Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Scheduler
Department: Project Management
Salary Band:
Exempt/non-Exempt: Exempt
Report to: Project Manager
SUMMARY: Develop and maintain project schedules and track related costs. Work with Project Managers, Production Management, Engineers, Procurement, Quality Assurance, and Field Engineers to define critical paths, formulate initial deliverables, identify project phases/required work and delineate resource allocations. Maintain the Open Source Project Tracking System to ensure that all information is accurate/complete. Prepare periodic project reports.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES: to include the following. Other duties may be assigned as needed.
- Review contracts, end user milestones and installation dates, while working with Project Managers and Production Management, to define critical paths, develop primary project schedules and prepare initial deliverable forecasts. Provide scheduling and related information for use in the bid process as well.
- Work with Engineers, Procurement, Fabrication, and Field Engineers as well as outside contract vendors to identify project phases, define work required in each phase and delineate source allocations. Create a phase oriented and cost-based Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for all projects.
- Enter project information into appropriate project development software and develop a detailed Critical Path Method (CPM) project schedule for the entire life cycle of the project. Send approved schedules to contractors/end users for review as instructed. Revise schedules as directed for finalization.
- Create two-week look ahead reports, interact with Project Managers on a daily basis, and attend weekly/bi-weekly project meetings to provide feedback on activities in order to report on status. Update project schedules as required. Create detailed weekly Fabrication Summaries for active production projects as well as future production projects as far as 6 months out. Provide customized project schedules as well as detail activity reports on a monthly basis for customers.
- Maintain the Open Source Project Tracking System and ensure that all data and related project information are accurate and complete. Track project costs and compare actual costs to estimated costs. Prepare project reports for Senior Management, Engineering and Production Management’s review as needed. Facilitate project inventory and receivables review for all projects in close-out phase. Close-out projects in Open Source Software as needed.
- Participate in re-engineering efforts by providing input on project management related processes, procedures and technologies, and effectively implementing such changes.
- Monitor monthly billing for select production projects and facilitate the monthly production cycle of control boxes for a specific customer and report directly to Project Manager.
Participates in special projects and performs other duties as required.
Requirements:
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications Engineering, Construction Management, Management, or a related discipline required.
- Project Management certification desired. Minimum of 5 years’ experience scheduling large capital projects as well as knowledge of project scheduling and time management tools/techniques such as MS Project, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Accounting principles/practices required.
- Effective oral/written communication, presentation, time/project management and analytical skills required.
- Must be detail oriented.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.