Senior Primavera P6 Scheduler & Project Controls Lead

PM2CM Inc.; Pomona (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

PM2CM Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Project Controls Scheduler to support major capital and infrastructure programs in a large utility environment.

The role focuses on developing and maintaining integrated schedules with Primavera P6, coordinating with project managers, engineers, and contractors to ensure milestones are met. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in project scheduling, strong analytical skills, and a track record of handling complex programs across multiple workstreams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, Finance, Data Science, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in project scheduling, project controls, construction, or capital projects.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and analyzing complex project schedules.
• Experience with critical path scheduling, schedule forecasting, variance analysis, WBS development, and integrated master schedules.
• Experience supporting construction, infrastructure, or capital improvement projects.
• Working knowledge of SAP.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and Visio.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update complex project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Support major capital projects and programs from planning through construction and project completion.
• Develop and maintain integrated master schedules, project-level schedules, and detailed WBS.
• Incorporate existing schedules from multiple project teams and contractors into integrated project schedules.
• Track and monitor project milestones, critical path activities, dependencies, constraints, and deliverables.
• Perform schedule analysis, forecasting, and variance analysis to identify potential delays and schedule risks.
• Monitor project performance against baseline schedules and established schedule targets.
• Document project delays and support Time Impact Analysis (TIA) and other schedule-impact evaluations.
• Analyze schedule trends and recommend corrective or recovery actions when projects are at risk of missing milestones.
• Support the scheduling of large programs involving multiple concurrent distribution or infrastructure projects and work groups.
• Track permitting activities and other external dependencies that may impact project schedules.
• Apply project controls principles, including schedule management, forecasting, performance monitoring, earned value, and trend analysis.
• Prepare project controls reports, dashboards, presentations, schedule updates, and management-level analyses.
• Gather schedule and project-status information from project managers, construction teams, engineers, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Prepare project controls information in support of governance reviews, internal and external audits, regulatory filings, and other reporting requirements.
• Identify project issues, schedule risks, and potential impacts and work with project teams to develop solutions.
• Provide recommendations to project managers and leadership regarding schedule performance, risks, alternatives, and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with project teams to establish project objectives, milestones, timelines, risks, and deliverables.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior project controls and scheduling professionals.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, Finance, Data Science, or a related discipline; equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant professional experience may also be considered.

Tools

Primavera P6

SAP

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, Visio)

Job description

PM2CM Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Project Controls Scheduler to support major capital and infrastructure programs in a large utility environment.

The role focuses on developing and maintaining integrated schedules with Primavera P6, coordinating with project managers, engineers, and contractors to ensure milestones are met. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in project scheduling, strong analytical skills, and a track record of handling complex programs across multiple workstreams.