Capital Project Scheduler

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc.; Lake Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. seeks a Capital Project Scheduler to develop, maintain, analyze, and report integrated schedules for large-scale midstream and refining projects.

You will work with project management, engineering, procurement, construction, contractors, and project controls to ensure timely planning and forecast completion. The role requires strong analytical capability, CPM scheduling expertise, and the ability to communicate schedule impacts and recovery options to leadership.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of project scheduling experience for capital projects.
• 5+ years with Primavera P6 scheduling.
• Experience with refining/midstream facilities, pipelines, terminals.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed resource loaded schedules using Primavera P6.
• Build integrated Level 1 through Level 4 schedules for major capital projects.
• Develop EPC, Commissioning, and Startup schedules.
• Create and maintain schedule coding structures, calendars, and activity attributes.
• Facilitate schedule development workshops with project stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations teams to identify milestones.
• Validate logic relationships, critical path, float, and schedule health metrics.
• Develop recovery schedules and mitigation plans for variances.
• Monitor schedule contingency consumption and recommend corrective actions.
• Evaluate contractor schedule submissions and verify progress.
• Generate weekly and monthly schedule reports for project leadership.
• Develop KPI dashboards and executive summaries.
• Present schedule status, risks, opportunities, and recovery recommendations.
• Support earned value management reporting where applicable.
• Risk & Change Management: participate in risk assessments and Monte Carlo simulations.
• Interface with owners, EPC contractors, vendors, and field teams.

Skills

Primavera P6 scheduling

CPM analysis

Schedule risk assessment

Excel

Power BI

Tools

Primavera P6 Professional

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Job title:

Capital Project Scheduler

Duration:

12 months

Location:

Dallas Corp Office (4 days in office, 1 remote day)

Position Summary:

The Capital Project Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, analyzing, and reporting integrated project schedules for large-scale midstream and refining capital projects. This role supports all phases of project execution, including engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup. The Scheduler works closely with project management, engineering, procurement, construction, contractors, and project controls teams to ensure timely planning, forecasting, and schedule performance reporting. The role requires strong analytical capabilities, schedule risk assessment expertise, and the ability to communicate schedule impacts, mitigation plans, and forecast completion dates to project leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Schedule Development & Maintenance: Develop and maintain detailed resource loaded schedules using Primavera P6.
• Build integrated Level 1 through Level 4 schedules for major capital projects.
  Establish project baselines and maintain schedule integrity throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure schedules accurately reflect project scope, execution strategies, and contractual requirements.
• Develop Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC), Commissioning, and Startup schedules.
• Create and maintain schedule coding structures, calendars, and activity attributes.Project Planning & Execution SupportFacilitate schedule development workshops with project stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations teams to identify key milestones and execution constraints.
• Validate logic relationships, critical path activities, float calculations, and schedule health metrics.
• Develop recovery schedules and mitigation plans when schedule variances occur.
  Assist project teams in evaluating alternative execution strategies and sequencing options.Progress Monitoring & ForecastingCollect, validate, and update project progress on a regular reporting cycle.
• Analyze schedule performance and forecast completion dates.
• Identify schedule trends, productivity impacts, and emerging risks.
  Perform critical path and near-critical path analysis.
• Monitor schedule contingency consumption and recommend corrective actions.
• Evaluate contractor schedule submissions and verify progress claims.Reporting & AnalyticsGenerate weekly and monthly schedule reports for project leadership.
• Develop schedule dashboards, KPI reports, and executive summaries.
• Present schedule status, risks, opportunities, and recovery recommendations to management.
• Prepare milestone tracking reports and look-ahead schedules.
• Support earned value management (EVM) reporting where applicable.
• Develop schedule performance metrics, including: oSPI (Schedule Performance Index)oCritical Path AnalysisoFloat ConsumptionoMilestone AchievementoProgress Curves (S-Curves)oSchedule Health IndicatorsRisk & Change ManagementParticipate in project risk assessments and schedule risk analysis.
• Support probabilistic schedule assessments and Monte Carlo simulations.
• Evaluate schedule impacts associated with changes, delays, and disruptions.
• Quantify time impacts resulting from scope growth, contractor performance issues, or unforeseen events.
• Support claims analysis and change order evaluations as required.Contractor & Stakeholder CoordinationReview contractor schedules for compliance with contractual requirements and project execution plans.
• Ensure schedule integration across multiple contractors and project execution teams.
• Participate in planning meetings, constructability reviews, turnaround planning sessions, and project reviews.
• Interface effectively with owners, EPC contractors, vendors, and field construction teams Required

Qualifications Experience:

• Minimum 5-10 years of project scheduling experience supporting capital projects.
• Minimum 5 years of Primavera P6 scheduling experience.
• Experience supporting projects in: oRefiningoMidstream facilitiesoPipelinesoTerminals and storage facilitiesExperience working with EPC contractors and owner organizations.

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 Professional.
• Strong understanding of Critical Path Methodology (CPM).
• Resource loading and cost loading experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power BI.
• Knowledge of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup processes.
• Critical path identification and managementForecasting and trend analysisSchedule recovery planningSchedule risk analysisChange management Construction sequencingContractor schedule reviewExecutive reporting and presentations