The Role
Develop, maintain, and update complex engineering and construction schedules using Primavera P6. Responsibilities include resource loading, schedule calculations, progress tracking, conflict identification, status reporting, resource histograms, and coordination with project managers, clients, owners, and vendors. The role leads junior staff, supports safety and quality objectives, and requires extensive power plant and nuclear industry experience.
Summary Generated by Built In
MATRIX is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Sr. Scheduler to join our dynamic team. This position would be responsible for developing, maintaining, and updating complex engineering and construction project schedules, including resource loading, schedule calculations, progress tracking, and identifying potential scheduling conflicts. The role works closely with project management, clients, owners, and vendors to ensure projects remain on schedule and properly staffed. It also provides leadership to junior staff and supports project safety, quality, and operational objectives.
The position requires extensive scheduling and power plant experience, proficiency with Primavera P6, and nuclear industry experience.
DURATION: 6 months with possibility of extension
WORK SCHEDULE: 40 hours per week; individual would be onsite 3 days per week with 1 remote day
LOCATION: Killona, LA
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBLITIES:
- Develop and update project schedules, perform resource loading, and maintain multi-disciplined engineering and construction schedules.
- Perform schedule calculations, organize activities, assign resources, and perform daily/weekly status updates.
- Interface with owner and vendor organizations, monitors work activities, and identifies potential schedule conflicts.
- Notify project management of pending or future scheduling discrepancies.
- Ensure development of mobilization curves (load boards) and histograms to compare resource needs to actual personnel availability.
- Lead and direct the work of others, with primary duties to customarily and regularly direct the work of two or more other employees, including but not limited to more junior staff in employee’s discipline; make substantive recommendations to MATRIX as to the hiring, firing or discipline of employees.
- Perform primarily office and non-manual work.
- Perform work related to the management or general business operations of MATRIX or its customers/clients, while exercising discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance to MATRIX and its customers/clients.
- Interface with managers or head of a unit/department requiring the integration of multiple functional organizations.
- Educate MATRIX and Client on project goals, operations, and safety.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations and guidelines: promotes health and safety awareness consciousness, and implements all MATRIX health and safety procedures.
- Use “lessons learned” to improve quality of MATRIX’s future projects; make recommendations to MATRIX as to the implementations of future policies and procedures.
QUALIFICATIONS:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 15+ years of experience in power plant operations or equivalent military experience.
- Minimum of 10 years scheduling experience required or equivalent military experience.
- P6 experience is required.
- Nuclear experience is required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- The employee is self-motivated and has a willingness to learn.
- Has extensive knowledge of nuclear applications.
- A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
- Able to handle high paced work environment.
- The ability to communicate well with customers and other MATRIX and customer/client employees.
- Must be dependable.
- Must have proficient computer skills.
The base pay range for this role is $3,340 – $3,604 per week.
Apply for the position and join a company built on a foundation of excellence with employees who continue to grow and thrive with us. MATRIX is a proud Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business and an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills Required
- 15+ years of experience in power plant operations or equivalent military experience
- 10+ years of scheduling experience or equivalent military experience
- Experience with Primavera P6
- Nuclear industry experience
- Extensive knowledge of nuclear applications
- Self-motivated and willing to learn
- Ability to communicate effectively with customers and employees
- Proficient computer skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Dependability
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The Company
What We Do
MATRIX is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business providing project management, project controls, and project oversight services. Headquartered in Concord, New Hampshire, it supports nuclear, utility, energy, and other critical-infrastructure organizations through project initiation, execution, and closeout. Its hand-selected professionals help clients manage schedules, costs, technical requirements, and delivery outcomes, emphasizing disciplined execution, accountability, and long-term partnership.
