Project Scheduler Prin

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Our New Albany client has an opportunity for an experienced Project Scheduler responsible for coordinating team activities and supporting the Project Managers (PMs) on the team.

MUST HAVES:

• Proficient in P6 Scheduling.
• Scheduling experience in utility or major construction projects.
• Local Candidates only.

JOB SUMMARY:
This role will be responsible for coordinating team activities and supporting the Project Managers (PMs) on the Competitive Transmission Projects team that executes FERC order 1000 projects across PJM, SPP, and MISO. With minimal supervision, perform the role of scheduler and/or commodity tracker for major projects. Support the development and analysis of a wide range of scope-of-work types, especially complex schedules, using the assigned system. Must be self-motivated, an excellent communicator, and a team-focused individual able to demonstrate competency in scheduling techniques and analyses on all scope-of-work aspects. Additional duties include schedule maintenance, collecting progress data, developing and implementing scope-of-work schedule/status reports, and providing consistent, accurate information to the senior management team. The candidate must be able to interface with site execution teams, contractors, and senior management.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Define activities, durations, work sequences, and relationship logic to develop and implement the scope-of-work plan and develop milestones to represent key decisions and deliverables that take place during execution.

Ensure all logic and activities support the level of detail required by the customer and meet internal department standards and guidance. Ensure all scope and deliverables are accounted for.

Develop fully integrated system schedules (including resource loading and leveling) for complex and intermediate scope of work execution teams, including detailed system schedules that utilize critical path methodology based on work scope from the work packages and planners’ work list.

Mentor and assist junior schedulers in organizing schedule review meetings with all stakeholders and incorporating appropriate details.

Ensure clear minutes and action items, as required. Engage team and stakeholders to create schedules and provide schedule analysis updates to the team, alerting them to schedule risks and issues that could delay milestones.

Communicate schedule status to project stakeholders. Direct and guide the administration of the AEP project management organizational standards and assist in the management of projects to those standards.

Adhere to the guidance and standards put forth by the client. Work with the Administrator to assign security, profiles, and roles for new users. Diagnose and resolve issues with scope-of-work schedules.

Mentor and train junior-level schedulers on the following: preparing and analyzing metric reports; preparing and analyzing schedule risk; developing what-if schedules to address various scenarios and options as necessary; crashing scope of work schedule durations; following processes and handbook procedures; and all aspects of scheduling within the assigned systems and software.

Perform/coordinate schedule and cost integration, including SPI/CPI processes on a scope-of-work basis.

Work with the project teams to provide risk assessments and recommended mitigation actions as requested.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Education requirement is dependent upon experience, as indicated below.

Qualified degrees must be in a related field from an accredited university or college and could include Accounting, Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Technology, or Project Management.

With a qualified Associate’s degree, 5 years’ qualified experience.
With a qualified Bachelor’s degree, 3 years’ qualified experience required.

Experience:
Qualified experience includes utility-specific operations knowledge/experience with a good working knowledge of work processes and procedures. Experience should be in design, operations, planning, project management, P6 scheduling, cost tracking analysis, forecasting, project budgets, working with accounting principles, and/or construction.

License/Certifications:
A professional or trade certification, such as a CCMP, CETa, IQCP, PMP, RMP, etc., is preferred but not required.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
1. Demonstrate ability to manage time effectively and efficiently; show capacity for organizational and planning skills; as well as having an aptitude for accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to achieve goals.
2. Strong written and verbal communication skills.
3. Team player with the ability to work and collaborate well with others.
4. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and ability to develop complex spreadsheets.
5. Must be a self-motivated individual and able to work under general supervision, be independent, and competently perform current scheduling techniques and analyses on all scope-of-work project aspects.
6. Understand and support the policies, values, principles, structure, and behavior of the client.
7. Proficient at reviewing scope, client requirements, division of responsibility, scope of work objectives, and constraints to develop the strategy for effective project delivery.

Reference: 1053064
  
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every qualification. At Revel IT, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this or our other open roles! 

  
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