Senior Scheduler

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We have an immediate need for a Senior Scheduler to work at our client's site in Portsmouth, VA.

Job Description:

his is a long-term contract assignment thru CDI.

The Sr. Scheduler serves as a lead Scheduler and provides scheduling oversight on project areas of all sizes.
This position manages the scheduling process, provides guidance to Schedulers, and communicates any scheduling problem areas
to project team and provide options for resolution. Within defined objectives, but with considerable latitude, the Sr. Scheduler
performs in a professional position requiring an in-depth knowledge, is capable of independent, complex analysis, concept formulation,
and new method identification, and serves as a prime point of contact for clients. Inaccurate decisions, errors in work and
information may put the fiscal position of the organization at risk and damage the Company's reputation.

Essential Functions May Include:
• Review project contract documents and drawings to determine project scope and schedule development
• Organize scope into major categories to outline deliverables and milestones
• Determine primary time table for deliverables
• Sequence major work priorities into a logical schedule
• Determine critical paths that anchor the overall project completion date
• Modify critical paths based on prevailing conditions
• Develop workarounds to overcome obstacles in the critical path
• Integrate, review, and validate critical relationships with primary parties and government affiliations on a
weekly basis to ensure compliance as well as to prepare a master schedule
• Receive and understand client constraints
• Integrate constraints into project schedule and evaluate schedule impacts
• Manage and control all scheduling data through project management software (i.e. Primavera)
• Work closely with Cost Monitors, Project Managers, Contracts, Planning, and Estimators to ensure all information is represented appropriately to produce an integrated schedule
• Provide training to Schedulers, Project Managers, and Lead trades on appropriate use of software applications
• Review work to determine accuracy and completion status

Qualifications:
• BA/BS in Business Administration or a related academic field of study plus 2 yrs directly related experience or AA/AS plus 4 yrs directly related experience or 8 yrs directly related experience
• Must be familiar with working in a naval ship work environment and be able to work aboard marine vessels, climb ladders, work in tanks and confined spaces, and wear personal protective equipment
• Must have a working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Must be technically proficient in the use of scheduling software – MS Project, Primavera
• Must be proficient in activity definition, activity sequencing, critical path analysis, resource loading and resource leveling
• Must have a working knowledge and understanding of the process, procedures, and system requirements of Earned Value Management (EVM) Scheduling and Ship Repair
• Must possess expert ability to effectively communicate with other disciplines or groups and resolve schedule conflicts
• Must have the ability to lead teams of schedulers and possess the ability to supervise and manage projects
• Must possess the ability to read drawings, blueprints, standard items, and specifications of work items

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