Senior Project Control Specialist - Plan Scheduler

Spectra Tech, Inc.; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectra Tech, Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Control Specialist - Plan Scheduler in Aiken, SC to organize, analyze, and maintain project controls, cost and schedule data across the full project life cycle.

The role requires lead scheduling for complex projects, development of milestones, and strong experience with scheduling tools. On-site position based in Aiken with interaction across management levels and project teams.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in business/construction management/engineering with 2 years' experience.
• Bachelor's degree with 5 years' experience; equivalents accepted.
• Associate degree and 8 years' experience equivalents.
• High school diploma with 12 years' experience equivalents.

Responsibilities

• Develop, analyze, implement and maintain complex schedules through planning.
• Review milestones and ensure baseline objectives; lead POD meetings.
• Analyze variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide supervision and guidance to planning/scheduling staff.
• Interface with management and other levels of leadership.
• Lead scheduling for large projects or departments.

Skills

Project management

Cost control

Scheduling

Estimating systems

PeopleSoft

P6

OAS

COBRA

Education

Master's degree in business/construction management/engineering

Bachelor's degree in related field

Associate degree + 8 years experience

High school diploma + 12 years experience

Tools

PeopleSoft

P6

OAS

COBRA

Job description

Spectra Tech is hiring for a Senior Project Control Specialist - Plan Scheduler in Aiken, SC.

DUTIES

Responsible for organizing, developing, analyzing, and maintaining project controls, financial analysis or estimating applications required to monitor established objectives, and to prepare status and management reports that identify variances in the work execution strategy and recommend solutions. Provide management with the capability of maintaining cost and schedule control throughout the life cycle of a complex project or work activity.

Under limited supervision, performs moderately complex Planning & Scheduling activities. Activities include, but are not limited to:
- Develop, analyze, implement and maintain all complex divisional or project logic driven, integrated, resource loaded schedules through short, mid-range, and long-range planning.
Formulate and define schedule logic to ensure meeting baseline milestones and award fee objectives.
Analyze schedule performance for progress and trends and recommend corrective actions to remove or mitigate potential problems or constraints - Review established planning technology and methodology.
Recommend improvements or alternatives in order to maximize utilization of department schedules and resources.
- Demonstrate proficient ability and knowledge in the development of project milestone schedules to establish optimum conditions and effective utilization of resources.
Aid in establishing project milestones related to specific scheduled activities and obtain management concurrence where necessary.
- Analyze variance from the schedule baseline and make recommendations to management for corrective action.
- Provide supervision and guidance to others in planning and scheduling activities along with oversight and monitoring of essential or critical planning activities.
- Maintain a major involvement in the regular interfaces with all levels of management.
- Lead schedule review meetings or assume primary role in the responsibility for the scheduling portion of the division, department or project Plan of the Day Meeting (POD). Provide and disseminate guidance, instruction and rules for proper and effective scheduling functions within the area assigned.
- May assume a lead role in planning/scheduling of a single large project, facility, or a single department or program.

Experience/Skills

Possesses strong personal computer skills. Requires considerable proficiency in the use of automated accounting, budgeting, cost management and estimating systems as tools for performing required duties Working knowledge and understanding of project management and cost and schedule control at the tactical level is necessary, along with a knowledge of operations, maintenance, or project startup and construction. Estimating Specialty – Demonstrated skill in conceptual estimating, coordination with technical personnel, interfacing with engineers, knowledge of field construction techniques, labor, and equipment requirements. Ability to apply concepts and methods to quantify work condition impacts on costs is necessary.

Required Skills

• A master's degree in business / construction management / technical / engineering or a related area and 2 years of practical experience. Bachelor's degree in business / construction management / technical / engineering or a related area and 5 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent. An associate's degree and 8 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent. A high school diploma and 12 years of relevant experience would also be considered equivalent
• Possesses strong personal computer skills.
• Requires considerable proficiency in the use of automated accounting, budgeting, cost and estimating systems as tools for performing required duties.
• Working knowledge and understanding of project management and cost and schedule control at the tactical level is necessary, along with a knowledge of operations, maintenance, or project startup and construction.
• Estimating Specialty – Demonstrated skill in conceptual estimating, coordination with technical personnel, interfacing with engineers, knowledge of field construction techniques, labor, and equipment requirements.
• Ability to apply concepts and methods to quantify work condition impacts on costs is necessary.
• Individual will need to have experience with People Soft, P6, OAS, and COBRA.

Preferred Skills

• Previous Savannah River experience.
• Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years are preferred.