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Job Description:
Parsons is seeking a highly experienced Senior Planner to lead the development, implementation, and management of complex project schedules. The successful candidate will provide strategic oversight for large-scale infrastructure programs, ensuring all phases of the project lifecycle are meticulously planned and executed. You will serve as a technical expert, mentoring junior staff and collaborating with executive leadership to mitigate risks and maintain project momentum.
What You'll Be Doing
- Strategic Scheduling: Lead the development and maintenance of fully integrated Master Project Schedules (MPS) using industry-standard software (e.g., Primavera P6), ensuring logic, sequencing, and constraints are technically sound.
- Critical Path Management: Perform advanced critical path analysis and forensic delay analysis to identify potential bottlenecks and provide actionable recovery strategies.
- Project Controls Integration: Collaborate with Cost Engineering and Project Management teams to ensure schedules are resource-loaded and aligned with budgetary milestones and Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics.
- Stakeholder Coordination: Interface with clients, subcontractors, and multi-disciplinary engineering teams to facilitate planning workshops and ensure buy-in on schedule milestones.
- Risk Mitigation: Conduct quantitative schedule risk analysis (QSRA) to identify threats to project completion and develop comprehensive mitigation plans.
- Reporting: Prepare high-level executive summaries, dashboards, and monthly progress reports detailing schedule variance, productivity trends, and performance indicators.
- Technical Advisory: Leverage a civil engineering background to review technical drawings and specifications, ensuring the construction sequence is realistic and efficient.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related technical field from an accredited institution.
- Experience: Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in project planning and scheduling for large-scale construction or infrastructure projects.
- Software Proficiency: Expert-level mastery of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project. Experience with Tilos or Acumen Fuse is highly desirable.
- Technical Skills: Deep understanding of construction methodologies, CPM (Critical Path Method) scheduling, and resource leveling.
- Communication: Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with the ability to present complex scheduling data to non-technical stakeholders.
- Certifications: Professional credentials such as PMP (Project Management Professional) or PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional) are preferred.
What Desired Skills You''ll Bring
- Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
- Leadership skills to mentor junior planners and drive a culture of accountability.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related technical field
- Minimum 15 years project planning and scheduling experience for large-scale construction or infrastructure projects
- Expert-level proficiency with Primavera P6
- Expert-level proficiency with Microsoft Project
- Experience with Tilos or Acumen Fuse
- Deep understanding of construction methodologies, CPM scheduling, and resource leveling
- Ability to conduct quantitative schedule risk analysis (QSRA)
- Experience performing advanced critical path and forensic delay analysis
- Experience integrating schedules with cost engineering and Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills for executive-level reporting
- PMP or PSP certification
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
