Job Description

We are currently hiring a Field Scheduler for our client in Emporia, VA. Job duties / responsibilities are listed below.

Develop Capital Project schedules for Project Construction. Create cohesive work schedules by working closely with Project Management, Station Management, other departments, and various contractors responsible for construction of large generation projects. Must be able to create schedules utilizing a variety of scheduling tools such as Primavera P6, SAP, Microsoft Project, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure all projects are executed with Safety and Environmental Compliance as the primary focus of all personnel supporting his/her projects.

• Provide Project Management with current and accurate project schedules. Develop and be willing to provide recommendations to improve project schedules and project planning standards. Help coordinate work and resources with various station/department groups, and meet with vendors and supervisors, as necessary, to ensure that requirements and work needs are being addressed.

• Keep the schedules current and accurate by walking down the project site

• Utilize various scheduling techniques to include Critical Path management, resource management/leveling, pert charts, cost management, etc. as requested.

• Identify requirements and conduct planning and scheduling meetings with various departments to ensure that scheduling activities are properly identified, integrated and resources leveled. Prepare, conduct, and lead project meeting discussions to communicate scope and schedule status in an organized and professional atmosphere.

• Maintain and analyze work progress and effectiveness within and in accordance with the schedule.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 years required in project/outage planning and/or scheduling in an industrial environment (utility environment preferred). • Considerable knowledge of company used and industrial scheduling software (such as Primavera P6, SAP, MS Project, etc.).

• Detailed knowledge of power stations and plant systems with related work experience.

• Detailed knowledge of work control processes.

• Strong Project Management techniques and skills.

• Effective communication skills, both orally and in writing.

• Skilled in leading and fostering cooperation without formal authority.

• Skilled in scheduling techniques to include Critical Path management, resource management/leveling, pert charts, cost management, etc.

• Skilled in the use of a personal computer, to include reasonable experience with the Microsoft Office fleet of software (i.e. MS Excel, MS Access, MS Word, MS Outlook, etc.).

• Ability to translate plans into schedules.

Administrative: The PS will self-manage travel between assigned sites as required, if multiple sites are included in the job posting specifics.

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