Project Scheduler

CycloKinetics•Salt Lake City, UT

20d•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Scheduler develops, maintains, and analyzes integrated schedules for large-scale capital projects from front-end loading (FEL) through construction, commissioning, and startup. The role supports enterprise-level scheduling by consolidating project schedules into a portfolio view that helps leadership manage critical paths, resource demand, contractor performance, funding, and milestone commitments across the capital program. The scheduler also manages and updates the internal Research & Development (R&D) project schedule and tracks critical interdependencies between R&D scope and project execution. CycloKinetics is advancing high-performance propellants for aerospace and defense by converting biomass into fuels and propellants. The company is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and this position is performed on-site there. Employment is at-will and contingent upon successful completion of background verification and drug screening. The position is classified as exempt.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
4–7 years of scheduling experience on capital projects in industrial, energy, chemical, or infrastructure settings.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project or Primavera P6, including baselines, calendars, relationships, and resource loading.
Working knowledge of enterprise scheduling concepts, including multi-project environments, EPS/OBS structures, portfolio roll-ups, and cross-project resource management.
Working knowledge of CPM scheduling, earned value management, and progress measurement.
Experience reviewing contractor schedules on EPC or EPCM execution.
Strong Excel skills and the ability to communicate schedule drivers clearly to non-specialists.
Safe work habits and ability to perform duties in accordance with company safety policies; use of provided personal protective equipment is mandatory.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, which may include lifting or moving items weighing up to 50 pounds, bending, standing, reaching, climbing, walking, and prolonged sitting.
Successful completion of background verification and drug screening is a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with enterprise scheduling platforms such as P6 EPPM, Primavera Cloud, or similar, and portfolio reporting.
Experience on government projects, such as DOE, DoD, or other federally or state-funded programs, including familiarity with IMS deliverables, EVMS (ANSI/EIA-748), and schedule quality assessments such as the DCMA 14-point check.
PSP (AACE) or PMI-SP certification, or certification in progress.
Experience with schedule risk tools such as Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis, Acumen, or similar.
Experience with projects in synthetic and renewable fuels, power generation, oil and gas, process facilities, or defense-adjacent infrastructure.
Exposure to stage-gate/FEL frameworks and projects with grant-, loan-, or government-funded milestone reporting.
Familiarity with Power BI or similar reporting tools.
Detail-oriented problem-solving, positive energy, and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain resource- and cost-loaded Level 1–4 schedules in Microsoft Project or Primavera P6, aligned to the work breakdown structure (WBS) and stage-gate deliverables.
Support the enterprise scheduling environment, including the enterprise project structure (EPS), standardized calendars, codes, and global resource pools, so project schedules roll up consistently.
Develop and maintain program- and portfolio-level integrated master schedules (IMS) and Level 1 summary schedules for executive and investment committee reporting.
Analyze cross-project dependencies, shared resources, and long-lead procurement across the portfolio, and support capacity planning and prioritization.
Integrate and review EPC/EPCM contractor schedules, validating logic, durations, float, and critical path.
Produce monthly and weekly schedule updates, including progress measurement, variance analysis, and forecast completion dates.
Perform schedule risk analysis, such as Monte Carlo analysis, and support contingency and schedule-reserve development.
Run critical-path, near-critical-path, and what-if analyses, and recommend recovery or mitigation plans.
Evaluate contractor change orders and delay claims for schedule impact and support time-impact analysis.
Maintain baseline and re-baseline control, including revision history and change documentation.
Partner with cost control, procurement, engineering, and construction to maintain integrated cost/schedule reporting, including earned value.
Track long-lead procurement and permitting milestones, and report on external milestones tied to financing or government funding.
Prepare schedule deliverables that meet government and funding-agency reporting requirements.
Contribute to schedule standards, templates, and lessons learned.
Manage and update the internal R&D project schedule, tracking critical interdependencies between R&D scope and project execution.