Principal Project Planner

Principal Project Planner

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We're bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.

We are looking for a Principal Project Planner who will play an integral role in shaping how we deliver some of the world's most complex and impactful projects. This is an opportunity to bring your expertise in planning and scheduling to a team that values precision, collaboration, and a forward-looking mindset.

The purpose of this role is to coordinate the activities of our schedulers, ensuring accuracy and alignment across engineering and construction schedules. You will be responsible for developing trusted relationships with colleagues across multiple functions, presenting scheduling procedures to clients, and providing leadership in the selection, appraisal, and training of planning and scheduling staff.

Core responsibilities include :

• Coordinate the work of schedulers, ensuring quality, consistency, and accuracy of all project schedules.
• Review and validate engineering and construction schedules, proactively identifying risks, gaps, and opportunities.
• Develop strong relationships across disciplines and serve as a trusted partner to project leaders and clients.
• Lead the adoption and presentation of scheduling procedures, ensuring that best practices are embedded across projects.
• Provide technical guidance to staff, including mentoring, training, and knowledge sharing to raise overall team capability.
• Contribute to the development of new systems, processes, and tools to continuously improve planning efficiency.
• Report on project progress, flag potential delays or risks, and support decision-making with data-driven insights.
• Offer thought leadership in planning, applying advanced business acumen and deep technical knowledge to complex project challenges.

What you'll bring to the role :

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 medical, life, dental, and vision insurance plans, as well as a 401(k) plan.

If this sounds like the right role for you, we encourage you to apply and take the next step in your career journey with us.

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. Right now, we're bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation.

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. Our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection, and innovation.

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by law.

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.