Project Scheduler

Elevait Solutions; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevait Solutions in Wilmington, NC is seeking a Project Scheduler to build and maintain integrated schedules across multiple capital projects, onsite with occasional travel.

The role requires 2+ years of scheduling experience, CPM scheduling in a dedicated platform, and knowledge of critical path, forecast, and resource planning. You will collaborate with engineers and contractors, tracking progress and forecasting completion dates, with occasional site travel in North Carolina.

Qualifications

• Two plus years of scheduling, project controls, or project coordination experience.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining CPM schedules in a dedicated scheduling platform.
• Understanding of critical path, schedule forecasting, and resource planning.
• Experience in a manufacturing or construction environment.
• AAS degree or higher in construction management, project management, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on scheduling experience.

Responsibilities

• Build, update, and analyze integrated schedules across multiple active capital projects.
• Set project baselines and run critical path analysis.
• Evaluate schedule impacts and develop recovery plans.
• Collaborate with project leaders, engineers, and contractors to track progress and forecast completion dates.
• Identify and log schedule risks and constraints.
• Support Last Planner System activities including pull planning and look-ahead planning.
• Track and report schedule performance metrics including Percent Plan Complete.
• Prepare portfolio level dashboards and status reports for leadership.
• Support project reviews and governance meetings.
• Travel occasionally to other manufacturing sites in North Carolina.

Skills

CPM scheduling

Schedule reporting

Dashboard development

Education

AAS degree or higher in construction management or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Job Title

Project Scheduler

Industry

Manufacturing

Location

Wilmington, NC

Shift

Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm, onsite, overtime as needed

Client Overview

This is a large, publicly traded materials science company, tens of thousands of employees worldwide, well over 15 billion dollars in annual revenue, with a 170 plus year history of inventing new glass, ceramic, and optical technologies. Operates across five major segments spanning optical communications, specialty materials, display technologies, environmental technologies, and life sciences. The company's work shows up in products most people use every day, from consumer electronics to automotive to medical devices. This role sits within one of their U.S. manufacturing or engineering operations.

Top 3 Skills

• CPM scheduling: building and updating project schedules, setting baselines, forecasting completion dates
• Working proficiency in a dedicated project scheduling platform
• Schedule performance reporting and dashboard development

What You'll Do

• Build, update, and analyze integrated schedules across multiple active capital projects
• Set project baselines and run critical path analysis
• Evaluate schedule impacts and put together recovery plans
• Work with project leaders, engineers, and contractors to track progress and forecast completion dates
• Identify and log schedule risks and constraints
• Support Last Planner System activities including pull planning, look ahead planning, and weekly work planning
• Track and report schedule performance metrics including Percent Plan Complete
• Prepare portfolio level dashboards and status reports for leadership
• Support project reviews and governance meetings
• Travel occasionally to other manufacturing sites in North Carolina

What We Need From You

• Two plus years of scheduling, project controls, or project coordination experience
• Hands on experience building and maintaining CPM schedules in a dedicated scheduling platform
• Working understanding of critical path, schedule forecasting, and resource planning
• Experience in a manufacturing or construction environment
• AAS degree or higher in construction management, project management, or a related field, or equivalent hands on scheduling experience

Preferred / Bonus

• Primavera P6
• Microsoft Project or comparable scheduling software
• Last Planner System and Lean Construction planning experience
• PMP, PMI-SP, or Lean Construction certification
• Advanced reporting and dashboard building from schedule data
• Experience sequencing construction activities and field execution