Lead Scheduler

aes; Texas; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The AES Corporation, a leading US-based power company, seeks a seasoned Lead Scheduler for AES US Renewables & Power in Texas. You will develop, integrate, analyze, and maintain schedules for gas generation projects, coordinating across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective outcomes.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree in engineering/related fields, 7+ years of scheduling experience in power/industrial projects, and advanced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Typically 7+ years scheduling experience on power generation, industrial, infrastructure, or major construction projects.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 and strong Excel knowledge.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and resolve complex issues.
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Willingness to travel to project, supplier, partner, or operating locations as required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated master schedules for gas-project portfolios and individual projects.
• Establish schedule structures, calendars, coding, work breakdown structures, milestones, baselines, progress rules, and reporting cycles.
• Integrate engineering, permitting, procurement, fabrication, logistics, construction, commissioning, startup, testing, and commercial operation.
• Review contractor and supplier schedules for logic, durations, float, constraints, calendars, resources, progress, and contractual compliance.
• Validate schedule data, activity dates, work authorizations, budgets, structures, and supporting records.
• Evaluate work packages and recommend alternative sequencing, work methods, or mitigation strategies.
• Perform critical path, near-critical path, float, variance, trend, productivity, resource, and milestone analysis.
• Lead updates and coordinate status collection with internal teams, contractors, OEMs, suppliers, and commissioning organizations.
• Identify delays and develop scenario analyses, corrective actions, recovery schedules, and management recommendations.
• Support project management plans, cost and schedule integration, and progress measurement.
• Prepare dashboards and reports communicating current status, forecast dates, schedule risk, and required decisions.
• Develop schedule analyses and contemporaneous documentation supporting changes, claims, and dispute avoidance.
• Maintain scheduling standards, procedures, templates, data requirements, and quality checks.
• Coach project teams and schedulers and act as delegate for project-controls leadership when assigned.

Skills

Primavera P6

Excel

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Project controls leadership

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/construction management/project management or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel / Office

Job description

Are you ready to be part of a company that's not just talking about the future, but actively shaping it? Join The AES Corporation, the largest US-based global power company with a team of 8,300 employees across 12 countries.

AES has been ranked #1 by BloombergNEF in renewable energy sales to corporations in the US and Americas for five consecutive years, providing electricity for millions of people worldwide.

We are proud to foster a strong workplace culture, earning prominent positions in Great Place to Work™ rankings across the markets where we operate. AES was also named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th consecutive year in 2026, highlighting our dedication to integrity, transparency, and responsible business practices.

Our spirit of innovation continues to earn industry recognition. AES is the only seven-time winner of the Edison Electric Institute's Edison Awards in the twenty-first century, a distinction honoring global leadership in advancing the electric power industry.

If you're ready to be part of a company that's not just adapting to change, but driving it, AES is the place for you. We're not just building a more sustainable future, we're powering it.

AES US Renewables & Power is seeking a Lead Scheduler to develop, integrate, analyze, and maintain schedules for gas generation projects using critical path scheduling techniques. The successful candidate will work across a matrixed organization and with external partners to deliver safe, reliable, cost-effective gas projects while maintaining clear accountability for the requirements implied by the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated master schedules for gas-project portfolios and individual projects.
• Establish schedule structures, calendars, coding, work breakdown structures, milestones, baselines, progress rules, and reporting cycles.
• Integrate engineering, permitting, procurement, fabrication, logistics, construction, mechanical completion, commissioning, startup, testing, and commercial operation.
• Review contractor and supplier schedules for logic, durations, float, constraints, calendars, resources, progress, and contractual compliance.
• Validate schedule data, activity dates, work authorizations, budgets, structures, and supporting records.
• Evaluate work packages and recommend alternative sequencing, work methods, or mitigation strategies.
• Perform critical path, near-critical path, float, variance, trend, productivity, resource, and milestone analysis.
• Lead updates and coordinate status collection with internal teams, contractors, OEMs, suppliers, and commissioning organizations.
• Identify delays and develop scenario analyses, corrective actions, recovery schedules, and management recommendations.
• Support project management plans, execution plans, cost and schedule integration, and progress measurement.
• Prepare dashboards and reports communicating current status, forecast dates, schedule risk, and required decisions.
• Develop schedule analyses and contemporaneous documentation supporting changes, claims, and dispute avoidance.
• Maintain scheduling standards, procedures, templates, data requirements, and quality checks.
• Coach project teams and schedulers and act as delegate for project-controls leadership when assigned.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, project management, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Typically 7 or more years of scheduling experience on power generation, industrial, infrastructure, or major construction projects.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and resolve complex technical, commercial, or execution issues.
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and relevant role‑specific project systems.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, integrity, and continuous improvement.
• Professional licensure or certification applicable to the discipline is preferred.
• Ability to travel to project, supplier, partner, or operating locations as required.

AES is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to building strength and delivering long‑term sustainability through diversity and inclusion. Respecting all backgrounds, differences and perspectives enables us to improve the lives of our people, customers, suppliers, contractors, and the communities in which we live and work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and/or expression, race, national origin, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable