Project Scheduler

Responsibilities

• Bid & Award Schedule Building: Building initial baseline schedules in Primavera P6 for both newly awarded contracts and upcoming project bids, ensuring realistic sequencing based on estimated fabrication hours.
• Resource & Cost Loading: Assign and load labor, material, and critical equipment resources (such as weld crews, steel tonnage, and heavy yard cranes) into P6 schedules to establish clear budget baselines.
• Schedule Updates: Input weekly production updates from the Project managers into Primavera P6. Provide weekly schedule updates back to Project Managers so they can distribute them to the fabrication team.
• Variance Reporting: Identify and report early-stage lofting delays, shop delays, material shortages, or fabrication bottlenecks to the Project Manager before they impact client delivery dates.
• Division Manager Alignment: Partner with structural, piping, and coating Division Managers to provide weekly schedule updates and gather shop-floor feedback to proactively prevent bottlenecks.
• Crane & Yard Asset Scheduling: Coordinate with yard operations to align fabrication completion and final assembly dates with heavy crane availability, ensuring optimized rigging schedules and seamless loadouts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in project scheduling, project controls, construction planning, or a related field preferred.
• Experience supporting construction, fabrication, industrial, or heavy civil projects preferred.
• Proficiency with scheduling software such as Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, or similar scheduling platforms preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to develop, maintain, and analyze project schedules while identifying schedule risks, delays, and opportunities for improvement.
• CPM, resource planning, and project lifecycle management experience preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively with project managers, operations, field personnel, and executive leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to interpret project drawings, scopes of work, and project schedules to support planning and execution preferred.

HSE Responsibilities

• Embrace, lead, and demonstrate “Acadian F.I.R.S.T.” – Vision & Mission Statement as fundamental core values.
• Demonstrate implementation of proactive safety processes (JSA, Time Out & TEAM BBS Observations) to achieve an incident-free workplace and advance our safety culture.
• Adhere to all Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Management System policies, procedures, best practices, and client-specific site policies.
• Make a personal commitment and be accountable for HSE results, supporting team members through coaching and mentoring to achieve goals.
• Accept coaching and demonstrate ownership and improvement of HSE processes based on feedback and ongoing mentorship.