What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scheduler position at Insight Global?
A client of Insight Global is seeking to hire a Project Controls Scheduler in the Newark, NJ area. This individual will be responsible for a team of schedulers and contract managers to ensure all scheduling and contract management needs are met for a portfolio of projects of various sizes and complexity, and to facilitate collaboration between stakeholders to proactively identify, mitigate and resolve issues and ensure on time and within budget project delivery. Well versed in various project controls best practices, the manager will support the teams in the development and control of schedules and contracts as well as in tracking of schedule and contract performance.
Key Responsibilities:
• Manage and lead a team of schedulers and a team of contract managers in delivering proactively.
• Oversee development and maintenance of internal project schedules, and analysis of project schedules against those submitted by contractors to ensure alignment with project / contract requirements and overall program needs while minimizing negative risks/exposure.
• Ensure communication and collaboration between project teams, construction teams, and other stakeholders to develop preliminary project schedules, and continually update & maintain schedules.
• Lead and develop procedures to support sustainable implementation of all contract management activities including change order process.
• Track schedule and contract management performance as well as manage competing priorities to ensure each project is delivered per contract.
• Support facilitation of communication and collaboration among multiple project teams, functional teams and contractors across interdependent projects and contracts.
• Ensure timely communication and information sharing with other Project Controls functions.
• Provide meaningful and actionable reports to project teams and management/executives.
• Contribute to continuous process and reporting improvement efforts and operations. support/training to enhance efficiencies.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
•Bachelor degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Contract Management, or related fields.
• Minimum five (5) years of professional experience in scheduling, contract management, and managing staff.
• Minimum five (5) years of professional experience in construction projects and project controls.
• People management experience.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 and other scheduling software; strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
NICE TO HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Certification in Project Management (PMP, PMI-SP) or similar credentials.
- Certification in CPCM or similar credentials.
Salary : $130,000 - $140,000
