Planner and Scheduler II

Description

Who We Are Vigor Marine Group is an established, innovative, integrated partner with a national footprint in marine maintenance and modernization, marine fabrication, and marine services. With four shipyards, six dry docks, and more than 20,000 feet of pier space on or near U.S. Naval bases and at historic shipyards, our 2,500 dedicated employees across four states – from the Pacific Northwest to San Diego to Norfolk – personify the values of our company. Vigor Marine Group takes pride in being the employer of choice for our employees, who in turn take great pride in their contributions to the communities where they live and work, and to their nation – through their living wage jobs supporting their local economies, and through the world-class maritime and industrial services they provide to further our defense readiness and national security. For more information, visit vigor.net. Pay Range: $93,000 – 103,000 POSITION SUMMARY: As a member of Project Controls Department, this position will assist Project Management teams with the following:

• Creating and Integrating
• Monitoring and Maintaining
• Analyzing and Forecasting
• Reporting the project schedules in Primavera P6 and/or MS Project

Position is responsible for assembling and analyzing defined and undefined project information, and preparing understandable documents, which serve as tools to help coordinate/manage project tasks and resources at individual project and division levels. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: (This list is not intended to detail all aspects of the assigned work but is representative of the job’s overall responsibilities.)

• Create and maintain all required project schedules, utilizing scheduling software required, including MS Project and Primavera P6.
• Create and maintain project cost information, utilizing Enterprise Resource Programs, such as IFS.
• Simplify and format schedules to improve readability for inexperienced laborers, craftsmen, and/or supervisors.
• Assist the PMT with project estimates, proposals, contracts, specifications, drawings and other basic source data to develop a realistic and rational project execution strategy recommendation to the Project Management Team.
• Assist project team members and subcontractors in PERT and LEAN planning process to develop and integrate schedule.
• Gather and integrate all data between Project support functions such as QA, Procurement, WAFs, and ITC.
• Gather and integrate all data from subcontractors and customer.
• Study production sequence and logic ties, and optimize schedule.
• Participate with production management team to develop budgets, and resource-and-cost-load schedule activities.
• Solicit and input weekly progress updates.
• Produce weekly schedule reports in support of customer invoicing.
• Incorporate scope changes and other changes to project schedules, analyze and report time impact.
• Works with internal and external resources to resolve conflicts, problems, and coordinate schedules.
• Produce weekly projections, graphs, and reports per customer requirements.
• Produce weekly projections, graphs, and reports per internal requirements.
• Perform weekly EVMS analyses per internal requirements.

INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS:  The individual works and interacts with many levels within Vigor. Works closely with other schedulers, subcontractors, and the customer to integrate schedules. KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Communicative, both oral and in-writing
• Ability to connect with the laborers, the craftsmen, and the supervisors
• Team mentality
• Analytical abilities necessary to develop and maintain integrated schedules and supporting data. Organized, detail-oriented, and on-time
• Proactive (constantly looking for options to be more efficient and support others)
• Expertise in MS Excel
• Familiarity with other database programs such as MS Access, MS Project, and/or Primavera P6

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: B.S. in engineering, project management, or business accounting is required. AA degree or equivalent work experience is preferred. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS: PMP preferred. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Work is conducted in a dynamic, fast-paced office setting with moderate to loud noise levels from production activity in the shipyard. 80% normal office environment; 20% of time spent in production areas in yard and aboard ships. The individual may be required to be in production areas in yard and onboard ships. He/she must be able to walk to and from job sites. The person must be able to climb inclined stairways and vertical ladders; to enter confined areas and tanks; to work at heights. He/she may be required to work more than 8-hour shifts and weekend work. There may be local travel and out-of-town travel (including air travel) up to 5% of the time with notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. WORK ENVIRONMENT: While in production areas, the individual will be exposed to all weather conditions, noise, dusts and odors. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This role is with a federally contracted employer and is subject to regulations that restrict employment to US Persons only (i.e. US Citizens, lawful permanent residents, legally recognized asylees and refugees, and persons protected under INA). Successful job candidates will be asked to provide documentation of their US Persons status. Vigor Values Vigor expects all employees to enhance the atmosphere in which they work by living the Vigor Values every day. Truth: We seek the truth, and we speak the truth
Responsibility: We act on what we know is right
Evolution : We seek mastery, and adapt to a changing world
Love: We care about the people we work with, and the world we live in Vigor and its wholly owned subsidiaries are committed to inclusion and diversity by providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veterans, age, genetics, the presence of a physical or mental condition or disability that can be reasonably accommodated, or any other protected class under relevant laws in the locations we operate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and can be requested with Vigor’s Human Resources Department. In addition to federal law requirements, Vigor complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination and non-retaliation in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, benefits, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Medical RX Dental Vision Life AD&D LTD STD EAP Discretionary bonus Tuition Reimbursement FSA (Medical, Childcare, Transportation) 10 paid holidays PTO 401(k) Vigor and its wholly owned subsidiaries provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veterans, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Vigor complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, benefits, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.