Planning & Scheduling Lead

X-energy • Rockville, MD

1d • $155,000 - $177,500 • 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 responsible for establishing, implementing, monitoring, and carrying out program and project planning and scheduling activities. The primary objective is to support and strengthen project controls best practices and guidelines across the organization in support of current and future programs and projects.

The position is based in the office at 9801 Washingtonian Blvd, Gaithersburg, Maryland. The schedule is five days a week in the office, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Travel of up to 10% may be required as needed. The role is classified as full-time and exempt.

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 and 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 in the effective and timely execution of assigned tasks, and help optimize project controls resources to meet deliverable deadlines.
• Work with project controls subject-matter experts to establish, implement, and monitor planning and scheduling best practices and guidelines across the organization.
• 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 individual 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 professional demeanor and behavior in all forms of communication.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the manager.
• Monitor and measure schedules, conduct schedule analyses and variance reviews, determine schedule impacts, and report to management.

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