Senior Scheduler

About the Role

We are looking for a Sr. Scheduler who can support multiple project schedules in Primavera P6. Construction experience in biotech or pharmaceutical capital projects is essential. This is a hybrid assignment in Southern California.

Responsibilities

• Develop baseline schedules with a quality critical path.
• Ensure schedules are developed in compliance with corporate and department requirements.
• Resource-load project schedules and optimize resource utilization.
• Perform schedule updates, variance analysis to baseline, and lookahead schedules.
• Prepare and provide schedule progress reports, trending charts and schedule analysis on a periodic basis.
• Maintain a record of scope changes, trends and variances that potentially affect schedule performance.
• Assess impacts to the critical path and near-critical activities and report to the project team.
• Analyze and process project change orders for schedule impacts.
• Produce detailed critical path network schedules for projects within a standard work breakdown structure.
• Analyze schedules submitted in various software packages, but primarily Primavera P6.
• Assure credibility of the information contained in the schedule.
• Review schedules with project team members on a regular basis to ensure that accurate and timely data is incorporated in the schedule.
• Analyze schedules from A/E firms and general contractors.
• Verify schedule integrity and evaluate logic and float paths.
• Evaluate activity sequences for constructability.
• Make recommendations to manage float and (re)-sequence activities (if required) to achieve project milestone dates and interim target completion dates.
• Work with conceptual estimating department in supporting funding requests with conceptual schedules.
• Versatile people skills, from the field foreman to leadership.
• Manage and directly support the schedule update process.
• Perform what-if schedule scenarios, advanced schedule analysis, and variance analysis reports.
• Summarize schedule status in a narrative and create status reports and presentations for management.
• Performs as the schedule lead and facilitates schedule meetings.
• Facilitate project scheduling meetings and/or interactive planning meetings as required by the project team.
• Supports development of schedule-related processes, procedures, and training.
• Performs schedule risk analysis.
• Use risk analysis to anticipate conflicts between trades and define levels of uncertainty.

Qualifications

• Relevant Construction Experience: 10+ years
• Primavera Experience: 5+ years
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Any certification from PMI or AACE is beneficial.
• Multiple large-scale complex project experiences, $500MM+, with some cGMP biotech or pharmaceutical capital project experience.
• Greenfield and large capital project experience required (from design through commissioning).
• Advanced knowledge and experience in Primavera P6.
• Advanced knowledge in the construction of civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation systems.
• Experience with field planning and progressing.
• Construction claims experience preferred.
• Strong communication and presentation capabilities: written and verbal.
• Demonstrate a team spirit and strong dedication to success of the team.

Required Skills

• This is an onsite assignment with some hybrid.
• Frequent field visits required during construction.

Preferred Skills

• Construction claims experience preferred.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices.