In January 2024, Livent merged with Allkem Limited to create Arcadium Lithium plc. While we work to integrate our technology systems, including our recruitment platforms, Arcadium Lithium plc will use Livent’s ADP system to capture all candidate information.
About Arcadium Lithium: We are change-makers, joining forces to drive progress. A world enabled by the critical mineral, Lithium - the elemental source powering modern life and our global transition to clean energy. For decades, we’ve grown alongside and collaborated with our people, our customers, and communities. Pioneering, collaborating, and evolving Together. From the birth of the first lithium-ion battery to the breakthrough lithium advancements that have followed. We've helped lead the change, powering the future of lithium innovation. Our growth continues to be strategic, expansive, and sustainable.
With a wealth of premier lithium resources spread across the world in key locations. We can reliably, safely, and responsibly provide the resources to meet the diverse needs of our customers. No matter where they are. No matter the challenge. It's all about delivering on the high expectation for quality, performance, and sustainability. And our duty goes even further. It includes everyone on the planet using a lithium-powered device or vehicle. Every battery charged. Every device powered. Every lithium application utilized. Underscoring our commitment to quality, collaboration, and our shared vision of powering a more sustainable future for everyone. Arcadium Lithium is more than just a company. It's a promise, and a commitment by our people. To act ethically and responsibly, ensuring that our legacy is one of positive impact and lasting change.
Position Summary
: The Capital Projects Planning Manager will report to the Project Services Director and be responsible for the overall evaluation and control of the assigned project schedules. You will be providing assurance and quality of project schedules for major international projects. You will guide and direct schedule development, maintenance, and monitoring of the planning/scheduling activities with minimal or no supervisory oversight. You will manage various schedules to ensure that work is completed as scheduled and identify schedule-associated trends for management attention and action.
In addition, you will support development of the monthly reports and to perform schedule assessments as requested.The candidate will be based at our corporate headquarters in Houston, TX. This will be a hybrid role working 4 days a week in the office, with Friday’s a work from home day.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides for oversight of the development by engineering and construction partners of Master Project schedules in a portfolio environment.
- Implements assurance process on contractor-developed master project schedules.
- Takes a lead in preparing schedule data throughout the Project life cycle as requested.
- Verifies that the correct scope of work is reflected on assigned schedules.
- Integrates schedule requirements and constraints to establish logical work sequences.
- Reviews and assesses the work sequences within the total project plan.
- Establishes and implements methods for determining activity durations within each stage of the project taking into consideration overall scope and complexity.
- Reviews schedule data, identifies and acquires information needed to complete working logic to interface between assigned resources and/or projects.
- Develops specific project codes of accounts and work breakdown structures (WBS) and recommends appropriate modifications and revisions for new work items assigned.
- Determines critical-path activities for project and identifies requirements necessary for mitigation of any possible delays.
- Identifies, analyzes, and monitors schedule deviations for subcontractor submittals and recommends corrective action/work-around solutions for project considerations.
- Schedules/attends Project team meetings at regular intervals to ensure that overdue and/or upcoming activities are clear and recognized by the Project team.
- Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate under the direction of the Sr. Project Engineering Director.
Education and Experience:
- B.S. degree highly preferred in a technical discipline, or in lieu of a degree, 10+ years' experience in Construction may be considered.
- 10 years of related work experience in planning and scheduling of both engineering and construction activities.
- Knowledgeable of current Primavera Enterprise Systems (P6) scheduling technology and how it can be effectively utilized on the project.
- Proficient in all MS Office software including MS Project scheduling software.
- Proven ability to perform in a technical role, possess good written and oral communication skills, and have a thorough understanding of industry practices and regulations.
- Self-managing, proactive.
Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
- Oracle B.I.
- Primavera certification.
- Capital Project experience.
- EPC contractor experience, Multiple projects and managing contractors
Safety Requirements: (position and location specific)
All employees are expected to carry out their work functions in a healthy and safe manner, to encourage and support safe work practices at all times, and to report and/or rectify any unsafe conditions that may come to their attention immediately.
Physical Demands: (position and location specific)
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to [10] pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.
Work Environment: (position and location specific)
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Personal Protective Equipment – (position specific)
Must wear PPE as required based on job duties or when traveling to locations where PPE is essential.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. ARCADIUM LITHIUM employs people across a broad range of occupations in locations across the world. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets.
Employees enjoy competitive compensation, a menu of work/life benefits and opportunities to continue developing their skills and building their career. ARCADIUM LITHIUM is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EEO, AAE, MFDV and supports a drug free workplace.
