Planning & Scheduling Lead

X-Energy • Rockville, MD

22h • Onsite

About The Position

X-energy is hiring a Planning & Scheduling Lead to monitor and measure schedules using established processes and industry best practices, optimize schedules, and ensure overall schedule fidelity. The role conducts schedule analyses and variance reviews to determine schedule impacts and report findings to management. It provides technical direction to personnel carrying out program and project planning and scheduling activities, with the primary objective of strengthening project controls best practices and guidelines across the organization in support of current and future programs and projects.

The position is based at 9801 Washingtonian Blvd, Gaithersburg, Maryland, and requires five days per week in the office. The schedule is 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with travel of up to 10% as needed. This is a full-time, exempt position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in management, business, engineering, science, or a related discipline from an accredited university or college.
• Typically, eight years of project controls and scheduling experience supporting large and complex organizations, programs, or projects and working within a Project Management Office environment.
• Experience using schedule management software applications, such as Primavera P6.
• Demonstrated ability to lead work efforts, coordinate priorities, and provide guidance to peers or junior resources.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting project controls activities in a nuclear, engineering, or highly regulated environment.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and analyzing integrated project schedules.
• Familiarity with project controls best practices, forecasting, progress measurement, and schedule risk awareness.
• Experience supporting proposals, client engagements, or project initiation activities.
• Strong communication and coordination skills, including the ability to work across technical and non-technical teams.
• Experience training or mentoring team members in scheduling tools or processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and scheduling processes, procedures, and toolsets within the project controls department, including scoping, coordination, implementation, and support of planning and scheduling activities.
• Guide and direct planning and scheduling resources to support effective, timely execution of assigned tasks and optimize project controls resources to meet deliverable deadlines.
• Work with project controls subject matter experts to establish, implement, and monitor organization-wide planning and scheduling best practices and guidelines.
• Support Business Development project controls needs during initial client engagements, proposals, and project initiation and planning phases.
• Ensure effective communication between the planning and scheduling team and project teams or functional organizations.
• Work with the planning and scheduling team to establish and conduct project controls training for internal resources and project teams as needed.
• Maintain a professional demeanor and behavior in all forms of communication.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the manager.

Benefits

• 401K plan with employer match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development policy supporting continuing education

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior