Senior Workface Planner

Senior Workface Planner

Play an integral role in transforming project plans into executable field activities that drive predictable construction performance, workforce productivity, and successful project delivery. As a Senior Workface Planner, you will operate at the intersection of engineering, procurement, construction, and project controls, ensuring work is properly planned, organized, and ready for execution before it reaches the field.

This is a highly visible project leadership role where your ability to organize work packages, align stakeholders, remove execution barriers, and improve field readiness directly impacts safety, schedule performance, labor productivity, and project costs. Your leadership will help maximize workforce efficiency while supporting Worley’s commitment to operational excellence and successful project delivery.

Purpose of the role

The Senior Workface Planner is responsible for providing planning, coordination, and project 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 workface planning strategies that support construction execution while ensuring labor resources, materials, equipment, engineering deliverables, and work packages are aligned and available when required.

Working closely with Construction Managers, Project Managers, Superintendents, Engineering, Procurement, Project Controls, and field execution teams, you will establish work packaging processes, coordinate construction readiness activities, and support execution strategies that enable productive and predictable field operations.

This role serves as a key contributor to project success by ensuring field crews receive complete, executable work packages that minimize delays, improve productivity, and support safe and effective project execution.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading workface planning activities for construction, maintenance, turnaround, or capital project execution.
• Developing and maintaining construction work packages that support efficient field execution.
• Coordinating engineering, procurement, construction, and project controls activities to ensure work is executable before release to the field.
• Supporting construction management teams in developing project execution strategies, construction sequencing plans, and work packaging methodologies.
• Ensuring labor, materials, equipment, permits, drawings, specifications, and supporting documentation are available to support planned work activities.
• Identifying and removing constraints that could negatively impact productivity, schedule adherence, or construction readiness.
• Reviewing engineering deliverables and construction documentation to determine work package requirements and execution priorities.
• Coordinating with procurement and materials management teams to ensure critical materials and equipment are available to support work plans.
• Supporting workforce planning, labor forecasting, resource allocation, and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Monitoring work package readiness and maintaining construction readiness reports and performance metrics.
• Collaborating with field supervision, craft personnel, and construction leadership to identify opportunities for improved execution efficiency.
• Participating in planning meetings, schedule reviews, and construction coordination sessions.
• Supporting project controls and scheduling teams through integration of workface planning data and construction progress information.
• Identifying risks, execution challenges, and scheduling constraints while recommending mitigation strategies.
• Assisting project teams in achieving schedule, cost, quality, and productivity objectives.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives focused on work packaging, execution planning, productivity, and operational excellence.
• Providing technical guidance and support to planners, coordinators, and project personnel as required.

About us 

Worley 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. 

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What you’ll bring to the role

You bring a strong combination of construction planning expertise, field execution experience, project coordination skills, and operational knowledge gained through supporting complex industrial projects.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Technical Studies, or a related discipline; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant industry experience.
• Typically 7+ years of experience supporting construction planning, workface planning, project controls, field engineering, construction management, or related project execution functions.
• Experience supporting EPC, EPCM, industrial, power generation, chemicals, energy, resources, manufacturing, or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of Construction Industry Institute (CII) Workface Planning principles and construction work packaging methodologies.
• Experience developing and managing construction work packages and execution plans.
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project delivery processes.
• Experience supporting labor forecasting, workforce planning, construction sequencing, and productivity management activities.
• Strong understanding of construction means and methods, field execution practices, and craft workforce requirements.
• Ability to identify and resolve work package constraints and execution readiness issues.
• Experience coordinating activities across engineering, procurement, materials management, construction, and project controls organizations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop practical execution solutions.
• Proficiency with project planning, scheduling, and reporting systems.
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6, scheduling software, work packaging systems, and construction management tools is preferred.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to influence project teams and drive alignment across multiple disciplines.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to guide work teams and provide technical direction.
• Commitment to safety, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and successful project delivery.

Benefits

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 the medical, life, dental, and vision insurance plans, as well as 401K plan.

Apply today

If you are a construction planning professional who is passionate about improving field execution, increasing workforce productivity, and delivering successful project outcomes, we encourage you to apply. Join Worley and play a critical role in ensuring construction activities are properly planned, coordinated, and executed to support the successful delivery of world-class projects.

Moving forward together

We 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.

And 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. 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.

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