Project Management Specialist (P6 Scheduler)

Strategic Staffing Solutions, Inc.; Detroit (MI); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Staffing Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Scheduler (P6 Scheduler) for a remote 24 month contract in the USA. You will assist PM teams by developing and updating integrated project plans, schedules, and estimates, applying standard templates and tools, and ensuring schedule credibility.

You may participate in continuous improvement and benchmarking of estimating practices. The role focuses on creating master and detail schedules, monitoring progress, and generating reports and forecasts

Qualifications

• Dual-track education/experience options satisfy minimum requirements.
• Bachelor's degree plus 3+ years of job-relevant experience, or an associate degree plus 5+ years, or HS/GED plus 7+ years.

Responsibilities

• Supports project team efforts toward development of the project plan and translating it into the schedule.
• Develops analysis of project estimates or schedules, including time impact and delay analysis.
• Ensures credibility of information in the estimate/schedule.
• Assists with preparation of project time and/or cost claims.
• Records historical estimate/schedule information and lessons learned.
• Applies estimating/planning tools and standards and maintains controls.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business, Business Administration or a related field

Associate degree in engineering, Construction Management, Business, Accounting, Math, or related field

High School or GED

Tools

CPM software

Scheduling software

Job description

Scheduler (P6 Scheduler)

Location: Remote, USA

Duration: 24 Month Contract

Overview

Assists the project management teams by developing, monitoring and updating estimates and/or an integrated project plan and schedule so that the project may be executed in the most efficient manner possible. Applies methods and techniques, standards, processes, procedures, guidelines and templates, to efficiently manage, develop, and control project estimates/schedules. Assignments are received in the form of results expected; within operating policies and procedures. Incumbent has the discretion to select from alternative approaches; decisions may involve changes to normal work processes. Span of control: 0; this is an individual contributor job

Key Accountabilities

• Supports project team and estimating/scheduling personnel efforts toward the development of the project plan and translating the project plan into the project estimate/schedule.
• Develops and provides analysis of project estimates or schedules, including, as applicable, CPM software implementation, time impact and delay analysis, and review of periodic schedule updates.
• Ensures the credibility of the information contained in the estimate/schedule.
• Assists with the preparation of project time and/or cost claims.
• Develops and records project historical estimate/schedule information and lessons learned.
• Applies methodologies, techniques and tools, software, standards and guidelines for estimating and/or planning/scheduling; knowledgeable in application of estimating/scheduling software and application of the software.
• Ensures that required project estimating and/or planning/scheduling controls are appropriately implemented and maintained.
• Participates in continuous improvement of the estimating/scheduling organization through benchmarking and maintaining affiliations with industry estimating/scheduling organizations and local/national chapters. Scheduling Specific:
• Develops master and detail schedules inclusive of major milestones, detailed WBS, assignment of costs, labor and equipment to activities, resource leveling, etc.
• Monitors and updates schedule progress toward achieving the desired project completion date and informing management team of changes to schedule outcome.
• Prepares and provides schedule progress reports, trending charts, and schedule analysis and re-ports forecasts for all significant project activities. Analyzes the effects to the critical path activities; identifies changes to the project that affect the schedule, and develops the recovery schedules and alternate courses of action.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

• This is a dual track base requirement job; education & experience requirements can be satisfied through one of the following options:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business, Business Administration or a related field & 3+ years of job-relevant experience.
• Associate degree in engineering, Construction Management, Business, Accounting, Math, or related field & 5+ years of job-relevant experience.
• High School or GED, & 7+ years of job-relevant experience.