Project Controls Scheduler/Planner

Shermco Industries; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Shermco Industries in Irving, TX, is looking for a Project Controls Scheduler/Planner to develop, maintain, and analyze schedules for complex projects. The role partners with project leadership, Operations, field teams, Engineering, Procurement, and customers to translate scope into practical schedules with milestones and dependencies.

You will monitor progress, update dates and forecasts, perform critical-path analysis, and propose recovery options.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent scheduling experience considered.
• Three or more years in project scheduling, planning, or project controls.
• Experience developing and maintaining schedules for complex projects (construction, industrial services, utilities, EPC).

Responsibilities

• Develop baseline schedules reflecting scope, milestones, outages, resources, and dependencies.
• Collect progress data, update dates, durations, milestones, and forecasts at required cadence.
• Perform critical-path and schedule-impact analyses; propose recovery and mitigation options.
• Coordinate with Operations, field teams, and engineering to resolve scheduling conflicts before milestones.
• Prepare schedule summaries and visuals for reviews with project teams and customers.

Skills

Scheduling

Critical Path

MS Project

Primavera P6

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Job description

Project Controls Scheduler/Planner

Location: US-TX-Irving

ID: 2026-2605

Category: Administration

Position Type: Full-Time

Remote: No

About This Opportunity:

We are currently seeking a Project Controls Scheduler/Planner.

The Project Scheduler / Planner develops, maintains, and analyzes schedules for Shermco’s complex, high-risk, and schedule-sensitive projects. Working with project leadership, Operations, field teams, Engineering, Procurement, and customers, the role translates scope and execution plans into practical schedules with clear milestones, dependencies, resource assumptions, and completion forecasts. The role identifies schedule risk, provides critical-path visibility, and develops recovery options while Operations retains responsibility for execution. Scheduling services are planned into qualifying projects and programs, with accurate time charging, utilization, and cost recovery expected.

Must have experience in construction, industrial services, utilities, electrical services, data centers, EPC or other complex project environments.

Work Authorization Requirement: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship. Shermco does not provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Location: Hybrid (Irving, Texas)

Responsibilities

Schedule Development and Baseline Planning

• Develop practical baseline schedules that reflect scope, work sequencing, customer milestones, outage windows, resource requirements, material deliveries, subcontractor activities, and key dependencies.
• Tailor schedule detail to project complexity, risk, and customer requirements, including integration with external master schedules when required.

Progress Measurement and Schedule Maintenance

• Collect and validate project progress and update actual dates, remaining durations, milestones, and completion forecasts at the required cadence.
• Analyze schedule variance, slippage, critical and near-critical activities, float erosion, and emerging dependency risk.
• Maintain short-term look-ahead schedules or milestone plans to support field execution and management visibility.

Schedule Analysis and Recovery

• Perform critical-path and schedule-impact analysis to evaluate delays, changes, resource constraints, and customer dependencies.
• Develop recovery, resequencing, and mitigation options and provide schedule documentation for project decisions, customer discussions, and change-order requests.
• Identify recurring planning or estimating assumptions that create schedule risk and provide feedback for future work.

Resource and Delivery Planning

• Incorporate major labor, equipment, subcontractor, material, engineering, outage, mobilization, and schedule-sensitive customer requirements into project schedules.
• Coordinate schedule assumptions with Operations and resource owners to identify conflicts before critical milestones are affected.

Reporting and Cross-Functional Coordination

• Prepare schedule summaries, milestone reports, variance narratives, and visuals for project, executive, and customer reviews.
• Coordinate with Project Controls Analysts to align schedule status with financial forecasts, changes, and project risk.
• Participate in planning and schedule-review meetings and clearly communicate schedule risks, decisions, and required actions.
• Accurately charge time to assigned work and help define and forecast scheduling support so services are appropriately planned, staffed, and recovered.
• Apply standardized scheduling practices and maintain reliable schedule data across assigned projects.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant scheduling or field-planning experience will be considered.

• Three or more years of experience in project scheduling, planning, project controls, construction planning or a related project-delivery role.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining schedules for construction, industrial services, utilities, electrical services, data centers, EPC or other complex project environments.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong working knowledge of schedule development, logic relationships, critical path, float, milestone management, progress measurement and schedule recovery.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project and/or Primavera P6; ability to work with customer-required scheduling platforms when necessary.
• Ability to translate field execution plans into practical, usable schedules rather than schedules created only for reporting purposes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify schedule risk and clearly explain its business impact.
• Working knowledge of resource planning, material lead times, outage planning and schedule dependencies.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills with both field and executive stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple schedules and priorities across different projects and regions.
• Travel to project sites, planning meetings and Shermco offices may be required based on project complexity and scheduling needs.
• Must be comfortable working with both office-based project data and field-driven execution information.

Preferred Qualifications

• AACE Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP), PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) or similar certification.
• Experience performing schedule-impact analysis, delay analysis or supporting change-order documentation.
• Experience with resource-loaded or cost-loaded schedules on larger projects.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER | DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE

Shermco is 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, age, disability, or veteran status. Shermco is a drug-free workplace.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Pay Range

USD $91,000.00 - USD $127,000.00 /Yr.