client review.
• Maintain change logs and document schedule impacts due to changes or unforeseen conditions.
• Support project close-out with final as-built schedules.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in project scheduling within industrial construction or heavy rigging/millwright environments.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Strong understanding of crane operations, rigging sequences, and equipment setting workflows.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and construction documents.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills for reporting schedule status to stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in pharmaceutical projects.
• Familiarity with engineered lift and logistics processes.
• PMP, PSP, or similar project controls certification.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be capable of working in outdoor environments and industrial construction settings
• Ability to walk the site, climb scaffolding or ladders as needed.

PURPOSE – Barnhart is built on a strong foundation of serving others. The fruit of our labor is used to grow the company, care for our employees, and serve those in our communities and around the world.

MINDS OVER MATTER – Barnhart has built a nationwide reputation for solving problems. We specialize in the lifting, heavy-rigging, and heavy transport of major components used in American industry.

NETWORK – Barnhart has built teams that form one of our industry’s strongest network of talent and resources with over 60 branch locations across the U.S. working together to serve our customers. This growing network offers our team members constant opportunity for career growth and professional development.

CULTURE – Barnhart has a strong team culture -- the “One TEAM.” We are looking for smart, hard-working people who strive for excellence in their work and appreciate collaboration. Join a team that values Safety, Servant Leadership, Quality Service, Innovation, Continuous Improvement, Fairness, and Profit with a Purpose.

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