Project Scheduler with P6 experience

RL Controls, LLC; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health-dental-vision-life insurance

Personal time-off

Holidays

401(k)

Job summary

RL Controls, LLC in Woburn, MA is seeking a Project Scheduler with P6 experience to identify planning requirements and translate them into actions. You will gather data, develop a master schedule, and provide monthly status updates and reports for management and clients.

You will also perform risk assessment, sound change control, and forecasting while coordinating inputs from sub-contractors and internal teams. A degree and 5+ years of planning experience are expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in project planning on projects of at least $5m.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with internal and external customers.
• University degree or equivalent in planning or related field.
• Expertise in planning tools Primavera, MS Project, Artemis, SAP.
• Experience in earned value reporting and monitoring.
• Railway or engineering background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gather data and maintain a Project Master Schedule for the project using Primavera P6; coordinate inputs from groups and sub-contractors.
• Update project status, variances and actions; collect monthly progress updates and consolidate into the master schedule.
• Interpret results, identify critical activities and validate remedial actions for customer requirements.
• Report project status to stakeholders and develop recovery plans; maintain change control process.
• Participate in risk management and plan schedule-related mitigations.
• Coordinate project rail access planning and chair regular access meetings; manage schedules.
• Deliver earned value reporting on a monthly basis.
• Plan resources and provide forecasting.

Skills

Project planning

Stakeholder communication

Earned value reporting

Primavera P6

MS Project

Excel

Artemis

SAP

Education

University Degree or equivalent

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Artemis

SAP

Job description

Project Scheduler With P6 Experience

Location: (Woburn, MA)

Industry: Transportation

Mission

Identify the planning requirements of the project and translate into necessary actions. To gather, analyze and provide the Project Managers information, which highlight progress against goals and enable them to make decisions ensuring the completion of the project within time and budget.

Job Description

Identify the planning requirements of the project and translate into necessary actions. To gather, analyze and provide the Project Managers information, which highlight progress against goals and enable them to make decisions ensuring the completion of the project within time and budget. Implement regular updates to the project program of work for the production of reports to company management and the client, to ensure clear progress reporting and effective project management. Develop "what if" scenarios to address project variances.

Accountabilities

• Gather data, establish and maintain a Project Master Schedule for the project using Primavera Project Planner (P6) software. Coordinate and align inputs from participating groups and sub-contractors.
• Update at specified intervals the current status of the project, variances and related actions. Obtain from participating groups monthly progress updates to schedule activities and consolidate into the project master schedule. Update on a monthly basis the project schedule narrative within the monthly project report.
• Interpret the results of the subsequent analyses, identifying critical activities and their effects on the schedule and validate that remedial actions will meet customer requirements.
• Report the project status to the Stakeholders, (Project Manager, company senior management, Client and other interested parties) and develop "what if" scenarios and recovery plans as needed. Maintain and operate change control process.
• Participate in the Risk Management and process and manage schedule related mitigation and avoidance actions.
• Coordinate and plan the project rail access effort and maintain the project access plan and schedules. Chair regular access meeting between sub-contractors and project sub-system representatives.
• Earned value reporting and monitoring on a monthly basis.
• Resource planning and forecasting.

Performance Criteria

• On time monthly reporting
• IMS schedule compliance
• Client Schedule acceptance

Competencies

• Value Creation
• Market and Customer Orientation
• Excellence in Achieving Assigned Objectives
• Human Capital Development
• Business Awareness
• Innovation and Change Management

Skills & Knowledge

• A minimum of 5 years' experience in project planning, on projects of at least $5m
• Demonstrated history at problem identifications and solution developments
• Comfortable in being able to build relationships with other team members; able to articulate solutions via written/oral channels, able to interact with both internal/external customers and have strong presentation skills.
• University Degree or equivalent work experience in planning
• Computer Literate – experienced excel, word, etc. and expert in the use of planning tools (i.e. Primavera, MS Project, Artemis, SAP)
• Evidence of experience in proactively seeking alternative solutions to achieve Project goals
• Experience in earned value reporting and monitoring
• An understanding of how the function impacts business goals. Confident with advocating solutions and influencing decision-making
• Railway or engineering background is preferred
• Expert at project planning techniques and change control
• Experience in risk management is preferred

LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

RLC is an EEO Employer and uses E-Verify.

RLC will offer a competitive salary with benefits including

• health-dental-vision-life insurance
• personal time-off
• holidays
• 401(k)

to qualified candidate.

Sponsorship is not available for this job.