Senior Project Scheduler: Primavera & EVM Expert

CDM Smith; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith in the United States is seeking an experienced project controls professional to manage schedules, cost control, and earned value across a portfolio of complex projects. You will coordinate with project managers, EPC contractors, and vendors to ensure timely delivery and accurate reporting.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least five years of related experience, with travel as needed. Candidates should be proficient in Primavera and related PMIS tools, and ready to mentor

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 5 years of related experience.
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Ensures compliance with internal procedures such as federal/government regulations.
• Gathers project progress information from project manager and project team members to update and monitor projects of moderate to high complexity.
• Evaluates and updates data regarding schedule dates, physical percent complete, resource requirements, subcontractor commitments and project accruals.
• Reviews schedule progress and productivity of resources.
• Reviews and analyzes detailed schedules submitted by the EPC contractor and vendors and summarizes findings.
• Develops time-phased project cost and resource forecasts; validates project costs; updates requirements as required.
• Monitors progress of project deliverables and actual expenditures versus forecasts.
• Perform performance reporting for a portfolio of projects or programs using Earned Value Management.
• Conducts financial analysis including variance, risk and profit/loss analyses, etc.
• Performs non‑routine analyses and prepares non‑routine financial reports.
• Documents and assesses the impact of project changes on cost/schedule baselines.
• For projects of moderate to high complexity, develops and documents project planning considerations and objectives, scope and milestones to incorporate into the schedule.
• Develops, maintains, and analyzes integrated critical path schedules for major projects and/or portfolio of projects in accordance with contract specifications.
• Evaluates and raises project early warning signals to project manager.
• Evaluates and recommends resource realignments to maintain project execution.
• Generates and analyzes earned value reports for moderately complex to highly complex projects and discusses any observations with the project manager.
• Performs portfolio analysis and reviews findings with portfolio managers with respect to On Time Delivery, Risk Forecasts, and Project Gross Profit Erosion etc.
• Evaluates project execution and impact of developing trends using prescribed methodologies to determine if project is proceeding within available resources and budget.
• Prepares client and internal status reports to communicate cost status and documents trends.
• Uses appropriate document management protocols to manage the storage and retrieval of project documentation.
• Provides technical guidance and training to more junior staff.
• Mentors more junior staff and develops them for future growth within the discipline and firm.
• May supervise the work of junior engineers on project work.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting & cost control

Forecasting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Primavera

EcoSys

PMIS

Primavera Unifier

e-Builder

Kahua

Procore

Job description

CDM Smith in the United States is seeking an experienced project controls professional to manage schedules, cost control, and earned value across a portfolio of complex projects. You will coordinate with project managers, EPC contractors, and vendors to ensure timely delivery and accurate reporting.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least five years of related experience, with travel as needed. Candidates should be proficient in Primavera and related PMIS tools, and ready to mentor