Senior Scheduler

Senior Scheduler (415)

Requisition   
** 415**  - Posted
- ** BI-PC Project Controls**
- ** Carlsbad, NM, US - SWB**
- ** Administrative*
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** Overview*
* ** Be part of the nation's only repository for the disposal of nuclear waste known as Transuranic (TRU) waste.*
* Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, LLC (SIMCO), managing and operating contractor of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is currently seeking qualified individuals to serve as a
** _Senior Scheduler_
** and join our team located in Carlsbad, New Mexico. One of these vacancys is a remote position.

** Responsibilities*
* A successful Senior Scheduler will possess the ability to work independently, with minimal supervision and direction to perform scheduling and/or implementing change control, risk management and reporting work processes. All work will be carried out within established Project Controls processes and procedures that comply with certified Earned Value Management System (EVMS) standards and Bechtel's corporate requirements.

The successful candidate will provide assistance in the development and maintenance of integrated, resource-loaded schedules utilizing critical path method techniques, and consistent with Earned Value Management System Techniques defined in SIMCO System Descriptions.

Must possess the experience necessary to provide direct assistance to develop and maintain project schedules for Management and Operations (M&O), Minor Construction Projecs (MCPs)  and Capital Projects (CP), as assigned.

The successful candidate will also have an innovative approach to completing their work, advanced automation skills, and/or Business Intelligence Analytics, and will require frequent interaction with other members of the project team to develop solutions to execution challenges.

This is a full-time position, initially located in the project offices in the Skeen Whitlock Building (SWB) in Carlsbad, NM. Occasional visits to the WIPP Project site and/or permanent assignment to a field position located at the site are also possible.

+ Understand the project scope, schedule, and cost objectives and work with assigned department(s) to develop and implement a plan for successful execution.

+ Perform project controls engineering, change control, risk management, and/or reporting activities in coordination with other members of the Project Controls team that require an advanced level of technical skill and experience.

+ Actively participate in project risk management and change control processes, as needed.

+ Prepare performance reports and special studies related to assigned scope for presentation to project, corporate, and/or customer management team(s).

+ Participate in project external and internal cost and schedule reviews.

+ Collaborate with other project team members to identify, analyze, and provide innovative solutions to planning/scheduling challenges.

+ Complete all work in compliance with the project's certified Earned Value Management System and corporate procedure requirements necessary to maintain the integration of the project's resource loaded Integrated Master Schedule, cost processor, and associated software tools.

** Scheduling*
* + Day to day utilization of Primavera P6 to perform schedule development and schedule studies within a network environment.

+ Develop and maintain Performance Measurement Baseline Schedules.

+ Maintain and consistently status forecast schedules and update estimates to complete ETC's.

+ Analyze schedule data for variances, as well horizontal and vertical alignment.

+ Develop ad hoc reports and scenarios to support program objectives.

+ Analyze schedule data for baseline change control, variance analysis, horizontal and vertical coordination, and integration of schedule logic.

+ Align baseline activities with daily implementation activities.

+ Coordinate changes to project baseline cost and schedule documents.

+ Analyze a variety of cost and schedule information and resolve related problems.

+ Meet with on-site technical experts, review existing documentation, and interface with personnel to gain the specific information needed to establish, status and analyze project schedules.

+ Good communication skills to extract/convey information and hold critical conversations.

+ Obtains required schedule information by all disciplines/functions. Identifies restraints and effect on total project schedule. Coordinates with all departments to ensure understanding of total project schedule needs. Responsible for total integration of schedule activities. Identifies schedule considerations and problems resulting from inter-discipline or functional restraints and interfaces.

+ Monitors and reports critical path and schedule performance of the total project. Conducts project schedule analysis and studies of problem areas to determine criticality of schedule activities.

+ Recommends alternatives for schedule improvement to project team for discussion and/or decision.

+ Responsible for leading, when requested, the development and review of…