Project Scheduler

CEC FACILITIES LLC•Catoosa, OK

About The Position

The Project Scheduler manages, integrates, coordinates, reviews, and provides training for project schedule development and maintains project schedule databases. The role works with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to plan, develop, and execute construction schedules for mission-critical facilities, including new builds and retrofits to existing or operating facilities. It requires knowledge of scheduling best practices, resource- and cost-loaded scheduling, and construction project controls, as well as the interpersonal skills to work closely with project stakeholders. The Project Scheduler is responsible for end-to-end service delivery and serves as a day-to-day client interface, ensuring client objectives are met through value-added service. The position is client-facing and involves regular travel to construction sites. Work may take place in an office or on construction sites, with possible exposure to weather, confined spaces, uneven or slippery surfaces, heights, and typical construction hazards. The role requires the ability to perform jobsite inspections and physical activities, use personal protective equipment, and work overtime or night shifts as needed. The employee must be available on-call for jobsite delays, emergencies, severe weather, and other issues.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field, or demonstrated equivalent and related experience.
Extensive experience creating and managing large-scale construction schedules in Primavera P6.
Understanding of best practices for delivering a construction program.
Familiarity with construction drawings, specifications, and construction sequencing.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to produce detailed concept-level schedules from limited project information, identify major phases, and determine and discuss dependencies.
Ability to work with project disciplines to ensure schedule accuracy and completeness while maintaining independence to advise project management on issues requiring judgment.
Knowledge of system start-up sequences and major dependencies.
Ability to convert data into Tableau reports and graphics.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
Ability to work 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week, and overtime as required, including night shifts as needed.
Ability to be on-call to address jobsite delays, emergencies, bad weather, and other issues.
Ability to work professionally and courteously in the presence of customers and their representatives with little or no disruption to the customer.
Ability to traverse and inspect all areas of a jobsite in varied weather, including walking, climbing, reaching, bending, crawling, standing, or stretching.
Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, move about on one's feet regularly, and sit for extended periods, including at a computer.
Ability to talk and hear and communicate in writing, orally, and by telephone.
Good normal or corrected vision and hearing; vision abilities include close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Ability to wear personal protective equipment such as a hard hat, safety glasses, and safety vest as needed.

Nice To Haves

PSP certification in planning and scheduling from AACE.
EIT certification.
Background in Project Controls.

Responsibilities

Work daily with stakeholders, clients, contractors, and subcontractors.
Develop and maintain detailed construction schedules using Primavera P6 and Tableau in multi-project environments.
Feed schedule-related data from vendors, suppliers, engineering teams, and construction contractors into planning and scheduling systems.
Implement project planning and scheduling strategies, plans, and procedures that define company and contractor roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
Work with project managers, construction firms, and subcontractors to maintain schedule integrity.
Provide schedule performance tracking and reporting interface and quality assurance to project functional groups and contractors.
Coordinate and organize schedule inputs and performance data from multiple sources into a master schedule platform, and deliver project or program status reports.
Prepare and update client progress reports, including the integrated planning and scheduling contribution to monthly project reports and other reports or presentations.
Produce high-level and one-, three-, and six-month look-ahead reports from P6.
Perform probabilistic analysis on integrated and contractor schedules.
Monitor and communicate potential project issues that could delay the schedule.
Conduct project schedule analysis, critical path analysis, and schedule risk analysis.
Analyze deviations from the baseline Project Master Schedule, identify bottlenecks and delays, propose corrective actions, and communicate the schedule impact of variances or change orders.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned to support operations and the department.