Project Scheduler

AACE International; Lafayette (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four-day workweek

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Professional development

Job summary

AACE International in Lafayette, CO seeks an experienced Project Scheduler who will own the scheduling function for a high-performance manufacturing environment serving nuclear, defense, and government sectors. You will develop, integrate, and maintain resource‑loaded and cost‑loaded CPM schedules, driving schedule standards across engineering, fabrication, and delivery programs.

You will baseline integrated schedules, align with customer master plans, perform critical path analyses, and support

Qualifications

• Build, maintain, and baseline resource-loaded and cost-loaded CPM schedules.
• Align schedules with customer master schedules and reporting requirements.
• Perform critical path analysis and schedule risk assessment.
• Support earned value management and government contract reporting.
• Adhere to ASME NQA-1 and NRC 10CFR50 Appendix B quality programs.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and update resource-loaded and cost-loaded CPM schedules in Primavera P6 across multiple projects.
• Baseline integrated schedules from scope, deliverables, procurement, and shop sequences.
• Align schedules to customer master schedules and client Primavera P6 environments.
• Conduct critical path and scenario modeling to identify and mitigate risk.
• Manage schedule changes, recoveries, and baselines per contract requirements.
• Support project controls reporting for government and nuclear contracts.
• Maintain scheduling standards, templates, and procedures.

Skills

CPM scheduling

Project controls

Schedule analysis

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Oracle Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Join our team as the Project Scheduler and take full ownership of the scheduling function for a manufacturer of high-performance filtration, containment, and process treatment equipment serving the nuclear, defense, and government sectors. Reporting directly to project leadership, you will develop, integrate, and maintain resource-loaded and cost-loaded CPM schedules across concurrent engineering, fabrication, and delivery programs, and set the scheduling standards that support both contract compliance and customer alignment.

Project Scheduler | What You'll Get

• Strong base salary, uncapped growth opportunities, and a four-day workweek!
• Participate in innovative research and development projects and interface with industry experts.
• Gain exposure to high-profile projects in the Nuclear, Aerospace, and Mining industries.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, and continuous professional development opportunities.

Project Scheduler | What You Will Do

• Build, maintain, and update resource-loaded and cost-loaded CPM schedules in Oracle Primavera P6 across multiple concurrent engineering, fabrication, and delivery projects
• Develop and baseline integrated project schedules from contract scope, engineering deliverables, procurement lead times, and shop fabrication sequences
• Align project schedules to customer master schedules and reporting requirements, including customers operating in their own Primavera P6 environments
• Perform critical path analysis, schedule risk analysis, and what-if scenario modeling to identify, communicate, and mitigate schedule risk
• Manage schedule changes, recovery schedules, and re-baselining in compliance with contract and quality requirements
• Support earned value management and project controls reporting for government and nuclear contracts
• Maintain scheduling standards, templates, and procedures consistent with ASME NQA-1 and NRC 10CFR50 Appendix B quality programs

Project Scheduler | What You Bring

• Expert-level proficiency in Oracle Primavera P6, including resource loading, cost loading, and schedule analysis. This is the core requirement of the role
• Background in project scheduling or project controls within engineering, manufacturing, EPC, construction, defense, or nuclear environments
• Strong command of CPM scheduling methodology and the ability to integrate schedules across multiple concurrent programs
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel
• Clear, direct communication skills with the ability to work across engineering, procurement, fabrication, quality, project management, and external customers
• Ability to work on-site full-time in Lafayette, CO

This role is ideal for an experienced project controls professional who has built and managed complex schedules in Oracle Primavera P6 within a regulated manufacturing, EPC, nuclear, or defense environment, and who wants a high-ownership position with direct impact on program execution, as well as long-term stability and growth with a company whose work supports critical national infrastructure.