Senior Project Scheduler

About the role

The Senior Project Scheduler will offer our clients comprehensive project management support, including cost engineering, scheduling, earned value management, and project-level services. The primary objective of the Senior Project Scheduler is to provide scheduling support, with a strong emphasis on adhering to the client's standard procedures for managing mega projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated master schedule for project life cycle
• Support the PMO in understanding the basis of the data provided and the reports/impact of metrics produced from the client’s project management control system
• Review baseline schedules for Project Engineers
• Review monthly schedules for project engineers
• Discuss updated schedules, critical paths, and one-week/two-week look-ahead schedules with the contractor in weekly/biweekly meetings
• Review monthly payments and other reports submitted by a construction contractor
• Ensure the construction contractors provide proper information to support EVMS reporting, including schedule progress based on defined performance measurement techniques, actual cost at the appropriate level (minimum WBS Level 4 of USACE WBS/Dictionary—prefer steps of WBS Level 4), and projections such as estimate at completion (EAC)
• Support the development and execution of the change control process
• Provide briefings (internal & external) as requested
• Assist in corrective actions related to reporting, forecasting, change control, and performance
• Maintain listing and status of outstanding issues of record and corrective actions
• Compare actual progress of construction activities with progress claimed by the Contractor in progress payments and make corrections, if required

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen
• Must hold a bachelor’s degree and/or 10-15 plus years of experience in the design, construction or consulting industry

Qualifications

• Must be in the process of pursuing or already have a professional designation including, but not limited to CCP, PE, CVS, PMP
• Knowledge of scope change management
• Intermediate engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup processes knowledge

Skills

• Proficiency in using multiple discipline-specific software applications including, but not limited to, Oracle P6 and Acumen Fuse
• Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions to schedule problems
• Knowledge in the use of computers and several basic software applications such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint for executing work processes
• Skilled in oral and written communication
• Strong communication, leadership, and organization skills
• Ability to travel as needed
• Work is typically performed in a typical interior/office work environment; involves sitting and standing for prolonged periods; may involve walking, climbing on construction sites