Senior Project Planner, Minerals & Metals

Job Description

Why Join Us?

AtkinsRéalis is growing fast in the U.S.—and there’s never been a more exciting time to be part of our journey.

We’re committed to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. That means creating solutions that matter, and building a workplace where every voice is heard, every perspective counts, and everyone belongs.

By connecting people, data, and technology across our global network, we’re tackling some of the world’s most complex challenges. And we’re looking for passionate, driven professionals like you to help shape what’s next.

Let’s build the future—together.

We are seeking a Senior Project Planner to join our Minerals & Metals team in Henderson, NV.

About Us

AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. For over 50 years, we’ve partnered with public and private clients across the U.S. to deliver infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management. Our depth and breadth of expertise enables us to tackle the most technically complex and time-sensitive projects—driving innovation, resilience, and real-world impact where it matters most.

How will you contribute to the team?

• Develop schedules in Primavera P6 for all stages of the project.
• Lead in developing and maintaining the project schedule(s) with collaboration from project managers/construction managers and inputs from engineering, procurement, subcontractors & client.
• Provide technical support to ensure that the project schedule is maintained to client’s satisfaction.
• Prepare reports for operations team and management regarding project scheduling activities.
• Correlate schedules, cost and risk assessments through integrated solutions to influence critical path analysis thus providing robust/quality plans for decision making.
• Provide recommendations for corrective action due to delays in certain aspects of the project.
• Work with client staff and sub-contractors to develop and status schedules for their project components.
• Ensure project schedule activities are coded by the project work breakdown structure for cost / schedule integration and analysis.
• Define and optimize critical paths, perform total float analysis and notify project management status of critical activities and schedule risks.
• Conduct recovery plans, contingency planning and schedule compression techniques.
• Support monitoring of contract actual progress versus planned progress and key performance indicators, provide exception reporting, and recommend actions.
• Produce consolidated progress reports and surveys with bar charts, S-curves, manpower histograms.
• Provide support on development of project cost expenditure forecast curves.
• Perform schedule risk survey (gather data, input data, survey, report) on a periodic basis or as required.
• Seek innovation in scheduling and execution plans that could improve project economics.
• Develop construction field installation work packages (FIWPs) schedule based on level 4 and integration with engineering / procurement work packages.
• Maintain liaison with project team regarding scheduling activities and assisting them in determining schedule priorities.
• Attend project team and subcontractors’ meetings.

What will you contribute?

• Bachelor's or Master's degree, preferrable in Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of related work experience.
• Construction project planning expertise gained across a range of large, complex, multi-disciplinary projects, with a sound understanding of project management principles and application.
• Advanced skills with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project.
• Basic Knowledge in Power BI (Can generate simple report)
• Relevant experience with mining and metallurgy projects.
• Proficiency in English (spoken and written).
• Excellent time management skills.
• Proactive, detailed oriented and have a good knowledge of planning techniques.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop relationships with client, subcontractors and staff at all levels.

What We Offer At AtkinsréAlis:

At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.

Depending on your employment status, AtkinsRéalis benefits may include medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits, employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting, employee stock purchase plan, Paid Time Off, leaves of absences options, flexible work options, recognition and employee satisfaction programs, employee assistance program, and voluntary benefits. You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.

Are you ready to expand your career with us? Apply today and help us shape something extraordinary.

AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, Drug-Free employer EOE/Veteran/Disability

Please review AtkinsRéalis’ Equal Opportunity Statement here.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.