Project Scheduler

Long-term contract position with potential assignment through 2029, primarily on-site in Oklahoma City, OK.

About The Company

Our client is a leading organization delivering complex industrial construction projects across the energy sector. They are seeking an experienced Project Scheduler to support a major capital project by providing schedule oversight, progress analysis, and project controls expertise throughout the construction lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and maintain integrated project schedules using Oracle Primavera P6.
• Conduct routine site visits to verify construction progress and confirm schedule accuracy.
• Evaluate contractor schedule updates and compare reported progress with actual field conditions.
• Monitor critical path activities, milestones, schedule logic, float, constraints, and project sequencing.
• Identify schedule risks, potential delays, and construction impacts while recommending mitigation strategies.
• Analyze schedule revisions, recovery plans, and time-impact changes for accuracy and feasibility.
• Prepare weekly schedule reports, executive summaries, and look-ahead schedules.
• Participate in project coordination meetings with construction, engineering, commissioning, and project management teams.
• Maintain organized schedule documentation, progress narratives, and project records.
• Support turnover, startup, commissioning, and outage planning through accurate forecasting.

Requirements

• Previous scheduling experience supporting EPC, power generation, heavy industrial, or large construction projects.
• Advanced proficiency with Oracle Primavera P6.
• Strong understanding of Critical Path Method (CPM), schedule logic, baselines, calendars, float analysis, and forecasting.
• Experience reviewing contractor schedules and identifying sequencing, logic, and progress issues.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, construction documents, and work packages.
• Comfortable working in an active construction environment with regular field presence.
• Strong communication, organization, and analytical skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Owner-side scheduling experience.
• Power generation or heavy industrial project background.
• Startup, commissioning, or outage planning experience.
• Knowledge of earned value management, delay analysis, schedule risk assessment, and change management.
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 Certification.

Additional Details

• Combination of office-based scheduling and active construction site work.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required while in the field.
• Safety-focused work environment.
• Per diem available for eligible candidates.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

Pay

Competitive, based on experience.

Schedule

• Full-time, on-site.
• Flexible based on project needs.
• Overtime and weekend work may be required during critical project phases.
• 4x10s anticipated as needed.

Perks

• Long-term project stability.
• Opportunity to work on a high-profile industrial construction project.
• Collaborative project team environment.
• Exposure to large-scale EPC construction and capital projects.