Senior Project Planner Scheduler

Mitsubishi Power Americas; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

Mitsubishi Power Americas is seeking a Senior Project Scheduler to lead complex project planning and scheduling across the full lifecycle. You will develop and integrate schedules, drive critical path analysis, and ensure alignment with milestones and cost controls.

This role interfaces with EPC contractors, Owner’s Engineers, and suppliers to deliver on-time performance. You will mentor junior schedulers, support Earned Value Management, and establish best-practices for project controls while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field with 6–8 years of project planning/scheduling experience.
• In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, at least 10 years of scheduling experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Oracle Primavera P6, including baselining, resource loading, progress updates, and integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of Level 1–4 schedules in Primavera P6.
• Develop and maintain fully integrated project schedules across EPC, Owner’s Engineers, and suppliers.
• Define and enforce scheduling standards and WBS alignment across projects.
• Ensure master schedule integrity and validate logic, durations, dependencies.

Skills

Oracle Primavera P6

Critical Path Analysis

Earned Value Management

Schedule optimization

Communication & leadership

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management or related

10 years scheduling experience (in lieu of degree)

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Company Overview

At Mitsubishi Power, we're not just building better clean energy technologies; we're architecting a better future. Our team is boldly redefining power generation to accelerate the world's energy transition. We operate as one team, pushing toward our vision of the future. We value problem solvers, prioritize collaboration, and support each other in an inclusive culture built on accountability and authenticity by demonstrating our values: Safety, Family, Innovative, Inclusive, Accountable & Courageous. Together, we’re building the future we all aspire to - making net zero a reality.

Senior Project Scheduler

Company Overview

At Mitsubishi Power, we're not just building better clean energy technologies; we're architecting a better future. Our team is boldly redefining power generation to accelerate the world's energy transition. We operate as one team, pushing toward our vision of the future. We value problem solvers, prioritize collaboration, and support each other in an inclusive culture built on accountability and authenticity by demonstrating our values: Safety, Family, Innovative, Inclusive, Accountable & Courageous. Together, we’re building the future we all aspire to - making net zero a reality.

Role Overview

The Senior Project Scheduler serves as a lead technical authority in project planning and scheduling, responsible for developing, integrating, analyzing, and optimizing complex project schedules across the full project lifecycle. This role drives scheduling strategy, risk identification, critical path management, delay analysis, and recovery planning to support successful project execution. The Senior Project Scheduler leads integration across internal functions and external stakeholders, including EPC contractors, Owner’s Engineers, and suppliers, while ensuring alignment with contractual milestones and providing independent schedule analysis and recommendations to project leadership. The role also supports Earned Value Management and mentors junior schedulers while establishing best practices across the project controls function.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development of Level 1 through Level 4 Oracle Primavera P6 schedules, ensuring proper logic, sequencing, coding, and alignment with the project execution strategy.
• Develop and maintain fully integrated project schedules incorporating OEM equipment supply, internal and Owner’s Engineer activities, EPC construction schedules, and interface milestones across all parties.
• Define and enforce scheduling standards, coding structures, and Work Breakdown Structure alignment across projects.
• Own master schedule integrity by validating logic quality, realistic durations, dependencies, and appropriate constraints.
• Perform advanced Critical Path Analysis and monitor near-critical paths, float erosion, and emerging schedule risks.
• Develop data-driven mitigation strategies, recovery schedules, and what-if scenarios to address potential delays.
• Lead schedule integration with EPC contractors and partners through alignment workshops, logic validation, interface management, and cross-schedule dependency mapping.
• Provide monthly independent assessments of EPC schedule performance, credibility, progress, and forecasted completion dates.
• Analyze and validate contractor schedules against contractual obligations and project milestones.
• Perform detailed forensic schedule analysis, including Time Impact Analysis and window analysis.
• Evaluate delays involving engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and commissioning activities.
• Support Project Management and Legal teams with schedule-based claims analysis, documentation, and technical findings.
• Ensure schedules are resource-loaded and aligned with cost structures to support accurate Earned Value Management reporting.
• Support development of rules of credit and progress measurement methodologies.
• Validate schedule-driven progress against actual project performance.
• Provide executive-level insights on milestone status, critical path changes, schedule risks, and recovery actions.
• Develop clear, concise schedule reports for leadership, customers, and project stakeholders.
• Present schedule analysis during customer meetings, monthly reviews and executive briefings.
• Serve as the primary scheduling interface with Project Management, Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction, EPC partners and Commissioning teams.
• Ensure alignment among schedule, cost, contractual milestones and execution strategy.
• Mentor and guide Project Schedulers and junior project controls team members.
• Review baseline and update schedules prepared by others for compliance with scheduling standards and best practices.
• Support continuous improvement of scheduling methodologies, templates, processes and tools.
• Travel to project sites as required to provide onsite scheduling support during construction, commissioning and other critical project phases.
• Comply with safety policies, protect confidential information, and maintain the highest standards of honesty and integrity.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field from an accredited four-year college or university, with six (6) to eight (8) years of related project planning and scheduling experience.
• In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, a minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible project planning and scheduling experience.
• Preferred experience planning and scheduling within an EPC environment supporting power generation, energy or large-scale industrial projects.
• Experience in other industries may be considered when it demonstrates strong proficiency in critical path scheduling, schedule development and project controls principles.
• Advanced proficiency in Oracle Primavera P6, including schedule development, baselining, resource loading, progress updates and integration.
• Demonstrated experience with Critical Path Analysis, delay analysis, schedule risk assessment and recovery planning and forensic schedule analysis.
• Experience integrating engineering, procurement, manufacturing construction, commissioning contractor and supplier schedules.
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management, progress measurement and schedule-cost integration.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, business documentation and governmental regulations.
• Ability to prepare reports, business correspondence, procedures and present information effectively to managers, customers and the public.
• Strong mathematical, analytical and reasoning skills, including the ability to evaluate probabilities, percentages, ratios, proportions and technical instructions.
• Knowledge of project management databases, spreadsheets, word processing software, electronic mail, graphics, technical diagrams, flow charts and reporting tools.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% to 25%.

Why Should You Apply?

• Excellent Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision & 401K Matching).
• Excellent development programs and advancement opportunities.
• Tuition reimbursement and on-the-job training.
• Paid vacation, sick time and holidays.
• Committed to quality products and services.
• Great working environment and culture.
• Employee Appreciation Programs and Event.

Mitsubishi Power is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer actively seeking to diversify the workforce and is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. Therefore, all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally recognized protected basis under applicable law, are strongly encouraged to apply.