Project Scheduler

Insight Global; Charlotte (NC); Remote; USD 62,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an experienced Project Scheduler to support a large energy company. This role will work across multiple power-generation stations including combined-cycle and coal plants, partnering with maintenance teams and project managers to build and optimize schedules using Primavera P6.

Remote role based in Western NC with required travel to Charlotte, Asheville, Winston-Salem and Greensboro.

Qualifications

• Experience in power-generation environments.
• Knowledge of plant operations, maintenance workflows, and station systems.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage project and outage schedules for 2 to 3 assigned stations.
• Manage back-end scheduling work to help ensure tasks and resources are accurate.
• Partner with maintenance teams to incorporate planned and unplanned work.
• Serve as the primary scheduler for one major outage while supporting 1 to 2 additional projects.
• Communicate clearly and consistently with station leadership and stakeholders.
• Update schedules as work progresses and as scope, priorities, or resources change.

Skills

Power-generation experience

Schedule management

Primavera P6

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Locations: Remote - Must sit within Western NC (Required travel to surrounding power plants across Charlotte, Asheville, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro, NC)

Contract Duration: 1 year contract with extensions up to 3 years

Compensation: $45.00/hr to $52.00/hr (Overtime pay & per diem is included)

Job Overview

Insight Global is seeking an experienced Project Scheduler to support a large energy company. This role will collaborate with multiple power-generation stations, with an emphasis on combined-cycle and coal-station operations. The Project Scheduler will partner closely with maintenance teams, project managers, and plant operations personnel to develop, manage, and optimize project and outage schedules using Primavera P6.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage project and outage schedules for 2 to 3 assigned stations.
• Manage back-end scheduling work to help ensure tasks and resources are accurate.
• Partner with maintenance teams to incorporate planned and unplanned work.
• Serve as the primary scheduler for one major outage while supporting 1 to 2 additional projects.
• Communicate clearly and consistently with station leadership and stakeholders.
• Update schedules as work progresses and as scope, priorities, or resources change.

Required Qualifications

• Experience working in a power-generation environment.
• Working knowledge of plant operations, maintenance workflows, and station systems.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6.
• Ability to manage multiple schedules across several sites simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, project management, engineering, business administration, or a related field.
• Experience in combined-cycle and/or coal-station environments.