Portfolio Scheduler/Planner

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California
Office
R171814
Project Controls
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Job Description:


At Parsons, we are committed to delivering innovative solutions to the world's most complex challenges. With a legacy of excellence in engineering, project management, and infrastructure development, we are seeking a talented and experienced Senior Scheduler to join our team. If you are passionate about project controls, scheduling, and contributing to impactful projects, we want to hear from you! Location: Auburn Area (with occasional travel to other PG&E sites)

Position Overview:
As a Senior Scheduler, you will play a pivotal role in the planning, development, and management of project and portfolio schedules. This role requires expertise in Primavera P6, project controls scheduling, and portfolio management. You will collaborate with planning and execution teams to ensure alignment across multiple projects and programs, driving timely and efficient delivery. Additionally, you will act as a bridge between the initial planning team and the project execution team, ensuring seamless transitions and consistency in scheduling processes. Your strong communication, analytical, and leadership skills will be essential in mentoring schedulers, improving scheduling processes, and maintaining portfolio-wide efficiency and success.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop, maintain, and manage detailed project and portfolio schedules using Primavera P6, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
  • Build initial schedules based on the Long-Term Planning Process (LTP) and standard project templates in collaboration with the Planning team.
  • Work with the Planning team to hand over initiation-stage schedules to the project execution team, including Project Managers, Project Management Analysts (PMAs), and Project Schedulers.
  • Collaborate with execution teams to develop new project schedules for recurring or emergent work.
  • Maintain and update changes to the master P6 project templates, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
  • Provide guidance to project schedulers on the use of project templates, logic, and procedures.
  • Review and perform QA/QC on project-level and program-level schedules for accuracy, proper coding, and compliance with standards.
  • Manage and oversee portfolio-level scheduling, ensuring consistency, alignment, and integration across multiple projects and programs.
  • Train new schedulers on project templates, logic, and procedures, and provide coverage for schedulers during vacations as needed.
  • Act as a liaison between the planning and execution teams to ensure seamless communication and alignment.
  • Prepare and present scheduling reports, including progress updates, forecasts, and performance metrics, with a focus on both project-specific and portfolio-wide insights.

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in project controls scheduling, with a strong focus on Primavera P6 and portfolio-level scheduling.
  • Proven track record of developing and managing complex project schedules in engineering, construction, or infrastructure projects.
  • Demonstrated experience in portfolio management, including managing multiple projects and aligning schedules with organizational goals.
  • Strong understanding of project templates and the ability to provide guidance and training to schedulers.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey technical information to diverse audiences.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and build strong relationships with stakeholders.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
  • :Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Construction Management or related field (or equivalent experience) and typically 5+ years of related work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in large-scale infrastructure or engineering projects.
  • Familiarity with earned value management (EVM) principles.
  • Certification in project scheduling or project management (e.g., PMI-SP, PMP) is a plus.

Security Clearance Requirement:

None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

Salary Range: $72,900.00 - $127,600.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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COMPETITIVE BENEFIT OFFERINGS

Financial Wellness

We care about your financial wellbeing. Parsons offers competitive pay and retirement plans to help you build wealth for the future while giving you the flexibility to diversify your investments.

Work Life Harmony

Balance in life is important and time away from the office is imperative to allow you to refresh and focus your attention on the things that matter to you. Parsons supports your time away by providing paid time off and paid flexible holidays.

Career Development

We are committed to fostering the personal and professional growth of our employees. Develop and advance yourself though our comprehensive training, educational and mentorship programs.

Veteran Support

We provide Industry leading benefits to support veterans and active-duty members to provide security for you and your family by offering robust leave and benefits; including paid active-duty military leave and paid time off when transitioning back to civilian life.

Mind & Body

At Parsons we inspire healthier habits, heathier minds, and a healthier you through our wellness program. Participate in our weekly Meditation Mondays and Wellness Wednesdays. Wellness, at Parsons, is more than just your annual checkup.

Health

Health is not a one size fits all. At Parsons, we offer a robust Employee Assistance Program as well as comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans through large, national carriers with the choice of regional PPO, HDHP, or HMO networks.

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