Sr. Construction Scheduler

About the role

The Sr. Construction Scheduler at Prism Data Consulting is responsible for setting up and maintaining construction schedules using Oracle's Primavera P6 Professional Project Management software. This role involves project estimating, planning, scheduling, pre-construction, and construction support for various renewable energy and transmission projects.

Responsibilities

• Participates in required training and follows safety, quality, and environmental management system (SMS, QMS, EMS) procedures.
• Works with HSQE group to incorporate safe practices and mitigate safety risks in construction project schedules.
• Provides ongoing, regular communication/coordination, training, and leadership of construction schedulers.
• Develops & maintains Construction schedules through Primavera P6 per best practice scheduling procedures and processes while following department directives.
• Maintains Oracle's Primavera P6 Professional Project Management software as RES's project scheduling system.
• Supports, coaches, and mentors schedulers and stakeholders in schedule updating, maintenance, use, and adherence processes.
• Collaborates with project teams to set up and maintain resource and cost-loaded project schedules across multiple projects, as and when required.
• Collaborates with construction project teams on sequencing and applying means & methods to the schedule.
• Performs schedule update & meeting process, gathers daily and weekly schedule status updates from stakeholders, and verifies and resolves accurate status updates, out-of-sequence activities, and schedule changes.
• Performs schedule-related critical path, adherence, resource, cost, and earned value reporting, as required on the project.
• Leads project schedule-related meetings weekly and drives scheduled engagement with stakeholders.
• Prepares and maintains resource-loaded master schedules supporting multiple stakeholders.
• Attends work regularly and punctually, as scheduled or expected.
• Complies with Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct, and Company Policies & Procedures.
• Presents, supports, and leads-by-example with a safety and quality-oriented attitude.
• Develops & maintains proposal & pre-construction schedules through Primavera P6 per best practice scheduling procedures and processes while following department directives.
• Participates in continuous improvement projects, initiatives, or events.
• Solicits input from project teams on process improvement initiatives.
• Supports the Director, Construction Scheduler in additional projects.

Requirements

• Safety first mentality.
• Knowledge of the renewable energy construction industry and associated field concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Critical path management (CPM) methodologies.
• Project planning.
• Construction project schedule preparation, monitoring, and controlling.
• Communication, relationship building, collaboration, and teamwork.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Information analysis, compilation, and synthesis.
• Continuous improvement and best practice leadership.
• Problem-solving and decision-making, even with limited information and timeframes.
• Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Able to train and coach others in scheduling methodologies.

Qualifications

• High school/GED, required.
• Bachelor's degree in construction, engineering, or project management discipline(s), or equiv.