Project Planner/Scheduler

RF Hiring Solutions; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RF Hiring Solutions seeks a Planning and Scheduling Specialist for a Job Shop manufacturing environment. The role focuses on establishing schedule logic, integrated cost, budgeting support, risk management, forecasting and analysis to maintain schedule integrity across projects.

The successful candidate will work with Engineering, Quality, Construction, Project Controls, Procurement, Expediting, Logistics, Contractors and Vendors to ensure data is reflected in schedules and reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a related field required.
• Experience using scheduling software on large-scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Communicate changes to stakeholders and recommend mitigations.
• Track and analyze contractor schedules for deviations and delays.
• Build Recovery and Work-Around plans.
• Provide cost support including monthly reporting, forecasting, cost variance analysis, and budgets.
• Interface with Manufacturing Manager to integrate data into schedules.
• Maintain project documents for internal audits.
• Incorporate approved change orders into cost reports and schedules.

Skills

Scheduling

Stakeholder communication

Forecasting

Cost analysis

Project scheduling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Construction Management or equivalent

Tools

Scheduling software

Job description

Planning and Scheduling in Job Shop Manufacturing environment

Will establish and maintain schedule logic, integrated cost, budget support, Risk Management, forecasting, and analysis. The successful candidate will have extensive experience using scheduling software on large-scale projects. Planner will ensure schedule integrity, manage forecasts, and maintain resource plans.

This position interacts closely with internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to, Engineering, Quality Management, Construction Management, Project Management, Project Controls, Contracts Administration, Procurement, Expediting, Logistics, Contractors, and Vendors.

• Ability to communicate changes to various stakeholders and recommend mitigations as needed.
• Track and analyze contractor schedules and notify project team of deviations and delays.
• Build Recovery and Work-Around plans.
• Cost support includes monthly cost reporting, cost and production trends, Forecast At Completion analysis, Cost Variance analysis, funding budgets, and cash flows.
• Interface with the Manufacturing Manager to ensure data is incorporated into Project Schedules.
• Maintain project documents to support internal audits.
• Incorporate approved change orders into cost reports and schedules.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Construction Management or equivalent.