Project Scheduler

CSM Group • Kalamazoo, MI

19h • Onsite

About The Position

We are a nationally ranked, safety-focused, and talent-driven organization focused on delivering project management services through tailored delivery models. Our strength is our ability to match a delivery model to specific project needs, making the construction process feel easy. Our foundation is built on our people, culture, and values, prioritizing teammates and fostering a curious, problem-solving environment. Leading with safety is our No. 1 priority, dedicated to creating safe environments. Upon joining, we provide a robust onboarding program to expose you to broad aspects of the organization. The Project Scheduler will serve in an on-site role for a multimillion-dollar project, developing a detailed project schedule in Primavera P6. This includes incorporating an intricate work breakdown structure (WBS), task dependencies, technical activities, and understanding/applying milestones for an end-to-end project lifecycle, including baselining and identifying the critical path. The scheduler must utilize proper identification and use of activity constraints and possess the ability to filter the schedule by various components. Collaboration with other compartmentalized schedulers for integration into an overall program schedule will be required. The Project Scheduler will create Cost and Resource Loaded schedules, gather, validate, and incorporate data into the master project schedule, analyze schedule impacts, and recommend corrective actions to mitigate cost and schedule issues. Preparation of scheduling/update analysis reporting, including project indicators, will be provided regularly to project teams. Effective collaboration, teamwork, and strong customer-facing skills are vital for meeting with stakeholders and conducting scheduled reviews. This is a full-time FLSA-exempt position, requiring 40 work hours per week, with the ability to work more if required.

Requirements

• Readily take action on challenges without unnecessary planning.
• Identify and seize new opportunities.
• Display a can-do attitude in good and bad times.
• Step up to handle tough issues.
• Work cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives.
• Represent own interests while being fair to others and their areas.
• Credit others for their contributions and accomplishments.
• Partner with others to get work done.
• Gain trust and support of others.
• Be effective in a variety of communication settings: 1:1, small and large groups, or among diverse styles and position levels.
• Attentively listen to others.
• Adjust communication to fit the audience and the message.
• Provide timely and helpful information to others across the project team and organization.
• Encourage the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions.
• Relate comfortably with people across levels, functions, and cultures.
• Act with diplomacy and tact.
• Build rapport in an open, friendly, and accepting way.
• Build constructive relationships with people both similar to and different than you.
• Pick up on interpersonal and group dynamics.
• Diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Pick up on situational cues and adjust in the moment.
• Readily adapt personal, interpersonal, and leadership behavior.
• Understand that different situations may call for different approaches.
• Act differently depending on the circumstances.
• A degree in construction management, engineering or equivalent years of applicable experience.
• Construction project scheduling in Primavera P6 is required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products (Outlook, Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, etc.)
• Must be familiar with construction concepts and possess the ability to interpret drawings and specifications.
• Attention to detail and problem-solving ability.
• Self-motivated team player with mechanical aptitude.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and the ability to clearly articulate ideas both verbally and in written communication.
• Demonstrate ability to be productive, positive, and proactive in a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to see the overall requirements of client satisfaction without losing sight of details.
• Demonstrated experience in Project Planning
• Proficient in cost, manpower and equipment resource-loaded schedule
• Proficient in gathering, maintaining, reporting and analyzing schedule data
• Strong time management and communication skills

Nice To Haves

• A minimum of five (5) full years of experience in construction project scheduling in Primavera P6 is preferred.
• A strong background in heavy industrial construction within specialized and technical environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with project and client stakeholders to establish project milestones, deliverables, and priorities with respect to the overall project schedule.
• Coordinate efforts with other schedulers managing compartmentalized project schedules for integration into a program schedule.
• Regularly interface with trade resources to update progress, changes, establish baselines and monitor critical path of the project schedule.
• Maintain and up-to-date version of the schedule for sharing with other project resources and reporting during recurring project/owner meetings.
• Establish a WBS in accordance with established project standards and maintain throughout the project’s lifecycle.
• Report and manage significant deviations from the baseline schedule, inform appropriate parties, and monitor mitigative actions.
• Incorporate task relationships, logic, sequencing, and workflows in an intuitive fashion with the ability to filter and sort the schedule as needed for varying audiences.
• If required, provide a cost and resource loaded schedule with accurate and current data.
• Utilize data sourced from numerous locations/individuals to generate, manage, and maintain a comprehensive project schedule in Primavera P6.
• Provide input and expertise in restructuring, resequencing and modifying the schedule to manage and mitigate delays due to unforeseen or unavoidable issues.
• Structure the schedule in a way that allocates maximum manpower in as many practical locations as possible to achieve optimum progress and productivity.
• Manage the schedule, sequencing, and resources to avoid any slippages of major milestones and/or deadlines.
• Maintain a record of baseline deviations on project tasks/activities and historical information relative to any slippages, accelerations or deviations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Package
• Eligibility begins date of hire
• Telemedicine included in benefit package at no additional charge to employee
• Company provided annual HSA contributions
• Dependent care FSA, Medical FSA, Limited care FSA
• Paid Time Off (15 days' pay year, accruing from start date, with increases occurring after designated years of service, employees can accrue a maximum of 1.5 times the annual accrual amount)
• Holiday Pay (6 Paid U.S. Holidays, 2 Paid Floating Holidays)
• Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) (option to contribute to Traditional and/or Roth 401(k) plans)
• Company 401(k) Matching Contributions
• Individual & group learning sessions on portfolio planning
• 100% vesting after 3 years of service
• Bi-weekly cell phone stipend
• Employer Paid Enhanced Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (including emotional well-being, family and relationships, legal and financial matters, healthy lifestyles, work and life transitions, access to EAP professionals 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 3 face-to-face sessions with a counselor per area of support per household per calendar year, service includes eligible dependents)
• Personal, competency-based development program to assist in future career growth
• Wellness Program
• Paid Parental Leave Policy: Maternal, Paternal & Adoption
• Company Paid Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Optional Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Annual apparel allotment
• Corporate and Community Events

What This Job Offers

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