Project Scheduler

American Electric Power•New Albany, OH

12d•$74,551 - $93,189

About The Position

The Project Scheduler coordinates scope of work for team activities and supports Project Managers. With some supervision, the role performs scheduling and/or commodity-tracking functions for major projects. It develops, maintains, and analyzes project scope schedules using assigned systems; provides integrated cost-loaded, resource-loaded, and logic-driven schedules as applicable; and maintains schedules by collecting progress data, preparing schedule and status reports, and providing accurate information to scope-of-work execution teams. The scheduler defines activities, durations, sequences, relationships, and milestones; confirms scope and deliverables are represented; leads schedule reviews and documents minutes and action items; and works with teams and stakeholders to communicate status and identify schedule risks. The role follows AEP project-management standards and governance, supports user access and role administration, applies scheduling best practices, and prepares requested status, metrics, and KPI reports. The role may require some overnight travel and, on rare occasions, temporary relocation. Work may be performed at home and AEP locations, with light physical duties in varying conditions. Depending on the role and site, duties may include construction-site walkdowns, ladder climbing, and awareness of hazardous conditions. Work at nuclear sites may involve hazardous areas and possible radiation exposure within NRC limits. The stated physical demand level is sedentary work.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and five years of qualified experience; or a qualified associate's degree and three years of qualified experience; or a qualified bachelor's degree and one year of qualified experience.
Qualified degrees must be in a related field from an accredited university or college; examples include Accounting, Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Technology, or Project Management.
Qualified experience includes utility-specific operations knowledge or experience and a good working knowledge of work processes and procedures.
Relevant experience may include design, operations, planning, project management, cost-tracking analysis, forecasting, project budgets, accounting principles, and/or construction or maintenance of systems or equipment.
Ability to manage time effectively and demonstrate organizational and planning skills, accuracy, attention to detail, and goal achievement.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to collaborate and work effectively as a team member.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and ability to develop complex spreadsheets.
Ability to work independently under general supervision and competently perform current scheduling techniques and analyses across scope-of-work aspects.
Ability to safely and effectively perform light physical duties at various work sites, including home and AEP locations, in varying conditions.
Understand and support AEP policies, values, principles, structure, and behavior.

Nice To Haves

Some travel, including overnight, may be required; temporary relocation may rarely be required to complete work.
For applicable roles and sites, construction-site walkdowns on unstable surfaces, ladder climbing, and awareness of hazardous site conditions may be involved.
For nuclear positions, work at nuclear power sites may involve hazardous areas and possible radiation exposure within NRC limits.

Responsibilities

Define activities, durations, work sequences, and relationship logic for scope-of-work plans; develop milestones for key decisions and deliverables.
Ensure all scope and deliverables are accounted for in schedules.
Develop, maintain, and analyze project schedules using assigned systems, such as Primavera or SmartSheet.
Organize and lead schedule review meetings with stakeholders, incorporating appropriate details and documenting minutes and action items as required.
Engage teams and stakeholders in schedule development; provide schedule analysis updates and alert them to risks or issues that could delay milestones.
Communicate schedule status to project stakeholders.
Support project management in accordance with AEP organizational standards and Project Management Governance Committee guidance.
Work with the Administrator to assign security, profiles, and roles for new users.
Update progress, acquire information, baseline and maintain schedules, develop commodity curves, track metrics, and support project and outage teams using sound techniques and best practices.
Provide periodic summary-level status reports as requested.
Prepare and analyze metrics reports or Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).