Scheduler - Manassas, VA

M.C. Dean, Inc•Manassas, VA

About The Position

M.C. Dean is hiring a Scheduler in Manassas, Virginia. The Project Scheduler 1 designates work and deadlines for completing tasks and deliverables and applies standard theories, concepts, and techniques in a specialized field. The role supports projects throughout their life cycle by tracking and monitoring status, controlling schedules, and helping resolve issues. The work is defined, while the individual determines how to carry it out. The Scheduler provides planning and scheduling documentation and support for project and customer requirements, including in-house and on-site work. The role assists project teams with baseline schedules and budgets, master and short-term schedules, progress updates, proposals, reports, and presentations. It also schedules and tracks equipment maintenance using CMMS software and keeps current with scheduling software advancements. M.C. Dean designs, builds, operates, and maintains cyber-physical solutions for mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company has over 9,000 employees and is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia.

Requirements

At least 6 years of experience with a high school diploma, or at least 4 years of experience with an associate degree, or at least 0 years of experience with a bachelor's degree.
Ability to work with computer screens for extended periods.
Ability to sit for extended periods.
Ability to reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
Finger dexterity to manipulate objects, such as using a keyboard.
Ability to listen to and understand spoken information and ideas.
Ability to communicate information and ideas verbally so others understand.
Ability to read and understand written information and ideas.
Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce sensible answers.
Ability to identify and understand another person's speech.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Project Management Software (PM Online), the company's in-house software.
Experience with AS400 (internal) CMMS software.
Experience with Primavera P6 software.

Responsibilities

Provide project planning and scheduling documentation to support project and customer requirements.
Provide planning and scheduling support for in-house or on-site work as required.
Assist Team Leads, Superintendents, and Project and Program Managers in tracking projects against baseline schedules and budgets.
Prepare periodic management and/or customer reports and presentations as required.
Assist on project proposal teams.
Create and revise preliminary master schedules before project start, detailing the sequence of work to be performed.
Assist Project Managers in maintaining project master schedules and identifying and recording the impact of work performed or not performed as scheduled.
Evaluate actual progress and provide regular schedule updates.
Interface with Operations to discuss the impact of work and resolve problems.
Contribute to developing working schedules for estimating before proposal dates, illustrating the sequence of work activities and contract time.
Assist in preparing and issuing proposals and preliminary schedules.
Incorporate resource and/or cost-loading data into schedules as required.
Consult appropriate project team members and estimating procedures to ensure proper planning before work begins.
Assist Project Managers in creating short-term schedules, monitoring their impact on master schedules, and formulating actions to correct scheduling problems.
Provide information as needed on project schedule content, modification, or presentation.
Remain current on advancements in scheduling software.
Expand and update professional knowledge and hone training skills to enhance individual and team innovation and productivity.
Aid Project Managers and others with incorporating schedule fragments into the Project Schedule as required.
Schedule and track equipment maintenance using CMMS software.