Project Controls Scheduler

Company: Honeywell
Location: Des Plaines
Posted on: June 17, 2022

Job Description:

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Project Controls scheduler is responsible for working closely with UOP Equipment execution teams (technical experts, project leads, and project managers) in planning, creating, and managing project schedules and to provide Project Controls deliverables for new and existing UOP Equipment projects and proposals.

Key Responsibilities

* Leads the project planning process on allocated projects/proposals
* Accountable for accuracy & timely delivery of all project & management reports related to the project schedules on allocated projects
* Facilitates project execution planning by utilizing the schedule templates as a starting point for schedule creation. Reviews each activity on the schedule with all project stakeholders to confirm logic and duration of the activities, including equipment fabrication and delivery.
* Develops project schedules for proposals upon request from all equipment product lines and conducts schedule analysis to understand the probability of the proposed schedule.
* Develops the project baseline schedule based on the UOP in-house project execution database, contract conditions, while working with all project stakeholders.
* Checks Schedule logic and durations of all activities, with resource load abilities for certain activities, ensuring the schedule is workable and achievable.
* Prepares project schedules for both internal and external stakeholders.
* Provide support to Project Management to incorporate approved change orders in working schedules.
* Performs what if analyses for developing efficient project schedules and work arounds
* Report and communicate earned value performance indicators from schedules including cost and schedule variance, cost and schedule performance and updating estimates to-complete and at-completion.
* Maintains external schedule to client contractual requirements. Conducts critical path analysis to identify the initial project critical path(s) and the paths that have the potential to become critical as the project progresses.
* Checks with engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, and other project stakeholders and obtains the activity progress and updates the schedule regularly (weekly as minimum), analyzing the current progress, comparing to baseline schedule. Reports any deviations/variations.
* Conducts schedule deviation/variance analysis, raising the flag to the PM and team for any negative impact on the completion, then provides recommendations for recovery plan. Reviews key vendor schedules (detailed designer, major equipment vendors, modular fabricator, and installation contractor) with PM regularly. Challenges the vendors to meet overall project needs based on productivity analysis.
* Issues project progress reports (per agreed template as schedule updates, S-curves, 4 weeks look ahead, rolling schedule, etc.)
* Actively participates in project review meetings & provides clear, accurate project schedule assessment & gives proactive advice to drive successful project completion and issues a project control RAIL to track the actions.
* Participates in development of project controls tools & methodology
* Participates in internal and external audits

You Must Have

* Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field
* 5+ years project scheduling experience
* Proficient in Primavera (P6) and Microsoft Project. Planview proficiency preferred
* Perform variance analysis on earned value, productivity trends and critical path analysis; anticipate problems, communicate, and advise the Project Management team on impacts to baselines; participate in developing planned recoveries.

We Value

* Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal and relationship building communication skills
* Computer literate and experienced in Microsoft Office applications
* Ability to work independently as well as in a team-based environment
* Ability to make sound decisions and recommendations. Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Ability to multi-task; cope with the demands of simultaneous activities.
* Preferred experience with Monto Carlo Analysis techniques, schedule risk analysis, and Earned Value Analysis

Additional Information

* JOB ID: HRD144374
* Category: Business Management
* Location: 50 E Algonquin Rd,Des Plaines,Illinois,60017-5016,United States
* Nonexempt
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Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.

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