Strategic Industrial Scheduler - Primavera & MS Project Pro

Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc.; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. is seeking a Scheduler to create and manage schedules for large and complex industrial projects.

You will lead the creation of bid and baseline schedules, manage updates during execution, identify critical paths to milestones, and advise on execution strategies in relation to the project schedule. Key tasks include developing/updating schedules from project documents, coordinating resources, and providing weekly lookahead updates.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience scheduling, planning, and/or estimating projects.
• Experience using Primavera and MS Project with ability to baseline and track schedules.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Teams, Excel, Word, Outlook); Bluebeam is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan future work to reflect SIC’s execution plan and maximize workforce productivity.
• Develop and update schedules based on project documents, input from the project team, and/or site inspection.
• Identify and coordinate necessary resources with lead time to ensure scheduling feasibility.
• Resource loading schedules to estimate man-hours by craft and duration.
• Advise project team on long lead items and set receiving dates for critical equipment and materials.
• Inform subcontractors of schedule for their scope and update based on labor/material availability.
• Provide weekly schedule updates to the project team (e.g., 3-week lookaheads).
• Create a WBS and Activity Codes within a schedule to format/group schedules.
• Complete all safety (EHS) and general job training as required by SIC.
• Attend SIC/customer meetings to provide scheduling support and advice.
• Pursue cost savings opportunities for SIC and the customer.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project scheduling

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

5 years experience scheduling

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

Job description

Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. is seeking a Scheduler to create and manage schedules for large and complex industrial projects.

You will lead the creation of bid and baseline schedules, manage updates during execution, identify critical paths to milestones, and advise on execution strategies in relation to the project schedule. Key tasks include developing/updating schedules from project documents, coordinating resources, and providing weekly lookahead updates.