Project Scheduler

PTS Advance; Mandan (ND); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision plan

Dental plan

401K

Paid Time Off

Job summary

PTS Advance seeks a Project Scheduler for a refinery site in Mandan, ND. The role focuses on developing, planning, and coordinating capital project activities to ensure safe and cost-effective operations using Primavera P6 and SAP CMMS.

The ideal candidate has extensive capital project planning/scheduling experience in heavy industrial environments and a solid understanding of mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, and inspection work processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance planning and scheduling in refinery/industrial environments.
• 3+ years of Primavera P6 scheduling experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive job plans for capital projects and maintenance activities.
• Review work requests and convert approved work orders into executable packages.
• Create detailed work scopes, labor estimates, equipment needs, tools, permits, and safety considerations.
• Coordinate with Operations to identify equipment availability and maintenance windows.
• Ensure materials, drawings, procedures, and resources are ready prior to execution.
• Support maintenance backlog management and work prioritization.

Skills

Scheduling

Maintenance planning

Team coordination

Tools

Primavera P6

CMMS (SAP)

Job description

Details:

Project Scheduler

Client: Refinery

Location: Mandan, ND

Duration: Long Term, ongoing

Schedule: 5/10's

Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, 401K, Paid Time Off

Position Summary

The ProjectPlanner / Scheduler (Primavera P6) is responsible for developing, planning, scheduling, and coordinating capital project activities to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of refinery, petrochemical, or industrial facilities. This position works closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Contractors, and Turnaround Teams to develop detailed work plans, resource schedules, and execution strategies utilizing Primavera P6, CMMS systems (SAP preferred), and industry best practices.

The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in capital project, maintenance, and/or Turnaround planning and scheduling within refinery, petrochemical, power generation, or heavy industrial environments and has a strong understanding of mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, and inspection work processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive job plans for capital projects, as well as routine, preventative, corrective, and outage maintenance activities.
• Review work requests and convert approved work orders into executable work packages.
• Create detailed work scopes, labor estimates, equipment requirements, tools, permits, and safety considerations.
• Coordinate with Operations to identify equipment availability and establish maintenance windows.
• Ensure all materials, spare parts, drawings, procedures, and resources are available prior to job execution.
• Support maintenance backlog management and work prioritization efforts.

Scheduling

• Develop and maintain resource-loaded project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Create short-range, mid-range, and long-range schedules.
• Optimize manpower utilization while minimizing downtime and production impacts.
• Monitor schedule performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Update schedules based on field progress, scope changes, and emergent work.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of maintenance planning and scheduling experience in a refinery, petrochemical plant, power generation facility, or heavy industrial environment.
• Minimum 3+ years of Primavera P6 scheduling experience.