Project Controls Scheduler or Senior

APS•Phoenix, AZ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Controls Scheduler or Senior is responsible for developing, managing, and analyzing complex, resource-loaded schedules across multiple Transmission & Distribution (T&D) projects. Creates and maintains integrated master schedules that align engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities to support successful project execution. Provides advanced scheduling analysis, risk assessment, forecasting, and performance insights to project and program leaders to support decision-making and protect critical milestones. Establishes scheduling best practices, drives continuous improvement initiatives, and supports the development of project controls capabilities through mentorship and collaboration with scheduling teams.

Requirements

High school diploma/GED plus two (2) years scheduling and/or project controls experience.
Experience with Primavera P6 or equivalent scheduling tools.
High school diploma/GED plus five (5) years scheduling and/or project controls experience, includes experience in Primavera P6 and integrated scheduling techniques.

Nice To Haves

Ability to manage multiple high impact priorities in parallel.
Strong facilitation skills across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

Develops and maintains a fully resource-loaded, logic-driven Integrated Master Schedule in Primavera P6 across multiple concurrent T&D projects, including substations, overhead and underground transmission and distribution feeders.
Integrates engineering, procurement (including long-lead equipment such as transformers, breakers, and switchgear), construction, commissioning and energization sequences into a single defensible CPM network.
Aligns schedule structure (work breakdown structure, activity coding, calendars, milestones) with the project controls cost structure so data ties cleanly between schedule and cost.
Sequences outage windows, switching, clearance and energization sequencing in coordination with operations, system protection and the client.
Supports the migration and integration of scheduling data with cost and estimating platforms (e.g., InEight Estimate / Hard Dollar) and reporting tools (Power BI, Excel).
Partners with Project Managers, estimators, engineering leads, construction managers, and procurement to baseline new work, manage change and process schedule revisions through formal change control.
Recognizes owner-led versus EPC delivery model nuances and adjust schedule assumptions, contingency and reporting cadence accordingly.
Produces weekly progress, look-ahead schedules, monthly executive dashboards for both internal leadership and APS program management.
Presents schedule status, variances and recovery plans in client meetings clearly, defensibly, and without hedging ¿ including in front of utility program managers and senior stakeholders.
Analyzes critical path, near-critical paths, total float erosion and logic anomalies; recommends acceleration, re-sequencing, or scope adjustments to protect in-service dates.
Runs schedule risk analysis to quantify confidence in milestones and inform contingency.
Monitors schedule health, drive remediation of leads, lags, hard constraints, missing logic and high float.
Leads earned schedule analysis; partner with cost analysts to reconcile variances and produce credible Estimates at Completion.
Creates and manages metric reporting.
Establishes and continuously improves scheduling standards, templates, activity coding libraries and progressing methodologies across the portfolio.
Mentors junior schedulers and project controls analysts; reviews their schedules, coaches on logic and elevates team capability through knowledge sharing and best practice development.