Planning & Scheduling Lead

Ellaway Blues Consulting; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ellaway Blues Consulting is hiring a Project Planning & Scheduling Lead for a client delivering complex industrial and manufacturing projects. You will develop and maintain schedules for capital programs while partnering with project leadership and cross‑functional teams.

The ideal candidate has proven experience supporting industrial capital projects and thrives in a fast‑paced environment. You will create dashboards, track progress, manage baselines and milestones, and use Primavera P6, MS

Qualifications

• Experience supporting industrial capital projects.
• Ability to develop and maintain schedules for capital projects.
• Familiarity with dashboards and performance tracking.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage integrated schedules for multiple capital projects.
• Monitor progress, update forecasts, and deliver routine schedule reports.
• Collaborate with project leadership to establish baselines, milestones, and key deliverables.
• Create dashboards and tracking tools that provide visibility into project performance.
• Use Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or comparable scheduling software.
• Identify potential delays, communicate schedule impacts, and help develop corrective-action plans.
• Coordinate scheduling information across internal teams, contractors, and project stakeholders.
• Monitor critical activities and milestones through project completion.
• Contribute to project closeout reviews and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Provide additional planning and project-controls support as needed.

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Job description

We are currently looking to hire a Project Planning & Scheduling Lead for our client, a growing organization supporting complex industrial and manufacturing projects.

This person will develop and maintain schedules for capital projects while collaborating with project leadership and cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate has experience supporting industrial capital projects and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Position Responsibilities

• Develop and manage integrated schedules for multiple capital projects.
• Monitor progress, update forecasts, and deliver routine schedule reports.
• Collaborate with project leadership to establish baselines, milestones, and key deliverables.
• Create dashboards and tracking tools that provide visibility into project performance.
• Use Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or comparable scheduling software.
• Identify potential delays, communicate schedule impacts, and help develop corrective-action plans.
• Coordinate scheduling information across internal teams, contractors, and project stakeholders.
• Monitor critical activities and milestones through project completion.
• Contribute to project closeout reviews and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Provide additional planning and project-controls support as needed.