Project Scheduler Associate - Sr. | Transmission

AEP Service Corporation; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 63,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

AEP Service Corporation is seeking skilled Project Schedulers to support major projects on-site in Charleston, WV. The role involves defining activities, developing detailed schedule plans, and maintaining integrated time-cost-resource schedules using Primavera or SmartSheet.

You’ll lead stakeholder reviews, track progress, and deliver reliable schedule analyses and KPI reports. Candidates should have a HS diploma with experience or higher degrees; familiarity with MS Office and complex

Qualifications

• High School Diploma with 2+ years of qualified experience; degrees in related fields may apply.
• Associate or Bachelor degree in relevant field preferred.
• Experience in design, operations, planning, project management, cost tracking, forecasting, budgets, and construction/maintenance very beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Define activities, durations, sequences, and logic to develop scope of work plan and milestones.
• Develop and maintain scope of work schedules in Primavera or SmartSheet.
• Lead schedule review meetings and document minutes and action items.
• Provide schedule analyses, KPI metrics, and progress updates to stakeholders.
• Coordinate multiple scopes of work and ensure alignment with governance standards.

Skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Communication

Microsoft Office

Schedule analysis

Education

High School Diploma

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Primavera

SmartSheet

Excel

Job description

Job Posting End Date 09-28-2026 Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

This role will be responsible for coordinating scope of work team activities and supporting the Project Managers (PMs). with some supervision, perform functions of as scheduler and/or commodity tracker for major projects. Develop, maintain & analyze less complex scope of work schedules using the assigned system. Develop and analyze scope of work schedules using assigned systems. Provide integrated cost loaded, resource loaded, and logic driven schedules, as applicable. Perform 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: Define 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 lead schedule review meetings with all stakeholders and incorporate appropriate details. Ensure clear minutes and action items, as required. Engage team and stakeholders to create schedules and provide schedule analysis updates to team, alerting them to schedule risks and issues that could delay milestones. Communicate schedule status to project stakeholders. Understand 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. Work with Administrator to assign security, profiles, and roles for new users. Learn, use, and refine sound techniques and best practices to update progress, acquire information, baseline schedules, maintain schedules, develop commodity curves, track metrics, and support project/outage teams on a routine basis. Provide periodic summary level status reports as requested. Prepare and analyze metrics reports or Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

What we’re looking for:

• Project Scheduler Associate – (SG5) 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 Requirements: 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. On rare occasions, temporary relocation might be required to complete work. 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. For nuclear positions, work performed at nuclear power sites may involve work in hazardous areas and possible radiation exposure within the limits prescribed by the NRC. 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.

Project Scheduler – (SG6)

Education requirement is dependent upon experience as indicated below. 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. With a High School Diploma or GED, 5 years' qualified experience. With a qualified Associate's degree, three (3) years' qualified experience. With a qualified Bachelor's degree, one (1) year of qualified experience. 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, project budgets, working with accounting principles, and/or construction or maintenance of systems and/or equipment. License/Certifications: A professional or trade certification such as a CCMP, CETa, IQCP, PMP, RMP, etc. is not required at this level. A certification is required to progress to the Principal (grade 008) level of this job family if you have a high school diploma/GED or non-qualified higher education degree. Otherwise, a certification is preferred at the Principal level.

• Other Requirements: 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. Immediate knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and ability to develop complex spreadsheets. Some travel, including overnight, may be required. On rare occasions, temporary relocation might be required to complete work. 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 scope of work aspects. Safely and effectively perform light physical duties at various work sites including home and AEP locations in varying conditions. Understand and support the policies, values, principles, structure and behavior of AEP. For nuclear positions, work performed at nuclear power sites may involve work in hazardous areas and possible radiation exposure within the limits prescribed by the NRC. 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.

Project Scheduler – (SG7)

Education requirement is dependent upon experience as indicated below. 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. With a High School Diploma or GED, 6 years' qualified experience. (Note: For Cook Nuclear Plant, 6 years of nuclear experience will suffice and a professional or trade certification is not required). With a qualified Associate's degree, 4 years' qualified experience. With a qualified Bachelor's degree, 2 years' qualified experience required. 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, project budgets, working with accounting principles, and/or construction or maintenance of systems and/or equipment. License/Certifications: A professional or trade certification such as a CCMP, CETa, IQCP, PMP, RMP, etc. is not required at this level. A certification is required to progress to the Principal (grade 008) level of this job family if you have a high school diploma/GED or non-qualified higher education degree. Otherwise, a certification is preferred at the Principal level.

• Other Requirements: 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. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and ability to develop complex spreadsheets. Some travel, including overnight, may be required. On rare occasions, temporary relocation might be required to complete projects. 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 scope of work aspects. Safely and effectively perform light physical duties at various work sites including home and AEP locations in varying conditions. Understand and support the policies, values, principles, structure and behavior of AEP. Must be available to work overtime, call‑out overtime and shift work, as required. Proficient at reviewing scope, client requirements, division of responsibility, project objectives and constraints to develop the strategy for effective project delivery. For nuclear positions, work performed at nuclear power sites may involve work in hazardous areas and possible radiation exposure within the limits prescribed by the NRC. 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.

Where you’ll work:

This role sits on‑site in Charleston, WV.

What you’ll get:

• Project Scheduler Associate – (SG5) ($63,496 - $84,660)
• Project Scheduler - (SG6) ($74,551 - $99,401)
• Project Scheduler Sr - (SG7) ($87,633 - $116,847)

In addition to competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.

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 and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you!

American Electric Power (On‑Site) #LI-Onsite #AEPCareers Compensation Data Compensation Grade: SP20-005 Compensation Range: $63,496.00 - $109,543.00 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.

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