Scheduler, Engineering

Project Scheduler – Utilities

Client
- Alabama Power

Location
- Birmingham, AL

Contract- 3 Years

The Project Scheduler – Utilities is responsible for developing, maintaining, and managing detailed, resource-loaded project schedules in support of capital and operational projects within the electric, gas, or water utility sector. Utilizing Primavera P6, the Scheduler plays a key role in coordinating project timelines, tracking progress, supporting field operations, and ensuring regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in utility project life cycles, Primavera administration, and project controls, with the ability to collaborate across engineering, construction, and operations teams.

• Primavera P6 Scheduling: Build, manage, and update complex project schedules in Primavera P6, ensuring alignment with utility-specific planning requirements and resource constraints.

• Project Lifecycle Support: Support all project phases—planning, design, permitting, procurement, construction, and closeout—by providing real-time scheduling and forecasting insight.

• System Administration: Provide administrative support for Primavera including troubleshooting, training project teams, and managing integrations with other utility systems (e.g., Maximo, GIS, or SAP).

• Coordination: Work closely with Project Managers, Engineers, Operations, and external contractors to gather input, validate timelines, and optimize sequencing of utility field work.

• Compliance Tracking: Ensure schedules reflect milestone requirements tied to regulatory filings, outage planning windows, and environmental or safety constraints.

• Reporting & Analytics: Generate regular schedule reports, milestone trend charts, critical path analyses, and delay impact assessments.

• Stakeholder Communication: Clearly communicate schedule updates and impacts to internal stakeholders, field crews, and leadership, ensuring alignment with utility project goals.

• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for schedule standardization and automation across multiple projects or regions.

• 5+ years of scheduling experience, with at least 3 years in the utility or energy industry

• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 (required) with experience in administrative functions

• Strong understanding of utility project environments, including distribution, transmission, substation, or generation projects

• Familiarity with regulatory and permitting processes common to utilities (e.g., outage coordination, environmental compliance)

• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools including Excel, Word, and Access

• Experience with project controls, risk management, and earned value methodologies

• Excellent organizational, analytical, and time management skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience interfacing with field crews, engineers, and senior leadership

• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple complex schedules concurrently

• Knowledge of construction sequencing, utility service operations, and field work constraints