Electric Distribution Scheduler – Primavera P6

CARIAN; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

CARIAN is seeking a Project Controls Scheduler – Electric Distribution (Primavera P6) to support major electric utility distribution capital programs. This role will develop, maintain, analyze, and report on detailed project schedules in Primavera P6, collaborating with project managers, engineers, construction teams, contractors, and client stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years of project controls and scheduling experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to support multiple

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Project Management, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in project controls, scheduling, construction management, or capital project delivery.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Primavera P6.
• Strong understanding of schedule development, activity sequencing, logic ties, critical path analysis, progress measurement, schedule updates, and variance reporting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, data analysis, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update detailed project schedules in Oracle Primavera P6.
• Support electric utility distribution capital projects across planning, engineering, procurement, construction, and closeout.
• Develop and maintain schedule activities, logic, milestones, durations, dependencies, resources, and progress updates.
• Support multiple project managers concurrently across active distribution projects and programs.
• Coordinate schedule updates with project managers, engineers, construction teams, contractors, and client stakeholders.
• Perform schedule quality checks to confirm accuracy, logic integrity, sequencing, and alignment with project requirements.
• Analyze schedule performance, critical path, milestones, constraints, and variances and support development of corrective actions or recovery plans.
• Track project progress and identify potential schedule risks, delays, dependencies, and execution constraints.
• Support project controls reporting, including schedule status, milestone tracking, variance analysis, look-ahead reporting, and management dashboards.
• Integrate and analyze schedule data using Microsoft Excel and other reporting tools.
• Support alignment of schedule information with project cost, forecast, and other project controls data.
• Participate in project meetings and provide schedule updates, analysis, and recommendations as needed.
• Maintain organized schedule files, logs, reports, and supporting project documentation.
• Support project closeout activities, including final schedule updates and documentation turnover.

Skills

Primavera P6 scheduling

Project controls

Excel

Stakeholder communication

Schedule development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

CARIAN is seeking a Project Controls Scheduler – Electric Distribution (Primavera P6) to support major electric utility distribution capital programs. This role will develop, maintain, analyze, and report on detailed project schedules in Primavera P6, collaborating with project managers, engineers, construction teams, contractors, and client stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years of project controls and scheduling experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to support multiple