Principal Project Controls Scheduler
About The Position
ReNuke Services is seeking a Principal Project Controls Scheduler for a client’s Anderson Combined Cycle construction project in Anderson, South Carolina. This is a field-based lead position responsible for scheduling and project-controls integration on major power-generation construction projects. The role supports Project Managers and Project Directors on projects of varying size and complexity, leading project-schedule setup, maintenance, and analysis, including baseline management, critical-path analysis, and schedule-cost integration. The position requires expert-level Primavera P6 proficiency and advanced scheduling capabilities, along with a deep understanding of schedule development, critical-path methodology, and schedule-data integration for complex engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects. Power-plant construction experience and willingness to mobilize to the field site are required. The posting identifies the assignment as 12 months.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Finance, or Business Administration and 10 years of related work experience; alternatively, a high school diploma or equivalent and 14 years of related work experience.
- Lead-level experience with complex EPC projects in power generation, including Combined Cycle, Simple Cycle, Solar, or Battery construction.
- Expert proficiency in Primavera P6 scheduling and critical-path methodology on large-scale construction projects.
- Field experience observing project progress and tracking performance through schedule updates and field walkdowns.
- Proficiency in schedule-analysis software such as Deltek Acumen Fuse.
- Willingness to mobilize to the field site in Anderson, South Carolina.
- Valid driver’s license.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with MS Project, MS Office Suite, Business Objects, Passport, Powerplant, Emax, or PeopleSoft.
- Experience with risk-management tools and Monte Carlo analysis.
- Experience evaluating vendor change orders and performing time-impact analysis.
- Master’s degree in Project Management, Engineering, or Business Administration.
- Professional certification such as PMI-SP (PMI Scheduling Professional), AACE-PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional), or PMP (Project Management Professional).
- Additional certification such as AACE-EVP, AACE-CCC, or CAPM.
- Strong collaborative team skills and proven ability to work across functional groups.
- Employee development and mentoring experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead development and maintenance of site integrated schedules in Primavera P6.
- Establish and maintain project schedule baselines and perform critical-path analysis.
- Incorporate implementation details into schedules upon contract award and integrate them with site activities.
- Perform schedule variance analysis, adherence reporting, and trend analysis.
- Develop recovery plans and schedule-mitigation strategies as needed.
- Track project resources and quantities using Primavera and other scheduling tools.
- Provide schedule-cost integration analysis to support project forecasting.
- Review and assess change orders for schedule and time impacts.
- Support project funding submittals with detailed schedule analysis.
- Coordinate with vendors to gather and verify schedule updates through submittals, field walkdowns, and direct communication.
- Implement and maintain Work Breakdown Structures aligned with project scope.
- Perform schedule analysis using Acumen Fuse and other analytical tools.
- Conduct risk-management analysis, including Monte Carlo simulations.
- Generate monthly reports and site-specific documentation for Project Manager and Project Director teams.
- Lead project-controls reviews and status presentations.
- Support field observations of project progress and tracking of performance metrics.
- Serve as a Primavera P6 subject matter expert and mentor project-controls team members.
- Lead implementation of scheduling methodologies and best practices.
- May supervise junior project-controls staff as assigned.
- Coordinate benchmarking and self-assessment initiatives for continuous improvement.
- Support multiple projects simultaneously as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
