Description:
The Project Scheduler will support the development and construction process of Fervos new geothermal projects.
The Project Scheduler will work with a large cross-functional team to set up, track, and analyze project schedules for a portfolio of diverse renewable energy projects. This position will interface with and assist the project management team, engineering and development groups, EPC Contractors, OEM Suppliers, key vendors, and subcontractors in monitoring and updating the progress of projects across the companys portfolio including project health, actual performance, and forecasting relative to key metrics and baselines.
The Project Scheduler will report to the Project Controls Manager. The position will also require regular travel to other office locations and to project sites across the Western United States.
Requirements:
Responsibilities
- Work with project stakeholders, functional teams, and project management groups to develop timelines and validate project schedules and update project-specific schedule durations and milestones on a regular basis
- Coordinate with supply chain and procurement contract management teams to track and ensure equipment lead times are incorporated into project plans and accurately reflect project development plans
- Review, analyze, and validate all periodic contractor schedule updates and identify project pinch points in advance to avoid project delays
- Conduct resource & cost loading, resource leveling, and risk analysis.
- Review change orders provided by stakeholders and update project schedules to manage the effect of the change; Lead scheduling meetings with stakeholders and update project management groups on any schedule constraints or changes.
- Perform schedule analysis and identify critical path, dependencies, milestones, and deliverables; Identify schedule-related problems which arise during project execution and recommend corrective actions and creative solutions.
- Prepare clear and concise reports for managers and provide project schedule updates as necessary
- Monitor and track schedule performance, variances, risks, and issues
- Manage the flow of project data through various software, database, and record-keeping systems and analyze data from various systems to produce graph and chart visualizations
- Organize and maintain the accuracy of key project data across all project management systems on the entire portfolio of active projects and new project pipelines, including milestone dates and progress
- Develop internal tools, visualizations, templates, and guidelines to improve project data gathering, presentation, and accuracy across various business units and functional groups
- At the completion of the project, assist in developing and recording the projects historical schedule information and lessons learned for use on future projects
- Travel to project sites as needed which may be required monthly to different projects under construction to attend project meetings, assess construction progress, and validate contractors project schedules
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in engineering, construction management, or related
- 3+ years experience driving project schedules & controls process within the construction, utilities, refinery, engineering (civil, mechanical, electrical), or related space
- Proficiency with Primavera P6 software
- Experience with project controls practices
- Proficiency with MS Office (emphasis on Excel) & PowerBI
- Ability to work collaboratively with the project and program stakeholders and articulate key points to drive discussions and facilitate consensus
- Must be very organized and exhibit a high degree of attention to detail
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with resource & cost loading
- Experience with large capital construction projects and/or projects within the energy industry
- Proven success in partnering with a diverse pool of stakeholders to help drive projects to completion (on time & on budget)
- Proven experience taking ownership of assigned deliverables and successfully achieving results beyond expectations
- Experience with Power Purchase Agreements and required scheduling milestones