Project Planning/Scheduler Specialist

ABB•Houston, TX

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world. This Position reports to: Project Operations Manager In this role, the Project Scheduler takes ownership in collaborating with project teams and suppliers to develop and manage project schedules effectively. This role involves leading scheduling efforts across all project phases, performing risk analysis, identifying critical paths, and implementing mitigation strategies to ensure projects are delivered on time. The ideal candidate will utilize their expertise to address challenges, maintain and analyze actual and forecasted schedules, and monitor, report, and manage any deviations from the planned timeline, aligning with both short-term and long-term business goals. In addition to schedule management, the Scheduler will support the Project Manager in communications with suppliers and customers on project status and timelines, ensure cohesive project execution and foster strong relationships. The work model for the role is: hybrid (#Li-Hybrid) in Houston, TX. Our Team Dynamics Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree with minimum of 5 years of project planning, engineering or manufacturing or other operational customer facing roles.
Proficient with planning tools such as MS Project, Primavera P6, or similar software.
Proven capability in working in a technical environment
Qualities of proven relationship building capabilities, and communication skill and proven soft skills with problem solving aptitude.
Strong fluent written and spoken English language skills.
Ability and willingness to travel 30%, as required.
Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

Nice To Haves

Spanish is an asset

Responsibilities

Develop and consult on the initial project schedule by incorporating key milestones and tasks from various phases such as proposal, execution, manufacturing, delivery, and close-out including enhancing schedule to interface to supplier and customer’s need dates (inclusive but not limited to of LD’s, drop dates, ship dates, and invoicing).
Lead scheduling activities with internal and external suppliers as the main point of contact, ensuring effective communication and information sharing among the project team and stakeholders.
Engage with vendors to validate timelines and challenge assumptions, promoting transparency and supporting the development of reliable schedules.
Collaborate with the project team to analyze requirements, risks, and scope changes, ensuring all essential activities are detailed for realistic project schedules.
Monitor progress and critical paths, notifying Project Managers of deviations or scheduling issues while providing recommendations to keep critical activities and milestones on track.
Issue regular schedule reports and program updates, as well as upon request, while establishing project baselines and providing analytics to monitor progress against key targets.
Recommend actions to ensure deadlines are met and keep stakeholders informed.
Actively participate in project reviews to assess progress and address any issues that arise.
Coordinate with procurement to ensure material is ordered on time to meet schedule commitments.
Perform analysis for critical path and help establish mitigation plans, hold suppliers accountable for project execution plans, challenge supplier current performance vs initial execution schedules

Benefits

Health, Life & Disability Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
Vision benefit
Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
Employee Assistance Program
Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
Employee discount program
Retirement
401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
Time off
ABB provides 11 paid holidays.
Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.