Project Controls Specialist (Scheduler)

Project Controls Specialist (Scheduler) System
1 Year Contract
Greater Detroit/MI (LOCAL TALENT WITH UTILITY EXPERIENCE ONLY)

The purpose of the Project Controls Support is to provide
“Scheduler” expertise to support the projects within the PMO space.

LOCAL TALENT WITH UTILITY EXPERIENCE ONLY (Greater Detroit/MI area)

- Assists the project management teams by developing, monitoring and
updating estimates and/or an integrated project plan and schedule so
that the project may be executed in the most efficient manner
possible. Apply methods and techniques, standards, processes,
procedures, guidelines and templates, to efficiently manage,
develop, and control project estimates/schedules. Assignments are
received in the form of results expected, within operating policies
and procedures. Incumbent has the discretion to select from
alternative approaches; decisions may involve changes to normal work
processes. Span of control: 0; this is an individual contributor job

Key Accountabilities
- Supports project team and estimating/scheduling personnel efforts
toward the development of the project plan and translating the
project plan into the project estimate/schedule.
- Develops and provides analysis of project estimates or schedules,
including, as applicable, CPM software implementation, time impact
and delay analysis, and review of periodic schedule updates.
- Ensures the credibility of the information contained in the
estimate/schedule.
- Assists with the preparation of project time and/or cost claims.
- Develops and records project historical estimate/schedule
information and lessons learned.
- Applies methodologies, techniques and tools, software, standards and
guidelines for estimating and/or planning/scheduling; knowledgeable
in application of estimating/scheduling software and application of
the software.
- Ensures that required project estimating and/or planning/scheduling
controls are appropriately implemented and maintained.
- Participates in continuous improvement of the estimating/scheduling
organization through benchmarking and maintaining affiliations with
industry estimating/scheduling organizations and local/national
chapters. Scheduling Specific:
- Develops master and detail schedules inclusive of major milestones,
detailed WBS, assignment of costs, labor and equipment to
activities, resource leveling, etc.
- Monitors and updates schedule progress toward achieving the desired
project completion date and informing management team of changes to
schedule outcome.
- Prepares and provides scheduled progress reports, trending charts,
and schedule analysis and re-ports forecasts for all significant
project activities. Analyzes the effects to the critical path
activities; identifies changes to the project that affects the
schedule, and develops the recovery schedules and alternate courses
of action.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements
This is a dual track base requirement job; education & experience
requirements can be satisfied through one of the following options:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Architecture, Construction
Management, Business Administration or a related field & 3+ years of
job-relevant experience.
- Associate degree in engineering, Construction Management, Business,
Accounting, Math, or related field & 5+ years of job-relevant
experience.
- High School or GED, & 7+ years of job-relevant experience.

Other Qualifications
Preferred
- Scheduler: 2+ years of experience working with Primavera, preferably
P6
- Estimator: 2+ years of experience in construction estimating on
large projects

Other Requirements
- May require the physical ability to work in a power plant
environment (e.g climb stairs, work in hot, confined environments.
- Communicates effectively (verbally & in writing) with individuals at
all levels, inside and outside the Corporation.
- Written and verbal communication & advocacy skills consistent with
the ability to present results of projects & research and engage in
persuasive written & verbal interaction with all levels of the
business unit.
- Analytical & problem solving skills consistent with the ability to
identify key issues from a broad range of alternatives and recommend
optimal solutions for various situations.
- Ability to develop / coordinate cross functional work groups and
projects, yielding optimal outcomes.
- Working knowledge of financial & economic analysis, project & risk
management.
- Scheduler:
- Knowledge in design scheduling, construction scheduling, program
scheduling, and cost & resource loading. This includes
developing detailed WBS, milestones, activities definition,
logical sequences, durations, activity dependencies and
interdependencies, and activity contingencies.
- Understanding of schedule models and methods, schedule quality
analysis, schedule strategy, schedule integration techniques,
Monte Carlo Analysis, schedule performance analysis techniques,
etc.