DUTIES
Responsible for organizing, developing, analyzing, and maintaining project controls, financial analysis or estimating applications required to monitor established objectives, and to prepare status and management reports that identify variances in the work execution strategy and recommend solutions.
Provide management with the capability of maintaining cost and schedule control throughout the life cycle of a complex project or work activity. Under limited supervision, performs moderately complex Planning & Scheduling activities.
Activities include, but are not limited to:
- Develop, analyze, implement, and maintain all complex divisional or project logic driven, integrated, resource loaded schedules through short, mid-range, and long-range planning. Formulate and define schedule logic to ensure meeting baseline milestones and award fee objectives
Analyze schedule performance for progress and trends and recommend corrective actions to remove or mitigate potential problems or constraints
Review established planning technology and methodology. Recommend improvements or alternatives to maximize utilization of department schedules and resources.
Demonstrate proficient ability and knowledge in the development of project milestone schedules to establish optimum conditions and effective utilization of resources. Aid in establishing project milestones related to specific scheduled activities and obtain management concurrence where necessary.
Analyze variance from the schedule baseline and make recommendations to management for corrective action. - Provide supervision and guidance to others in planning and scheduling activities along with oversight and monitoring of essential or critical planning activities.
Maintain a major involvement in the regular interfaces with all levels of management.
Lead schedule review meetings or assume primary role in the responsibility for the scheduling portion of the division, department, or project Plan of the Day Meeting (POD).
Provide and disseminate guidance, instruction, and rules for proper and effective scheduling functions within the area assigned.
May assume a lead role in planning/scheduling of a single large project, facility, or a single department or program

Work Hours:
Up to a 40-hour work week is scheduled. CLIENT utilizes various work schedules including 5/8s (8 hour/day; five days per week), 4/10’s (10 hours/day; four days per week), and 9/80’s (9 hours/day, five days on week AA and four days on week BB. Work week excludes CLIENT holidays. Each workday has 30-minute lunch. Overtime will be expected at times to meet deliverables and will be utilized at the discretion of the Manager.

Top Skills & Years of Experience:
- Possesses strong personal computer skills.
- Requires considerable proficiency in the use of automated accounting, budgeting, cost management and estimating systems as tools for performing required duties.
- Estimating Specialty – Demonstrated skill in conceptual estimating, coordination with technical personnel, interfacing with engineers, knowledge of field construction techniques, labor, and equipment requirements.
- Demonstrated skill in conceptual estimating, coordination with technical personnel, interfacing with engineers, knowledge of field construction techniques, labor, and equipment requirements.
- Ability to apply concepts and methods to quantify work condition impacts on costs is necessary.
-Candidate must have strong problem solving, analysis and interpersonal skills as well as oral and written communication skills

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE Education:
A master’s degree in business, construction management, technical, engineering or a related area and 2 years of practical experience. Bachelor's degree in business, construction management, technical, engineering or a related area and 5 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent.
An associate degree and 8 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent.
A high school diploma and 12 years of relevant experience would also be considered equivalent

Experience/Skills: -
Possesses strong personal computer skills.
Requires considerable proficiency in the use of automated accounting, budgeting, cost management and estimating systems as tools for performing required duties - Working knowledge and understanding of project management and cost and schedule control at the tactical level is necessary, along with a knowledge of operations, maintenance, or project startup and construction.
Estimating Specialty
Demonstrated skill in conceptual estimating, coordination with technical personnel, interfacing with engineers, knowledge of field construction techniques, labor, and equipment requirements
Ability to apply concepts and methods to quantify work condition impacts on costs is necessary
Candidate must have strong problem solving, analysis and interpersonal skills as well as oral and written communication skills