Project Scheduler

About the Role

This position performs project controls administration including material expediting, quantity tracking, cost control, scheduling, document control, basic job cost management, subcontract management, and procurement.

Austin Industrial, Inc. is an employee-owned company with over 5,000 employee-owners, delivering premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading producers in oil, gas & chemicals; energy; food processing; and manufactured goods. As a merit shop, we self-perform more than 95% of a typical project scope and help customers maximize their return on investment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and maintain project schedules.
• Support weekly schedule update meetings with the project team.
• Issue schedules, progress and commodity curves, basis of schedule, and histograms to the project team.
• Perform resource loading and leveling.
• Coordinate with the project team and/or subcontractors.
• Perform schedule and progress analysis; make recommendations to the project team.
• Assess impact of changes and deviations to the project schedule.
• Assist in developing “what if” exercises and mitigation strategies.
• Review the work hour forecast developed by the project team.
• Develop the baseline construction schedule outlining the sequence of work to be performed.
• Ensure the schedule is updated per project requirements, accounting for change orders, field performance, material availability, and other factors impacting the completion date.
• Submit schedule updates to the customer as required by contract documents.
• Develop, update, and issue Weekly Progress, Manpower, and Commodity Curves.
• Issue Weekly Schedule Analysis Report.
• Create detailed “Look Ahead” schedules and weekly updates as required.

Relationships

• Interface with the Austin project team to gather information for schedule development and updates.
• Maintain effective working relationships with customers, subcontractors, and suppliers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field preferred.
• Five to ten years of field experience preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret owner’s drawings and specifications to ensure accurate project schedule development.
• Detailed working knowledge of Primavera Scheduling Software.