Senior Project Scheduler | Primavera P6 Expert

Rippling, Inc.; Wheat Ridge (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

USA Rare Earth in Wheat Ridge, Colorado seeks a Senior Project Scheduler to lead the development, maintenance, and analysis of integrated project schedules for major capital initiatives. You will serve as Primavera P6 subject matter expert and provide schedule insight across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations.

The role requires 8+ years of scheduling experience in industrial settings, CPM scheduling mastery, and strong communication with both technical and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of project scheduling experience in industrial, mining, mineral processing, manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, EPCM, or major capital projects.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6.
• Strong understanding of CPM scheduling principles.
• Experience developing and maintaining integrated project schedules.
• Experience reviewing and evaluating contractor schedule submissions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate schedule risks, impacts, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyze integrated project schedules utilizing Primavera P6.
• Establish and maintain project schedule baselines, progress measurement methodologies, schedule updates, and reporting processes.
• Review contractor schedule submissions for compliance with project requirements and accepted scheduling practices.
• Perform schedule quality assessments and schedule health reviews, including evaluation of logic, constraints, float consumption, progress updates, schedule trends, and critical path validity.
• Provide independent schedule assurance through review of contractor schedule performance, schedule integrity, critical paths, projected completion dates, progress updates, and recovery plans.
• Identify schedule risks, logic deficiencies, unrealistic assumptions, and potential impacts to project objectives.
• Analyze critical and near-critical paths and recommend actions to improve schedule performance and mitigate delays.
• Collaborate with project controls, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, and project management teams to maintain alignment among project scope, cost, schedule, and project execution strategies.
• Coordinate integration of engineering deliverables, procurement activities, vendor milestones, equipment delivery, construction, commissioning, startup, and operational readiness activities within project schedules.
• Monitor schedule impacts associated with long-lead equipment, fabrication, logistics, material availability, and construction readiness.
• Review project progress and schedule updates to assess consistency with project execution status and contractor-reported performance.
• Participate in occasional site visits to support schedule validation, progress assessment, and coordination with project stakeholders.
• Support commissioning, startup, operational readiness, and production ramp-up planning and scheduling activities.
• Prepare schedule analyses, performance metrics, reports, and presentations to support project leadership and stakeholder decision-making.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of scheduling standards, processes, and governance practices as the organization grows.

Skills

CPM scheduling

Analytical thinking

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/PM/Business

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Job description

USA Rare Earth in Wheat Ridge, Colorado seeks a Senior Project Scheduler to lead the development, maintenance, and analysis of integrated project schedules for major capital initiatives. You will serve as Primavera P6 subject matter expert and provide schedule insight across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations.

The role requires 8+ years of scheduling experience in industrial settings, CPM scheduling mastery, and strong communication with both technical and