Planner-Scheduler III-V

X-energy; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with employer match

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Dev

Job summary

X-energy is hiring a Planner-Scheduler to provide schedule management support internally and with partners and clients, under leadership. Responsibilities include creating and maintaining schedules, baselines, progress updates, and analyses using best practices.

The role emphasizes EVM familiarity, schedule health checks, and support for proposals. Office-based with potential remote eligibility and travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in management, business, engineering, or science required.
• Five+ years of schedule management or project management experience.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies and policies.
• Familiarity with schedule health-checks/audits (DCMA 14-Point, GAO).

Responsibilities

• Create, develop, and maintain detailed resource-loaded schedules.
• Maintain schedule baselines and collect progress updates.
• Perform schedule analysis including critical path and float analysis.
• Conduct schedule health-checks and audits per industry practices.
• Support risk/change management with schedule impact analysis.
• Assist with proposal-related schedule development and cost/resource projections.
• Deliver Schedule Management trainings as needed.
• Uphold professional demeanor in all communications.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

Skills

Schedule management

Earned Value Management

P6 Primavera

Project management

Schedule analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in management, business, engineering, or science

4+ years experience in schedule/project management in lieu of degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

X-energy LLC conducts a thorough recruiting process and will never issue offers without interview to discuss qualifications and responsibilities. All applications will be submitted via our company career page, www.x-energy.com/careers/. We will never ask you to provide payment information as part of the recruiting process. If anyone claiming to represent X-energy directs you in a manner otherwise, please contact us at www.x-energy.com/contact-us.

Job Description

X-energy is hiring a Planner-Scheduler to join its team. This role is responsible for providing schedule management support, both internally and externally to X-energy’s partners and clients, under the supervision of the appropriate leadership.

Job Profile Tasks/Responsibilities

• Create, develop, and maintain detailed resource-loaded schedules, considering the industry-known best practices of schedule management, performance work statements (PWSs), technical proposals, work breakdown structures (WBSs), and directions from senior project managers and technical leads.
• Create, develop, and maintain schedules baselines.
• Work with all stakeholders to collect progress and performance updates and keep the schedules up to date.
• Perform schedule analysis, including critical path and float analysis, near-critical path activities’ assessment, “what-if” scenarios/analysis, schedule variances, etc., and create related reports as directed and requested.
• Perform schedule health-checks/audits considering industry-known best practices/policies (DCMA 14-Point Assessment, GAO, etc.) and/or the internally developed/adopted evaluation criteria/scorecard.
• Perform schedule impact analysis to support risk and issue management, and change management, processes.
• Support proposal related efforts including, but not limited to, WBS and schedule development and cost and resource analysis/projections.
• Conduct Schedule Management trainings and brief Schedule management analysis as needed.
• Maintain professional demeanor and behavior at all times in all forms of communication.
• Execute the core tasks and responsibilities listed in the Job Profile Task/Responsibilities section of this document, with minimal supervision.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in management, business, engineering, or science is required.
• A candidate with at least four years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree for this position.
• Level III: Typically, five plus years’ experience in schedule management or project management or related industry experience.
• Level IV: Typically, ten plus years’ experience in schedule management or project management or related industry experience.
• Level V: Typically, fifteen plus years’ experience in schedule management or project management or related industry experience.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies, processes, and policies.
• Experience utilizing industry-known best practices of scheduling management and schedule health-check/audit process.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using scheduling management software such as Primavera P6.
• Experience working in the nuclear or aerospace industry.

Location:

9801 Washingtonian Blvd, Gaithersburg, MD

Work Schedule:

Ideally, 5 days a week in office. The role is remote eligible. A remote work arrangement is at the discretion of the hiring manager and based on business need. Remote eligibility should not be interpreted as a guarantee of a remote work schedule

Travel Expectations:

Up to 10% as needed

Hours:

8:00am-5:00pm, Mon-Fri

Compensation

As required by Maryland and other applicable state law, X Energy, LLC (X-energy) lists the expected compensation range for a publicly advertised job opportunity based upon the job requirements (e.g. education/training, experience, skill sets, etc.). Individual candidates who meet the job requirements for the posted position will be offered a salary within this range based on their respective levels of education/training, experience, and other qualifications unique to them. Salary ranges may vary based on the specific office location and region referenced in the posting to take into consideration differences in cost of living and may not be reflective of all regions. Please note that compensation ranges listed for US job postings reflect base salary only and do not include benefits or other incentives.

Offers within the posted salary range are commensurate with the individual’s qualifications for the position, along with a view on internal equity, market data, and room for growth. The salary range for this position is:

Position Job Classification

Full time - Exempt

X Energy, LLC offers a robust benefits package that includes a 401K plan with an employer match, Medical/Dental /Vision Insurance, Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Time Off, and a Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development policy that supports the continuing education of our employees.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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