Location: Remote
Contract: 15 months
Schedule: 40 Hours
Pay: $43-45/hour, DOE
The Planet Group is looking for a Project Scheduler to join our well-known Fortune 500 client on a 15-months contract, working an remote schedule. Candidate should reside in Michigan.
Project Scheduler | Qualifications:
- Must understand how to operate in a Primavera P6 environment including knowledge in layouts, activity codes, resources, group & sort and reporting.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel.
- Must be able to interact and communicate effectively with project team members and stakeholders in order to receive and produce schedule information.
- Must be able to participate fully in all project and department meetings and discussions effectively.
- PMP or other PMI certification would be beneficial but not required. PSP or CST or other AACEI certification would be beneficial but not required.
- Knowledge of Schedule Quality practices in regard to P6 schedules would be beneficial but not required.
- Project Gating procedures knowledge would be beneficial but not required. Prior work experience in Gas Storage projects a plus.
- Organize, implement and maintain scheduling management system supporting identified projects/programs and their plans.
- Assist to set up tasks and sub tasks to ensure satisfactory realization of project contract requirements as scheduled.
- Log project timelines and maintain P6 database of tasks and its status.
- Log all new information into P6 database and provide scheduled reports for contract coordination and reporting purposes.
- Interact with project staff & project stakeholders to schedule work and coordinate assignments.
- Design and develop project schedules.
- Interact with project teams and contractors to define scope of work to develop and update detailed schedules and identification of variances from original plan.
- Evaluate project schedule progress and performance and identify developing problem areas.
- Analyze critical path and constraints to determine effect of changes to schedule and recommend alternative work paths.
- Develop and update weekly schedule working with superintendents and field engineers and project managers.
- Support project management team to maintain timely and effective change management processes, procedures and systems.
- Assist project team to develop and maintain periodic status reports to keep management informed on project progress.
- Conduct analysis to determine alternative courses of action or recovery on slipped schedules.
- Interact with project team members, contractors, cost engineers, and management.