Project Scheduler - Arizona (33941)

Position Summary

As a Project Scheduler 2, you will develop and manage schedules for projects and develop processes and templates for field use. You will assist project managers with coordinating tasks, monitoring timelines, and schedule planning as well as identifying possible delays and facilitating a solution.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Supports the project team and stakeholders on managing schedules for a successful project delivery.
• Works directly with schedulers from various general contractors and design-build teams to monitor schedule risk.
• Maintains the overall milestone program and ensures milestone definitions are written and agreed upon by stakeholders.
• Determines reasonable schedule logic and constraints based on discussions with task owners and/or teams.
• Evaluates critical and near-critical path activity sequences and coordinates and facilitates review sessions with all stakeholders.
• Analyzes schedule reports and indicators are created and delivered in accordance to the project execution plan.
• Identifies major milestones, critical approvals, and long lead procurement items.
• Affirms actual progress based on site inspections and validates contractors' approaches to measuring and reporting against the schedule.
• Identifies schedule changes, gaps, and trends and proactively works issues with stakeholders.
• Maintains and reports schedule deliverables.
• Communicates and presents schedule status to multiple stakeholders and supports negative float resolution.
• Suggests corrective actions and/or develops recovery plans when delays are anticipated or occur.
• Assesses the integration points of multiple projects and ensures that the schedules support each other.
• Prepares and presents a consolidated progress report of the project to program/management.
• Provides what-if schedules to the project as needed.
• Shares lessons learned throughout the project.

Other Duties And Responsibilities

Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure efficient and effective processes, completion of projects, and smooth operation of department.

Qualifications

• Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
  • In-depth knowledge of Primavera with an understanding of typical construction sequencing and logic for a large construction projects life cycle.
  • Highly articulate, clear and analytical approach to problem solving, and strong decision-making abilities.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Understanding and utilization of Information Technology in the performance of work including Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Proficiency in Primavera scheduling products (P6) and report preparation skills.
• Education And Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction, Quantity Surveying, or related experience.
  • Five years of P6 experience in medium to large-sized construction projects.
  • Large capital construction projects experience.
  • Schedule management experience in the development of project schedules and integrating multiple schedules.
  • Certification with AACE, PMI or CMAA is preferred.
  • Proficient use of MS Excel and/or databases systems.

Physical Demands

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires mobility within an office environment. Regularly required to talk and hear. Ability to effectively communicate with others both written and orally, including using the telephone. Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. The employee may be required to walk; climb up stairs, reach with hands and arms; and bend. May be required to stoop, kneel, and crouch. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. Possess good hearing, normal or corrected. The employee must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and lift and/or move up to 50 pounds occasionally. Must be able to work 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week, and overtime as required and night or weekend shifts, as needed.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job operates in a clerical office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.