Project Scheduler Principal

A Project Scheduler Principal is needed for a world class utility company in the New Albany, OH area. This role requires an expert P6 Scheduler with a background in utility construction to develop, analyze, and lead complex transmission project schedules while mentoring junior staff and managing stakeholder communications.

location: New Albany, Ohio
job type: Contract
salary: $56 - 65 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors

responsibilities:

• Develop and implement fully integrated, complex project schedules using Primavera P6 for FERC Order 1000 transmission projects.
• Define activity durations, work sequences, and relationship logic while identifying key milestones and deliverables.
• Utilize critical path methodology, resource loading, and resource leveling to manage project execution.
• Collect progress data and perform schedule maintenance to provide accurate status reports to senior management.
• Coordinate with Project Managers, site execution teams, contractors, and stakeholders across PJM, SPP, and MISO regions.
• Lead schedule review meetings, document action items, and alert teams to potential risks or delays.
• Perform schedule and cost integration, including the analysis of SPI/CPI (Schedule/Cost Performance Index) metrics.
• Conduct risk assessments and recommend mitigation actions to ensure project stability.
• Mentor junior schedulers on technical systems, metric reporting, and organizational standards.

Education and Experience:

• Qualified degrees must be in a related field from an accredited university or college and could include Accounting, Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Technology, or Project Management.
• With a qualified Associate's degree, 5 years' qualified experience.
• With a qualified Bachelor's degree, 3 years' qualified experience required.
• Qualified experience includes utility specific operations knowledge/experience with a good working knowledge of work processes and procedures.
• Experience should be in design, operations, planning, project management, P6 scheduling, cost tracking analysis, forecasting, project budgets, working with accounting principles, and/or construction.
• A professional or trade certification such as a CCMP, CETa, IQCP, PMP, RMP, etc. is preferred but not required.

qualifications:

• Experience level: Experienced
• Education: Bachelors

skills:

• Project Management
• Scheduling
• Primavera

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.