Senior Nuclear Scheduler

Dominion Energy – Mineral, VA – North Anna Power Station

Pay: $72 per hour

Contract

Must have experience in the Nuclear Industry

Develop Power Station and Capital Project schedules for multiple sites/outages/projects for Power Generation. Create cohesive work schedules by working closely with Project Management, Station Management, Outage Management, other departments, and various contractors responsible for short- and long-term project planning and emergent plant outages. Must be able to create schedules utilizing a variety of scheduling tools such as Primavera P6, SAP, Microsoft Project, etc.

• MUST have minimum of 3 years directly related work as a project/outage scheduler in a nuclear setting.
• MUST have prior experience in a project with the past 5 years using Primavera P6
• MUST have nuclear experience.
• MUST have experience and knowledge of using scheduling techniques to include Critical Path management, resource management/leveling, pert charts, cost management, etc.
• MUST have shown experience in translating plans to schedules
• Detailed knowledge of work control processes.
• Strong Project Management techniques and skills.
• Skilled in leading and fostering cooperation without formal authority.

• Ensure all projects are executed with Safety and Environmental Compliance as the primary focus of all personnel supporting his/her projects.
• Provide Project Management with current and accurate project schedules. Develop and be willing to provide recommendations to improve project schedules and project planning standards. Help coordinate work and resources with various station/department groups, and meet with vendors and supervisors, as necessary, to ensure that requirements and work needs are being addressed.
• Keep the schedules current and accurate by going to the jobs to check on their statuses
• Utilize various scheduling techniques to include Critical Path management, resource management/leveling, pert charts, cost management, etc. as requested.
• Identify requirements and conduct planning and scheduling meetings with various departments to ensure that scheduling activities are properly identified, integrated and resources leveled. Prepare, conduct, and lead project meeting discussions to communicate scope and schedule status in an organized and professional atmosphere.
• Maintain and analyze work progress and effectiveness within and in accordance with the schedule. Review compliance with project planning (capital budget) schedules, plan job steps for work execution in SAP, utilizing applicable permits in the planning process to include correct account coding (if applicable). Track purchase requisitions and deliveries if directed by the Project Manager.
• Develop reports indicating activities scheduled by shift, progress, milestone status, daily and weekly objectives, projected completion, earned value, etc. and provide Project Management progress updates and projections for management teams. Trend critical path activities. Develop and maintain standard project schedules.
• Conduct job walk downs prior to schedule development. Accountable for meeting Project Management and plant safety goals. Conduct job observations, housekeeping observations, and report hazards or other issues.
• Develop effective system processes and standards to be followed at all locations for scheduling techniques and reporting formats. Incorporate improvement techniques in future procedures and plans.

Associate degree or completion of technical program in craft discipline (mechanical, electrical, instrument and controls, etc.) or nuclear operations desired.

• Prior work experience demonstrating working knowledge of craft specialty/nuclear operations; related work experience preparing maintenance (PM/CM/Outage) schedules required.
• Considerable knowledge and work experience in project planning and work management.
• Knowledge of company software and systems used for scheduling outages.
• Proficiency in Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule analysis, with considerable experience in the use of a computer, spreadsheet applications and on-line scheduling software.
• Proven ability to prepare and present technical information and data in a variety of formats.
• Previous experience working with LAN-based project scheduling tools.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize work of self and others, work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills and experience demonstrated through effective interaction with various levels of employees and management.
• Demonstrates strong analytical and abstract thinking skills, good problem-solving skills, skill in determining the impact of changing variables on plant operations.