Scheduler - Ashburn, VA

M.C. Dean, Inc•Ashburn, VA

About The Position

M.C. Dean is hiring a Scheduler to support project planning, scheduling, and equipment maintenance tracking. The role designates work and deadlines, applies standard theories and techniques in a specialized field, and helps track, monitor, control, and resolve issues throughout the project life cycle. The work is defined, while the individual determines how to carry it out. The Scheduler provides planning and scheduling documentation and support for in-house and on-site work; helps project teams track progress against baseline schedules and budgets; prepares periodic management or customer reports and presentations; and assists with proposals. The position creates and revises preliminary master schedules, updates project schedules based on actual progress, evaluates schedule impacts, and works with Operations and project teams to address issues. It also incorporates resource or cost-loading data as required, supports short-term scheduling and corrective actions, stays current with scheduling software, and tracks equipment maintenance using CMMS software. 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

6 or more years of experience with a high school diploma; or 4 or more years of experience with an associate degree; or 0 or more years of experience with a bachelor's degree.
Ability to use a computer 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 information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
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 and produce sensible answers.
Ability to identify and understand another person's speech.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Project Management Software (PM Online), M.C. Dean'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 project proposal teams.
Create and revise preliminary master schedules before project start, detailing the sequence of work.
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 work impacts and resolve problems.
Contribute to developing working schedules for estimating prior to proposal dates, illustrating 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 project team members and estimating procedures to help ensure proper planning before work begins.
Assist Project Managers in creating and monitoring short-term schedules, assessing their impact on master schedules, and formulating actions to correct scheduling problems.
Provide information about project schedule content, modifications, or presentation as needed.
Stay current on advancements in scheduling software.
Expand and update professional knowledge and training skills to support individual and team innovation and productivity.
Assist Project Managers and others with incorporating schedule fragments into project schedules.
Schedule and track equipment maintenance using CMMS software.