Principal Specialist, Scheduling/Planning
KBR, Inc. · kbr.com
ChennaiLead / Manager10+ yrs
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Project cost control and forecasting for engineering projects.
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Details
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- 15 d ago · posted 2026-10-23
- Location
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Full description
Title:
Principal Specialist, Scheduling/Planning
Job Title
Principal Specialist, Scheduling/Planning
Division
KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.
Responsibilities:
• Forecasts, controls, and reports project costs for projects.
• Develops and provides project variances, trending and analysis of expenditures, monthly forecasts and reporting.
• Reviews project costs incurred by category, calculates future costs based on labor productivity, material price increases, subcontract, wage rates and risk analysis.
• Participates in or leads change control process. Ensures the development and completion of job progress milestones through scheduling.
• Coordinates with procurement and material mangers as well as engineering work group leads pertaining to essential items of supply.
• Provides priorities for projects to guarantee completion. Contributes to forecasts and disbursements by performing schedule analysis.
• Under general supervision, solves complex problems requiring detailed knowledge of field and industry best practices in project controls.
• Uses experience and problem solving skills to develop and improve processes.
• May provide guidance to less experienced team members.
• Position also may require accounting, financial management and customer reporting responsibilities at the project level.
Qualifications including Required Education, Experience, & Skills:
• Skills required for this job are typically acquired through the completion of an undergraduate degree and 10+ years of experience.
Decarbonization – Energy Transition – Sustainability
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