What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Scheduler-Kiewit- Advanced Technologies position at Cherne Contracting Corporation?
Requisition ID: 175703
Job Level: Mid Level
Home District/Group: Cherne District
Department: Project Controls
Market: Industrial
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
As a Project Scheduler, you’ll play a key role in planning and scheduling activities on a variety of Energy projects. This hands-on role will give you the opportunity to directly impact the scheduling outcome over a broad range of projects in various stages of development and progress. By analyzing, monitoring, and maintaining the project’s progress, you’ll prepare and analyze reports, develop alternative solutions, and drive successful project completion.
District Overview
Kiewit is one of North America’s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations. Our construction and design engineering professionals work on some of the industry’s most complex, challenging and rewarding projects – whether it’s boring tunnels through mountains, turning rivers into energy, or building bridges that connect communities. Kiewit people tackle important projects of every size, in any market.
Location
This position will be based out of Mount Pleasant, WI. Other supporting locations may be Bloomington, MN or Lenexa, KS. Travel is required for this position.
Responsibilities
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Other Requirements:
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Job Level: Mid Level
Home District/Group: Cherne District
Department: Project Controls
Market: Industrial
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
As a Project Scheduler, you’ll play a key role in planning and scheduling activities on a variety of Energy projects. This hands-on role will give you the opportunity to directly impact the scheduling outcome over a broad range of projects in various stages of development and progress. By analyzing, monitoring, and maintaining the project’s progress, you’ll prepare and analyze reports, develop alternative solutions, and drive successful project completion.
District Overview
Kiewit is one of North America’s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations. Our construction and design engineering professionals work on some of the industry’s most complex, challenging and rewarding projects – whether it’s boring tunnels through mountains, turning rivers into energy, or building bridges that connect communities. Kiewit people tackle important projects of every size, in any market.
Location
This position will be based out of Mount Pleasant, WI. Other supporting locations may be Bloomington, MN or Lenexa, KS. Travel is required for this position.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with project managers, engineers, designers, procurement staff, construction managers, contractors, and other project services staff to provide detailed planning and scheduling of projects from conceptual planning through engineering and construction.
- Develop and maintain resource loaded schedules, including lists of activities, major milestones, critical approvals, long lead procurement items, and other critical project deliverables to be scheduled and tracked for the projects.
- Develop schedule logic and realistic activity durations.
- Analyze available manpower and resources, commodity charts, trends, schedule variations, schedule performance, and schedule forecast.
- Assess the impact(s) of design changes and schedule slippages and inform company management and clients of all schedule updates.
- Apply vast knowledge of engineering, procurement, and construction terminology and concepts to develop and maintain critic path logic networks; accumulate and access historical data for use in maintaining realistic future planning and forecasting.
- Provide guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult project control problems. May interface with clients, attend regular meetings.
- Provide guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult project control problems. May interface with clients, attend regular meetings and give statistical reports.
- Candidates must also be able and willing to travel/relocate based for business needs.
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or technical training and related experience.
- 10 years' construction scheduling experience, ideally within the OGC industry.
- Advanced knowledge of construction engineering technology, codes and standards, and an in-depth understanding of the interdependence and relationship between other functional units
- Working knowledge of standard cost control methods utilized in the execution of various types of project (EPC, Joint Venture, Lump Sum, time and Material, Maintenance)
- Proficiency in various project controls software such as Excel, Primavera (P6) software.
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Other Requirements:
- Regular, reliable attendance
- Work productively and meet deadlines timely
- Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
- Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
- Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
- May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
