Project Scheduler Sr

Job Description

M-F Possible OT as needed.

Hybrid Work Schedule - Tues Wes Thurs in office Mon and Fri are remote.

Local candidates only to Columbus OH or New Albany and surrounding areas.

Looking to make a decision prior to the Holidays.

Must have a minimum of 3 years of Primavera P6 experience and using P6 currently.

Job Summary:

Responsible for coordinating team activities and supporting the Project Managers PMs. With minimal supervision perform role as scheduler and/or commodity tracker for major projects. Independently lead the effort to develop and analyze intermediate and complex scope of work schedules using the assigned system. Able to plan schedule integrate baseline update maintain and analyze scope of work schedules with minimal supervision or oversight. When applicable maintain security reporting maintenance and daily operation of systems and software and Key Performance Indicators KPIs for assigned scopes of work projects. Must be self-motivated a good communicator and team focused individual able to competently perform scheduling techniques and analyses on all scope of work aspects. Additional duties may include developing and implementing scope of work schedule status reports for the management team. The candidate must be able to interface with a variety of stakeholders including execution teams contractors suppliers and management.

Essential Job Functions Tasks:

1. Define activities duration work sequences and relationship logic to develop the plan and develop milestones to represent key decisions and deliverables that take place during execution. Ensure all logic and activities support the level of detail required by the customer and meet internal department standards and guidance. Ensure all scope and deliverables are accounted for.

2. Develop fully integrated system schedules including resource loading and leveling for complex and intermediate scope of work execution teams including detailed system schedules that utilize critical path methodology based on work scope from the work packages and planners work list.

3. Organize and lead schedule review meetings with all stakeholders and incorporate appropriate details. Ensure clear minutes and action items as required.

4. Engage team and stakeholders to create schedules and provide schedule analysis updates to team alerting them to schedule risks and issues that could delay milestones. Communicate schedule status to project stakeholders.

5. Lead the administration of the client project management organizational standards and assist in the management of projects to those standards. Adhere to the guidance and standards put forth by the client Project Management Governance Committee.

6. Work with Administrator to assign security profiles and roles for new users.

7. Use sound techniques and best practices to update progress acquire information baseline schedules maintain schedules and develop commodity curves track metrics and support project/outage teams on a routine basis.

8. Provide periodic summary level status reports as requested. Prepare and analyze metrics reports or KPIs.

9. Perform/coordinate schedule and cost integration including SPI/CPI and setup/maintenance of associated data systems and processes on a project/outage basis.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: With a qualified Bachelor's degree four 4 years' qualified experience required with a qualified Associate's degree six 6 years' qualified experience. Scheduling experience in Transmission Substation Construction or Engineering preferred.

Qualified degrees must be in a related field from an accredited university or college and could include Accounting Business Construction Management Engineering Technology or Project Management.

Qualified experience includes utility specific operations knowledge/experience with a good working knowledge of work processes and procedures. Experience should be in design operations planning project management cost tracking analysis forecasting project budgets working with accounting principles and/or construction or maintenance of systems and/or equipment.

Additional Requirements:

1. Demonstrate ability to manage time effectively and efficiently show capacity for organizational and planning skills as well as having an aptitude for accuracy attention to detail and ability to achieve goals.

2. Strong written and verbal communication skills.

3. Team player with ability to work and collaborate well with others.

4. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and ability to develop complex spreadsheets.

5. Must be a self-motivated individual and able to work under general supervision be independent and competently perform current scheduling techniques and analyses on all scope of work aspects.

6. Understand and support the policies values principles structure and behavior of the client.

7. Proficient at reviewing scope client requirements division of responsibility project objectives and constraints to develop the strategy for effective project delivery

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $42.00

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Johnstown,OH.

Application Deadline

This position will be accepting applications until Jan 9, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

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