Senior Project Planner in Louisville

About Us Join a talented team of engineering professionals at Vogt Power International Inc. Vogt is based in Louisville, KY and specializes in the design, manufacture and supply of equipment and solutions to the power industry. We are an industry leader in heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) with both domestic and international customers. Position Summary The Senior Project Scheduler will be responsible for developing and maintaining capital project CPM schedules including engineering, purchasing, fabrication and logistics for new Heat Recovery Steam Generator projects. Responsibilities include interfacing with project management and project team members through updating, managing and objectively reporting project schedule status. Additionally, he/she will review and analyze fabricator schedules and evaluate change orders. Essential Functions/Responsibilities Develop, update, and monitor engineering, purchasing equipment fabrication, and logistics in CPM schedules. Develop proposal schedules in coordination with Supply Management, Logistics, and Engineering to support sales. Work closely with Project Manager and Project Engineer in coordination with Discipline Managers to develop and maintain detailed man‑hour resource loaded schedules using P6. Creates and maintains baseline schedules in conjunction with working schedule. Perform Critical Path analysis and report variances. Coordinate the integration of vendor and subcontractor work (engineering, material lead time, fabrication, and delivery) into CPM schedules. Assist with coordination of material, components, systems and necessary drawings from suppliers that conform to the condition of vendor/subcontractor purchase order. Monitor and analyze vendor fabrication schedules and update CPM schedule for progress. Communicate issues or vendor schedule delays to Lead (or higher) planner, Supply Management, and/or Project Manager. Assure establishment of appropriate purchasing and manufacturing lead times with assistance from Supply Management. Advise engineering and purchasing departments to assist in resolving difficulties and/or delays. Assist in tracking internal and external change requests through the creation of schedule activities and network logic. Identify any changes to project baseline plan that constitute a change order to project. Identify and monitor potential risks, taking the lead to effectively communicate schedule risks. Prepare, review, and issue weekly and monthly schedule reports in various formats ranging from project layout reports to simple bar charts and audit progress against the plan. Prepare project analysis charts, job forecasts, labor forecasts, and project status. Chair project team meetings to discuss project status and reestablish objectives to resolve schedule issues. Provide input and analysis for the Monthly Project Review for management. Generate Earned Value reporting for Project Manager and Upper Management in conjunction with CPI/SPI reporting. Coordinate time collection actuals to Primavera project schedule. Provide timely variance analysis and early warning indicators to management on critical or near critical activities by analyzing variances in schedule performance against the plan and communicate the reasons for the variance and proposed mitigation plans to Project Management. Take all necessary steps to ensure that the project is closed out in a timely manner. Requirements Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction or Business discipline. Equivalent experience also acceptable. Demonstrated experience as a planner/scheduler for engineering, procurement, construction projects. Experience in Power industry. Other industries, Energy, Utilities, or petroleum. Minimum five (5) to ten (10) years of relevant planning experiences. Must be able to manage and prioritize work on multiple projects simultaneously and respond quickly to problems. Must be organized and be able to work under pressure to meet deadlines and be able to perform self‑initiated and planned activities. Must have a natural ability to focus on details and ensure a high level of accuracy in daily work. Primavera training courses (P102, P106, 601‑603). Experience in the use of Word, Excel, Primavera P6, Visio, MS Project. Demonstrated computer experience and knowledge required. To provide greater transparency to candidates, we include base pay ranges for all US‑based job postings that encompass all potential locations and levels for the open position. Our base pay ranges are set based on the function, discipline, level and regional location and are benchmarked against companies in the same or similar industry. Final offers may vary based on multiple factors, including education, depth and relevance of work experience, relevant licenses and certifications, and may vary from the amounts listed in the job posting. The base pay range for this Senior Project Planner role is $91,500 - $126,000 annually. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. #J-18808-Ljbffr Energy Jobline ZR