What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Planner/Scheduler position at Hargrove Engineers & Constructors?
What You'll Be Doing
Job Scope: The Planner/Scheduler is responsible for developing accurate job plans, coordinating third‑party resources, and building fully logic‑tied Primavera P6 schedules that support safe, efficient, and predictable maintenance and turnaround execution. This role ensures all work is planned, resourced, sequenced, and communicated with precision, using SAP and P6 as core tools. The duties are performed under general supervision in Conroe, TX.
Primary Responsibilities Will Include But Are Not Limited To
Maintenance & Turnaround Planning
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent is required. Degree in Construction Science, Building Science or advanced coursework is preferred.
Experience: Requires 7 years of relevant industrial experience in planning, scheduling, cost control and estimating.
Technical Skills
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Hargrove Culture
We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe.
Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.
As a 100% Teammate owned company, we proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible Teammates.
Equal Opportunity Employment Statement
Hargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
Job Scope: The Planner/Scheduler is responsible for developing accurate job plans, coordinating third‑party resources, and building fully logic‑tied Primavera P6 schedules that support safe, efficient, and predictable maintenance and turnaround execution. This role ensures all work is planned, resourced, sequenced, and communicated with precision, using SAP and P6 as core tools. The duties are performed under general supervision in Conroe, TX.
Primary Responsibilities Will Include But Are Not Limited To
Maintenance & Turnaround Planning
- Develop detailed job plans including labor, materials, tools, equipment, permits, and safety requirements.
- Build and maintain accurate work orders in SAP.
- Review backlog, PMs, and TA scope to ensure all work is properly planned and prioritized.
- Validate job readiness by confirming parts availability, access requirements, drawings, and field conditions.
- Collaborate with operations, maintenance, engineering, and contractors to align on scope and constraints.
- Support root‑cause and reliability efforts by analyzing maintenance history and failure patterns
- Build, maintain, and update detailed P6 schedules for turnaround events.
- Develop WBS structures, calendars, logic ties, resource loading, and critical path analysis.
- Perform advanced schedule analysis using Trace Logic, Schedule Log, Global Change, Claim Digger, and float path reviews.
- Maintain schedule baselines and track progress, variances, and risks.
- Produce clear Gantt charts, dashboards, and schedule reports for leadership and field teams.
- Communicate schedule impacts, delays, and critical path shifts to stakeholders.
- Define clear scope, expectations, and deliverables for contractors.
- Coordinate daily contractor activities, manpower levels, progress updates, and safety compliance.
- Monitor contractor performance, productivity, and adherence to plan.
- Ensure contractors follow site rules & safety standards
- Integrate safety requirements into all job plans and schedules.
- Ensure all planned work aligns with site policies, procedures, and permit-to-work systems.
- Support safe execution by identifying hazards, access constraints, and sequencing risks.
- Develop WBS structures, calendars, logic ties, resource loading, and critical path analysis.
- Maintain schedule baselines and track progress, variances, and risks.
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent is required. Degree in Construction Science, Building Science or advanced coursework is preferred.
Experience: Requires 7 years of relevant industrial experience in planning, scheduling, cost control and estimating.
Technical Skills
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong proficiency in SAP PM (work orders, materials, reservations, requisitions, BOMs, task lists).
- Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 (logic development, resource loading, critical path, baselines).
- Solid understanding of maintenance practices, equipment, and field execution.
- Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.
- Attention to detail and strong organizational discipline.
- Ability to build realistic job plans and fully logic‑tied schedules.
- Strong analytical skills for identifying schedule risks, logic errors, and resource conflicts.
- Ability to manage large volumes of work orders and schedule updates.
- Clear, concise communication with operations, maintenance, contractors, and leadership.
- Ability to translate technical work into actionable plans for field crews.
- Strong collaboration and conflict‑resolution skills.
- Proven ability to manage third‑party contractors in a fast‑paced industrial environment.
- Skilled in monitoring performance, resolving issues, and ensuring compliance.
- Self‑motivated, disciplined, and reliable.
- Calm under pressure, especially during turnarounds or emergent work.
- Proactive problem‑solver who anticipates issues before they impact execution.
- Safety‑first mindset.
- Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.
Hargrove Culture
We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe.
Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.
As a 100% Teammate owned company, we proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible Teammates.
Equal Opportunity Employment Statement
Hargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.