Planner / Scheduler

Job description / Role

The Scheduler is responsible to support the evaluation and control of the assigned project schedules and performs schedule development, maintenance and monitoring of the planning/scheduling activities under the supervision and direction of the Lead Planner-Scheduler and/or Senior Planning Engineer. They provide assistant to the Scheduling Group to ensure that work is completed as scheduled and identifies schedule-associated cost trends for management attention and action.

Key Accountabilities:
- Assists in analyzing schedule activities pertinent to the assigned design, engineering and construction of projects.
- Assists in preparing schedule data for proposals or contract negotiations as requested and checks and confirms that the correct scope of work is reflected on assigned schedules.
- Integrates inter-discipline schedule requirements and constraints to establish logical work sequences for assigned disciplines or specialties.
- Works with the performing organizations and units to coordinate work sequences with the total project plan.
- Establishes and implements methods for determining activity durations within assigned disciplines or specialties.
- Develops quantity release and/or installation curves for assigned disciplines/areas or specialties.
- Assists in invoice verification for payment based on cost-loaded schedules, as required.
- Reviews schedule data and identifies and acquires information needed to complete work logics to interface between assigned disciplines, specialties and/or projects.
- Assists in developing specific project codes of accounts and work breakdown structures, and recommends appropriate modifications and revisions for new work items assigned.
- Determines critical-path activities for assigned discipline or specialties and identifies significant activities supporting inter- discipline requirements and identifies critical path for discipline or specialty work activities.
- Monitors schedule deviations for assigned disciplines or specialties including subcontractor submittals and recommends corrective action/work-around solutions for project considerations.
- Develops and writes the schedule commentary that appears in the monthly progress and similar reports. Identifies and reports activities that have a critical or potential impact on the schedule and prepares and presents the Critical Items Action Report.
- Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate under the direction of the immediate supervisor.

Requirements

- BSc degree in Engineering or related technical field.
- 8 years of related work experience in planning and scheduling of engineering and construction activities are required. Alternately can have a minimum of 10 years experience in planning-scheduling and continued career development and certification.
- Proven ability to perform in a technical role, possess good written and oral communications skills, and have a thorough of industry practices and regulations.
- In addition, must be knowledgeable of current Primavera Enterprise Systems (P6) scheduling technology and how it can be effectively utilized on the project.

About the Company

Parsons is a leader in many diverse markets such as infrastructure, transportation, water, telecommunications, aviation, commercial, environmental, planning, industrial manufacturing, education, healthcare, life sciences and homeland security.

Parsons provides technical and management solutions to federal, regional and local government agencies as well as private industries worldwide.