Turner & Townsend

Lead Planner / Scheduler – PMC

Jakarta, Asia, Indonesia · On-site · Full-time

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EmployerTurner & Townsend
LocationJakarta, Asia, Indonesia
Work styleOn-site
Employment typeFull-time
Employer posted2 days ago

Role Summary

The Lead Planner / Scheduler serves as the PMC’s planning authority on site, responsible for independent schedule management, assurance, forecasting, and performance reporting across engineering, procurement, logistics, construction, commissioning, and start-up activities. The role ensures project milestones are achieved while managing the complexities of executing a brownfield expansion within an operating nickel smelter environment.

Key Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and manage the PMC Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
Independently review and validate EPC contractor schedules, progress, and forecast assumptions.
Monitor critical path activities and provide early warning of schedule risks.
Analyze schedule performance, progress trends, and forecast completion dates.
Support recovery planning, acceleration strategies, and mitigation measures.
Coordinate brownfield interfaces, shutdowns, tie-ins, SIMOPS, and operational readiness activities.
Track engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up milestones.
Conduct schedule risk assessments and support project risk management initiatives.
Monitor construction productivity, workforce deployment, and workfront readiness.
Support commissioning, energization, system turnover, and start-up planning.
Prepare weekly and monthly schedule reports, variance analysis, and executive project updates.
Present schedule status, risks, and recovery recommendations to PMC, Owner, and EPC management teams.

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Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Controls, or related discipline.
10–15+ years of planning and scheduling experience on major capital projects, including at least 5 years in a Lead Planner, Senior Planner, or Planning Manager position.
Demonstrated experience on large-scale industrial projects exceeding USD 300 million.
Strong background in EPC, EPCM, or PMC project environments.
Experience in mining, metals, smelters, refineries, power plants, or other heavy industrial facilities preferred.
Proven experience delivering brownfield expansion projects, shutdowns, tie-ins, and SIMOPS activities.
Experience working in Indonesia/Southeast Asia and with Chinese EPC contractors and supply chains is highly desirable.
Exposure to nickel, ferroalloy, steel, copper smelting, or other pyrometallurgical projects is advantageous.

Technical Skills

Advanced Primavera P6 scheduling and Integrated Master Schedule management.
Critical Path Method (CPM), resource-loaded scheduling, schedule risk analysis, and forecasting.
Earned Value Management (EVM), progress measurement, and performance reporting.
Construction sequencing, commissioning scheduling, shutdown planning, and contractor performance assessment.
Proficiency in Power BI, Primavera Analytics, advanced Excel modelling, and dashboard reporting.

Preferred Certifications

PMI-SP, PMP, AACE PSP, AACE CCP, and/or Primavera P6 Professional Certification.

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Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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