Senior Nuclear Project Scheduler (Primavera P6)

Bechtel; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Disability insurance

Nine paid holidays

Parental leave

401K with matching

Job summary

Bechtel is seeking a Senior Scheduler for our Reston, VA office. The role develops and maintains Primavera P6 schedules, coordinating with engineering, procurement, construction, and project controls to ensure on-time delivery of EPC project milestones.

Local or relocation to Reston is required. Successful candidates will have a Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of scheduling experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university with 5+ years professional experience or a high school diploma with 9+ years of experience.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 scheduling software.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience in planning, critical path analysis, and schedule performance measurement.
• Demonstrated teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, update, and monitor detailed and summary-level engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning schedules.
• Establish milestones and verify alignment with scope and project execution plan.
• Integrate interdisciplinary requirements and constraints to create executable work sequences.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, subcontractor, cost, and project controls teams for schedule data.
• Determine activity durations, resource requirements, and schedule logic within assigned disciplines.
• Perform resource loading and leveling; verify full scope representation in schedules.
• Develop and report schedule metrics, forecasts, and performance indicators.
• Analyze schedule data to identify critical paths, deviations, trends, and risks.
• Recommend corrective actions and recovery planning as needed.
• Develop schedule recovery plans and monitor performance.
• Lead schedule status reviews and incorporate updates into the project schedule.
• Prepare schedule commentary for monthly reports and management presentations.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Pressure tolerance

Adaptability

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree + 5+ years

High school diploma + 9+ years

Tools

Primavera P6Scheduling

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Bechtel is seeking a Senior Scheduler for our Reston, VA office. The role develops and maintains Primavera P6 schedules, coordinating with engineering, procurement, construction, and project controls to ensure on-time delivery of EPC project milestones.

Local or relocation to Reston is required. Successful candidates will have a Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of scheduling experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.