Scheduler/Project Controls Lead
About the role
The Scheduler/Project Controls Lead is a dual purpose role supporting capital projects across the portfolio. This individual will provide direct Scheduling support on projects, as well as serve as a Project Controls Leader on select projects, accountable for the establishment and execution of strong project controls practices. This role is ideal for a project controls professional who enjoys balancing hands on scheduling with leadership and influence, and who is motivated to raise the bar on project controls performance. This position is a remote position with travel involved. The amount of travel would be up to 50% dependent on business needs. Our team is made up of individuals with diverse backgrounds supporting project services capabilities across the Georgia Pacific Organization. The project Services team builds and strengthens relationships with industry wide partners to successfully execute projects throughout the United States. Our team is comprised of project controls leads and capability leaders supporting project proven practices during front end load through closeout.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain owner controlled project schedules across all phases of capital project execution with focus on FEL development.
- Integrate schedules across contractors, self perform work, engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning to create a single, aligned execution plan.
- Establish and enforce scheduling standards, including logic, calendars, activity coding, and progress measurement methodologies.
- Review, validate, and challenge contractor schedules to ensure quality, realism, and alignment to owner milestones and business objectives.
- Accurately status schedules using field verified progress and provide reliable forecasts of critical milestones and project completion.
- Identify critical path and near critical work, communicating schedule risks and opportunities early to project leadership.
- Perform schedule impact,