Program Scheduler

Job Title: Program Scheduler

Industry: Utilities / Energy

Location (city, state): Oklahoma City, OK

Pay: $50–$70 per hour

Work Schedule: Hybrid — up to 2 days remote per week after onboarding. Fully remote work is not available.

Benefits: This position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

About The Company:

A leading organization in the energy and utilities industry is seeking an experienced Program Scheduler to support a large portfolio of projects. This opportunity offers the chance to work with project management, engineering, operations, contractors, and other stakeholders on complex programs.

Job Description:

The Program Scheduler will be responsible for developing and maintaining project schedules, monitoring progress, analyzing schedule performance, and providing forecasting and reporting to project leadership. This role will help identify potential risks, resource constraints, delays, and other factors that could impact project timelines.

The ideal candidate will have experience managing complex schedules in an enterprise environment, with Primavera P6 experience highly preferred . Candidates with comparable scheduling software experience will also be considered.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain detailed schedules throughout the project lifecycle.
• Track project progress and evaluate performance against planned milestones.
• Identify critical activities, potential delays, resource constraints, and schedule risks.
• Provide schedule forecasts and recommendations for recovering delayed activities.
• Coordinate timelines between project management, engineering, operations, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Lead or participate in regular project schedule reviews.
• Review contractor schedules and progress reports for accuracy and alignment with project expectations.
• Analyze critical path, float, productivity, milestones, and other schedule performance metrics.
• Prepare project status reports, dashboards, and other management-level reporting.
• Support resource planning, workload forecasting, budgeting, and project planning.
• Assess schedule impacts related to scope changes, staffing limitations, weather, outages, and other project conditions.

Qualifications:

• Experience in project scheduling, project controls, construction, utilities, engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience developing and managing complex project or program schedules.
• Primavera P6 experience is highly preferred.
• Experience with other enterprise-level scheduling platforms will be considered, including Oracle Primavera Cloud, Microsoft Project, Deltek, Asta Powerproject, or Smartsheet.
• Strong understanding of critical path, schedule logic, float, forecasting, and recovery planning.
• Experience monitoring contractor performance, productivity, and project milestones.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and reporting skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with project managers, contractors, field personnel, and leadership.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Additional Details:

Candidates should meet one of the following education/experience combinations:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field plus 5+ years of relevant experience; OR
• Associate degree plus 7+ years of relevant experience; OR
• High school diploma/GED plus 10+ years of relevant experience.

Experience with utility construction, transmission/distribution projects, infrastructure programs, or large capital projects is preferred.

This is primarily an office-based role with occasional field visits and potential travel depending on project requirements. Some overtime, weekend work, or schedule flexibility may be required during critical project periods.

Perks:

• Hybrid work schedule
• Opportunity to work on large-scale projects
• Collaborative environment with project, engineering, and operations teams
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) eligibility
• Competitive hourly compensation

Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.