Project Controls Scheduler - Oakbrook Terrace, IL

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network • Oakbrook Terrace, IL

1d • $73,600 - $101,200 • Onsite

About The Position

Exelon is a Fortune 200 company with 20,000 colleagues, serving over 10.7 million customers across six energy companies. They are committed to leading the energy transformation and creating an environment where every person can thrive. Their employee experience is built on purposeful careers, growth opportunities, community impact, and support to thrive. They value diversity, fresh perspectives, and bold thinking, and offer competitive compensation, incentives, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to build a rewarding career. This role provides analytical schedule support for Sr. Project Controls Schedulers, Project Managers, Managers of Projects, and Directors. It ensures adherence to standard milestone reporting, policies, programs, processes, and scheduling protocols. The position is responsible for developing, status reporting, and analyzing detailed critical path schedules, workload, and resource forecasts using various computer applications. It also supports the project closeout process, identifies closeout issues, and contributes to the development of reports. The role aims to identify project/program milestones and schedule issues early and contribute to resolutions for successful project and program execution. Schedules must be properly baselined at each phase approval. The position may require extended hours during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or Technical Field
• 2 - 4 years related experience, or in lieu of Bachelor's degree, a minimum of 3 - 6 years relevant experience is required.
• Ability to build a schedule from an estimate, Project Diagram or verbal Scope of Work.
• Strong analytical skills and evaluation techniques
• Experience and proficiency in using PC software and mainframe computer applications such as Excel, Access, Power Point, MS Project, Asset suite 8, Primavera P6
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize a variety of independent assignments and meet deadlines
• Ability to effectively interface with all levels of management.
• Ability to schedule and facilitate project meetings with all stakeholders in office or field environment.
• Ability to work flexible hours and in field construction sites.
• Ability to handle conflict

Nice To Haves

• 2-4 years scheduling experience in electric / gas transmission, distribution, and substation industry
• Scheduler Certification (PMI-SP, AACEI)
• Project View (PV) experience (ComEd, PECO)

Responsibilities

• Build reports, earned value metrics and schedules to assist in Centrally Managed work execution and revise schedules to recover from missed milestones, project changes and emergent events.
• Develop and report out earned value, CPI, and SPI indicators.
• Create Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and portfolio views of all projects.
• Provide resource loading and utilization for integrated resource reports.
• Develop reports and perform historical trending research.
• Update schedule status weekly, biweekly or monthly, depending on the project/program.
• Assist with the development and updates of standard schedule templates of typical projects and programs.
• Make updates in scheduling tools to adjust work order/material request start and finish dates to support dynamic project needs.
• Participate in project team meetings including financial forecasting session to ensure schedule and cost alignment.
• Interface with other departments and within the department and represent Project Management/Controls regarding schedule process and procedural issues.
• Serves as a change agent and fosters a high-performance culture and promotes diversity and inclusion.
• Ensures that all projects are statused, placed in service, and closed out in appropriate timeframes in all operational systems.
• Ensure adherence to the scheduling procedure by developing weekly, monthly and long-term detailed critical path schedules.
• Perform workload, and union impact analysis, and forecast needs for internal and external resources.
• Provide 24/7 on call scheduling support for emergent projects.
• Participate in job walk downs in the field.

Benefits

• Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 10%
• 401(k) match and annual company contribution
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support
• Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance and fitness reimbursement
• Referral bonus program

What This Job Offers

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