Senior Workface Planner - Mechanical

Senior Workface Planner - Mechanical

Play an integral role in delivering sustainable infrastructure and industrial construction projects that support the world's evolving energy, chemicals, and resources needs. As a Senior Workface Planner - Mechanical, you will drive construction readiness, execution efficiency, and workforce productivity by developing and implementing detailed workface planning strategies for mechanical construction activities.

Working at the intersection of engineering, procurement, project controls, and construction, you will ensure mechanical work packages are complete, executable, and aligned with project schedules and field priorities. Your efforts will directly influence project performance, labor productivity, cost effectiveness, safety outcomes, and successful project delivery.

Purpose of the role

At Worley, we are committed to delivering sustainable change by bridging today’s energy and resource demands with the transition to a more sustainable future. The Senior Workface Planner - Mechanical plays a critical role in this journey by ensuring mechanical construction work is thoroughly planned, sequenced, and resourced to support safe, efficient, and predictable project execution.

This role is responsible for coordinating engineering deliverables, material availability, construction schedules, and field requirements to develop detailed Installation Work Packages (IWPs) and construction-ready plans. Through proactive planning and stakeholder engagement, you will help maximize labor productivity, reduce execution risk, and support successful project outcomes.

You will be responsible for

• Developing and implementing mechanical workface planning strategies that support project execution goals and construction productivity targets.
• Preparing, reviewing, and maintaining Installation Work Packages (IWPs) and related construction planning documentation.
• Coordinating engineering, procurement, materials management, construction, and project controls teams to ensure work package readiness.
• Verifying that drawings, materials, permits, equipment, tools, and supporting documentation are available before work is released to the field.
• Supporting construction execution by ensuring work packages align with project schedules, milestones, and workforce requirements.
• Identifying constraints that could impact field execution and collaborating with project teams to develop mitigation and recovery plans.
• Monitoring project progress and adjusting work plans to address changing priorities, field conditions, and construction requirements.
• Participating in construction planning meetings, readiness reviews, constructability assessments, and schedule coordination sessions.
• Supporting productivity improvement initiatives through effective work packaging, sequencing, and resource planning.
• Providing technical guidance and planning support to field supervisors, construction management, engineering teams, and project stakeholders.
• Assisting with forecasting labor requirements, material needs, equipment utilization, and construction sequencing activities.
• Coordinating mechanical installation activities including rotating equipment, static equipment, vessels, pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, packaged equipment, mechanical assemblies, alignment activities, and mechanical completion programs.
• Ensuring mechanical work packages support installation, testing, pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, and turnover requirements.
• Promoting adherence to health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements throughout construction planning and execution activities.
• Preparing reports, presentations, planning metrics, and performance updates for project leadership and stakeholders.
• Collaborating closely with customers, contractors, and internal teams to ensure alignment with project objectives and execution strategies.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing workface planning processes, systems, and execution effectiveness.

About us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

What you’ll bring to the role

You are a highly organized construction professional with strong mechanical construction knowledge and a passion for planning, coordination, and operational excellence. You understand how effective workface planning improves productivity, reduces risk, and enables successful project delivery.

Key qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Typically 7+ years of experience in industrial construction, mechanical construction, field engineering, project controls, workface planning, or project execution.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing Installation Work Packages (IWPs), Construction Work Packages (CWPs), and related construction planning deliverables.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical equipment installation, construction drawings, specifications, material management processes, and field execution practices.
• Experience supporting industrial, energy, chemicals, LNG, refinery, petrochemical, mining, infrastructure, manufacturing, power generation, or major capital projects.
• Solid understanding of Advanced Work Packaging (AWP), Construction Work Packages (CWPs), Installation Work Packages (IWPs), and industry workface planning methodologies.
• Ability to analyze complex project information and translate it into executable field work plans.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary stakeholders including engineering, procurement, project controls, construction, quality, and commissioning teams.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing related to equipment installation, mechanical completion, testing, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and turnover activities.
• Strong problem-solving, planning, scheduling, and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities with the ability to influence project outcomes.
• Experience using construction planning systems, scheduling platforms, document management tools, and project execution software.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions and recommendations in complex project environments.
• Commitment to safety, quality, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and sustainable project delivery.

Benefits

Feel the energy at Worley with access to a range of benefits including: paid-time off, holiday pay (usually 8 per year in the US), and eligibility to participate in the medical, life, dental, and vision insurance plans, as well as 401K plan.

Apply today

If you are ready to help drive construction efficiency and support the successful delivery of complex industrial projects, we encourage you to apply. Join a global organization where your planning expertise, mechanical construction knowledge, and commitment to execution excellence will contribute to projects that shape the future of energy, chemicals, and resources.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.