{"id":1316034,"url":"https://alion.io/job/worley-senior-workface-planner","title":"Senior Workface Planner","company":{"id":1818849,"name":"Worley","domain":"worley.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/worley-com","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Eightfold","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":80,"open_postings":38,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":9,"computed_at":"2026-10-02T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Bastrop, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":93000,"max_usd":183000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1763},"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-18T13:09:58Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-10-02T19:30:27Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":14,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":14},"description":"Senior Workface Planner\nPlay an integral role in driving construction productivity, execution readiness, and project performance on major industrial construction projects. As a Senior Workface Planner, you will serve as a key link between engineering, procurement, materials management, project controls, and construction teams, ensuring that field crews receive complete, executable work packages that support safe, efficient, and predictable project execution.\nThis is a field-based role located on an active industrial construction site. The successful candidate will work closely with Construction Managers, Superintendents, Field Engineers, Project Controls, Materials Management, and craft leadership to remove execution barriers, improve workforce productivity, and ensure work is ready before it reaches the field. Success in this role requires a strong understanding of construction execution, work packaging methodologies, construction sequencing, and field operations.\nYour efforts will directly impact labor productivity, schedule performance, cost control, workforce efficiency, and overall project success.\nPurpose of the role\nThe Senior Workface Planner is responsible for providing planning, coordination, and execution support to ensure construction work is performed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with project schedules, budgets, and contractual requirements. You will develop and manage construction work packages, coordinate construction readiness activities, and align engineering, procurement, materials, equipment, labor, and documentation requirements to support successful field execution.\nWorking closely with Construction Management, Engineering, Procurement, Project Controls, Materials Management, and field leadership teams, you will help ensure crews have the information, materials, equipment, permits, and resources necessary to execute work safely and productively.\nAs a senior member of the project team, you will provide technical guidance, support planning activities, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives aimed at increasing productivity and improving project outcomes.\nYou will be responsible for\nDeveloping and maintaining construction work packages that support efficient field execution.\nSupporting implementation of Workface Planning processes and construction readiness programs.\nCoordinating engineering, procurement, construction, and project controls activities to ensure work is executable before release to the field.\nIdentifying and removing constraints that could impact construction productivity, schedule performance, or workforce efficiency.\nReviewing engineering deliverables, specifications, drawings, and construction documentation to develop work package requirements.\nEnsuring labor, materials, tools, equipment, scaffolding, permits, and supporting documentation are available prior to work execution.\nCoordinating with Materials Management and Procurement teams to verify material availability and readiness.\nSupporting workforce planning, labor forecasting, and resource optimization activities.\nMonitoring work package readiness and maintaining construction readiness reports, look-aheads, and performance metrics.\nSupporting construction sequencing, execution strategies, and installation planning activities.\nParticipating in daily, weekly, and monthly planning and coordination meetings.\nCollaborating with field supervision and craft leadership to identify productivity improvement opportunities.\nSupporting Project Controls and Scheduling teams by integrating workface planning activities with project schedules.\nMonitoring field progress and identifying execution risks that may impact project objectives.\nAssisting in developing recovery plans and mitigation strategies when schedule or productivity issues arise.\nProviding technical guidance and mentorship to planners, coordinators, and project personnel as appropriate.\nSupporting continuous improvement initiatives related to work packaging, construction planning, execution efficiency, and operational excellence.\nAbout us\nWorley 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.\nWhat you'll bring to the role\nYou bring a strong combination of construction planning expertise, field execution experience, project coordination skills, and operational knowledge gained through supporting complex industrial projects.\nBachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Technical Studies, or a related discipline; or an equivalent combination of education and industry experience.\nTypically 7+ years of experience supporting workface planning, construction planning, project controls, field engineering, construction management, or related project execution functions.\nExperience supporting EPC, EPCM, energy, chemicals, LNG, power generation, resources, manufacturing, infrastructure, or industrial construction projects.\nStrong understanding of Construction Industry Institute (CII) Workface Planning principles and construction work packaging methodologies.\nDemonstrated experience developing and managing construction work packages.\nStrong understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project delivery processes.\nExperience supporting labor forecasting, workforce planning, construction sequencing, and productivity improvement initiatives.\nStrong understanding of construction means and methods, craft workforce requirements, and field execution practices.\nExperience identifying and resolving work package constraints and construction readiness issues.\nAbility to coordinate activities across engineering, procurement, materials management, construction, and project controls organizations.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop practical execution solutions.\nWorking knowledge of construction planning systems, scheduling software, project reporting tools, and work packaging platforms.\nExperience with Primavera P6 or similar project scheduling systems is preferred.\nStrong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.\nAbility to influence project teams and drive alignment across multiple disciplines and organizations.\nDemonstrated leadership capability with the ability to provide technical guidance and direction to project teams.\nCommitment to safety, operational excellence, workforce productivity, and successful project delivery.\nBenefits\nFeel 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.\nApply today\nIf you are a construction planning professional who is passionate about improving field execution, increasing workforce productivity, and supporting successful project outcomes, we encourage you to apply. Join Worley and play a critical role in ensuring construction activities are fully planned, properly coordinated, and ready for execution, enabling safe and predictable delivery of major industrial projects.\nMoving forward together\nWe 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.\nAnd 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.\nAnd there's no barrier to your potential career success. 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