Project Scheduler Assc - Project Scheduler Sr

American Electric Power Co.; Shreveport, Northern (LA, KY); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power Co. in Louisiana seeks a Project Scheduler Assistant to support PMs by coordinating activities, developing scope schedules, and analyzing timelines using Primavera or SmartSheet.

Under supervision, you will assist in progress data collection, schedule reports, and communication of status to stakeholders. The role offers growth through multiple grade levels and opportunities in project controls. Travel may be required; strong MS Office and spreadsheet skills are beneficial.

Qualifications

• No experience required with a qualified Associate's or Bachelor's degree.
• With a High School Diploma, a minimum of 2 years’ qualified experience.
• Degrees must be in related fields from an accredited university or college (Accounting, Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Technology, or Project Management).
• Experience includes utility operations knowledge and project management basics.

Responsibilities

• Assist in defining activities, durations, sequences, and milestones for scope of work plans.
• Ensure all scope and deliverables are accounted for.
• Develop and maintain project schedules using Primavera/SmartSheet.
• Organize support during schedule review meetings with stakeholders.
• Ensure clear minutes and action items are recorded.

Skills

Schedule planning

MS Office

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Scope coordination

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

High School Diploma

Tools

Primavera

SmartSheet

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location: 2 Locations

Category : Project Management/Controls

Job Summary

In this role, you'll be responsible for coordinating scope of work team activities and supporting the Project Managers (PMs). Under direct supervision, assist more senior employees in their role as scheduler and/or commodity tracker for major projects. Assist in the development and analysis of scope of work schedules using assigned systems. Assist in providing integrated cost loaded, resource loaded, and logic driven schedules, as applicable. Assist in schedule maintenance, collecting progress data, developing and implementing scope of work schedule/status reports, and providing consistent, accurate information to the scope of work execution team.

Job Description

What You'll Do:

• Assist in defining activities, durations, work sequences, and relationship logic to develop the scope of work plan and develop milestones to represent key decisions and deliverables that take place during execution.
• Ensure all scope and deliverables are accounted for.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze scope of work project schedules using the assigned system (Primavera, SmartSheet, etc.).
• Organize and provide support during schedule review meetings with all stakeholders and incorporate appropriate details.
• Ensure clear minutes and action items, as required.
• Engage scope of work team and stakeholders to create schedules and assist in and provide schedule analysis updates to project team, alerting them to schedule risks and issues that could delay milestones.
• Communicate schedule status to project stakeholders.
• Develop an understanding of the AEP project management organizational standards and assist in the management of projects to those standards.
• Adhere to the guidance and standards put forth by the AEP Project Management Governance Committee.

Note: This position is posted at multiple grade levels and offers a range of opportunities for advancement. The minimum qualifications outlined below apply to the Project Scheduler Assc level, with increased educational, skill, experience and certification requirements for higher level Project Schedulers.

What We're Looking For:

Project Scheduler Assc( Grade 5)

• No experience required with a qualified Associate's or Bachelor's degree.
• With a High School Diploma, a minimum of 2 years’ qualified experience.
• Qualified degrees must be in a related field from an accredited university or college and could include Accounting, Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Technology, or Project Management.
• Qualified experience includes utility specific operations knowledge/experience with a good working knowledge of work processes and procedures.
• Experience should be in design, operations, planning, project management, cost tracking analysis, forecasting, and project budgets, working with accounting principles, and/or construction or maintenance of systems and/or equipment.

Other:

• Demonstrate ability to manage time effectively and efficiently; show capacity for organizational and planning skills; as well as having an aptitude for accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to achieve goals.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Team player with ability to work and collaborate well with others.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and ability to develop complex spreadsheets.
• Some travel, including overnight, may be required.
• Must be a self-motivated individual and able to work under general supervision, be independent, and competently perform current scheduling techniques and analyses on all aspects.
• Safely and effectively perform light physical duties at various work sites including home and AEP locations in varying conditions.
• Ability to coordinate multiple scopes of work projects of variable complexity.
• Understand and support the policies, values, principles, structure and behavior of AEP.
• As applicable based on role and site, duties can involve construction site walkdown on unstable surfaces, climbing ladders, and awareness of hazardous site conditions, as applicable.

What You’ll Get:

• Project Scheduler Associate (Salary Grade 5): $63,496-$79,369
• Project Scheduler (Salary Grade 6): $74,551 - $93,188
• Project Scheduler, Sr (Salary Grade 7): $87,633 - $109,544

Where Putting the Customer First Powers Everything We Do

At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company — we’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful impact

Compensation

$63,496.00 - $109,543.00

Physical Demands

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, we might record certain information or applicants for employment may be invited to voluntarily disclose protected characteristics.

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