Job Summary:
The Senior Scheduler leads the development, implementation, and control of project schedules to ensure alignment with execution strategies and contractual requirements. This role drives schedule optimization, risk mitigation, and resource planning while providing accurate analysis of project progress, delays, and impacts. The position partners closely with project teams and stakeholders to support decision-making, maintain schedule integrity, and improve planning processes across the project lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
- Develops a schedule compliant with the selected execution strategy.
- Drives schedule optimization to mitigate risks, improve efficiency, and enhance cost and resource utilization; lead resource planning, sequencing, and leveling activities.
- Defines the planning & scheduling system (methods, procedures, time-schedules, physical progress, dashboards, etc.)
- Provides schedule input during the proposal and planning phases, including validation of contract durations, development of execution timelines, and support to estimating and proposal teams.
- Develops and governs Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and schedule coding structures to ensure integration with cost, scope, and reporting frameworks.
- Leads the development, review, and approval of baseline schedules, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements and facilitating client acceptance of baselines, milestones, and progress measurement approaches.
- Coordinates, reviews, and prepares the project plans and schedules.
- Drives schedule awareness across the project team by clearly communicating critical path activities, key milestones, float consumption, and schedule risks.
- Identifies change and risk management impacts to the schedule.
- Monitors and controls the project status to detect any delay and to propose corrective actions.
- Integrates cost and schedule information in coordination with project controls teams to support Earned Value Management (EVM), forecasting, and performance analysis.
- Captures and document lessons learned, contributing to continuous improvement of planning standards, benchmarking data, and scheduling methodologies.
- Performs related duties, as needed.
Qualifications / Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in relevant technical discipline preferred; however, candidates with relevant experience will be considered.
- 7+ years of experience in project execution.
- Proficient in producing a plan from a scope of work.
- Milestone planning expertise.
- Proficient in identifying critical path and float.
- Excellent understanding of Earned Value Management along with Productivity Index (PI) and Schedule Performance Index (SPI).
- Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Possesses good interpersonal skills and excellent verbal/written communication skills.
Software:
- Proficient in Primavera (P6) or similar scheduling software.
- Good knowledge of EPCI work processes and sequences.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) preferred.
Working Conditions:
- Work is primarily conducted in an office environment but may require occasional travel to off-site work locations.
Physical Requirements (With or Without Reasonable Accommodation):
- Ability to lift and carry up to ten (10) pounds.
- Ability to communicate effectively, including sufficient clarity of speech, hearing, or other communication capabilities.
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
- Sufficient visual acuity or other observational abilities to review documents, perform analysis, and conduct investigations.
- Sufficient manual dexterity to perform routine office tasks such as typing and using standard office equipment.
- Sufficient mobility to perform office duties and travel to off-site locations as needed.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline
- 7+ years of experience in project execution
- Proficiency producing a plan from a scope of work
- Milestone planning expertise
- Proficiency identifying critical path and float
- Understanding of Earned Value Management, Productivity Index, and Schedule Performance Index
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good interpersonal skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in Primavera P6 or similar scheduling software
- Knowledge of EPCI work processes and sequences
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
What We Do
Arion Blue is a Houston-based, multidisciplinary engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) firm serving the energy sector. It supports upstream, midstream, downstream, offshore and onshore projects with project management, engineering and design, procurement, inspection, construction management, commissioning, start-up and maintenance services. Its work spans disciplines including process, mechanical, electrical, civil/structural, instrumentation and automation, guiding projects from feasibility and concept through construction and facility operations.

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