18 month renewable term contract. Likely to extend/option to hire.

Client: A major global corporation and a leader in their industry operating over 20 manufacturing facilities with annual revenue earning over $10B and employing over 18,000.

Overview:

The Project Scheduler (PS) is a key member of the project team, reporting functionally to the project manager or construction manager as a part of the project controls group matrix. The primary function is to develop and maintain detailed project schedules and to assist the project managers in executing projects in conformance to those schedules. Will be responsible for creating and maintaining the project’s master plan and therefore must work collaboratively with the project development team at project inception to establish the key milestones and overall structure of the detailed schedule, conforming to the appropriate master schedule template. The Project Scheduler creates full schedule detail and functionality by working closely with the end-to-end manager, project manager, project execution team, construction, commissioning and startup teams, factory personnel and external construction contractors. The Project Scheduler applies advanced knowledge of engineering design, procurement, construction and commissioning in concert with standard industry practices to create a comprehensive, logic-based planning tool using MS Project software. The Project Scheduler is responsible for developing and maintaining all elements of project control, actively engaging project team members in activity and resource planning, data collection and analysis, cost management, and coordination of diverse functional teams.

Role:

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules for engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning using Microsoft Project software.
• Determine clear schedule logic, constraints and task durations using relevant project experience and input from task owners and/or teams.
• Prepare near-term lookahead and critical path schedules.
• Engage and lead project team members in analysis and responsive actions.
• Assign project costs, personnel resources and material quantities to schedule tasks in accordance with work breakdown structure.
• Collaborate with contract design and construction schedulers to prioritize and enforce schedule and reporting requirements.
• Perform regular transfer of key milestone and other logically dependent data between contractor and schedules.
• Support field construction with on-site schedule management and progress monitoring/reporting for contractor schedules.
• Collaborate with reporting and administrative personnel to provide appropriate source data for portfolio reporting tools.
• Review engineer, architect and contractor prepared schedules for content and application.
• Develop and maintain earned value analysis to monitor contract construction activity.
• Prepare reports to confirm progress against schedule and to enable contractor invoice approval.
• Monitor and report cost expenditures and material installation against earned value.
• Develop and maintain project cash flow curves.

Qualifications:

• BS or BA degree is desired.
• 5 – 10+ years capital project scheduling experience.
• Experience in managing project scheduled through all phases of design, procurement and construction.
• Experience in earned value management (EVM) is a big plus.
• Experience in Microsoft Project is required.
• Functional knowledge of Primavera P6 software as a 'hands-on' user is a plus.
• Experience in engineering/procurement/construction project execution work processes and activity sequences is required.
• Experience in understanding and applying earned value management is required.
• Ability to travel up to 40% to the manufacturing facility.

CONTACT: SCOTT BALDWIN, 636-519-0814, EXT 314

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $60.00 - $65.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to travel up to 40% to client manufacturing facility? Yes or no?

Experience:

• Project scheduling (Required)
• Microsoft Project (Required)
• Primavera P6 (Preferred)
• Earned value management (EVM) (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote

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