Corporate Scheduler:
Overview
The Corporate Scheduler is responsible for establishing and ensuring adherence to a standard of scheduling within the organization. It includes developing, maintaining, and updating Critical Path Method (CPM) schedules for construction projects using Primavera P6. This position works closely with schedulers and management to ensure accurate planning and timely completion of all project phases.
Responsibilities
*The following are intended as general illustrations of the work in this job class and are not all-inclusive for this position.
- Create schedules for high value projects and estimates from preconstruction to closeout
- Conduct corporate audits on targeted project and pre-construction schedules, review findings with key project stakeholders
- Create an Expectations Guideline on Cajun Scheduling for operating business units
- Develop Cajun’s Standard for Scheduling
- Train and develop staff level schedulers on CPM / P6
- Train management teams how to understand and use CPM / P6 as a tool to assist them in effectively managing projects
- Create and maintain a standard electronic file organization system for all baseline schedules and updates
- Develop and maintain master project schedule using Primavera P6 in collaboration with project teams
- Plan and sequence all-construction related activities by assigning logic ties and relationships to reflect accurate project flow
- Utilize the Primavera P6 Schedule Log to assess schedule health and identify logic errors, open ends, negative float, and other critical issues
- Create a process and template for preparation and distribution of updated schedules to field teams as needed to guide construction activities
Qualifications
- Fifteen plus years of (15+) CPM scheduling experience
- Experience as lead Scheduler on major/mega industrial, heavy civil or infrastructure project/s
- Demonstrated management experience
- The Corporate Scheduler must be a technical expert in Primavera P6 concepts and tools including but not limited to the following:
- Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Activity ID and Activity Types
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Activity Relationships (FS, SS, FF, SF)
- Activity Codes
- Resources and Labor Units
- Lag
- Total Float and Free Float
- Calendars (Project, Activity, Resource)
- Constraints (Start On, Finish On, Mandatory, etc.)
- Baselines and Variance Analysis
- Data Date and schedule updates
- Budgeted vs. Actuals
- Schedule Log Review