Project Scheduler in GREATER CORPUS CHRISTI AREA

Job Title: Project Controls Scheduler

Length: 6-month contract to hire

Pay Rate: $60-70/hour – can offer per diem for candidates 60+ miles from the facility. Relocation package will be added into a full time offer.

Start: End of March

Location – Corpus Christi TX – Lithium Battery Refinery

Interview: 2 rounds

What to Expect

As a Project Controls Scheduler, you will be fully integrated as part of the Project Controls team playing a critical role at the Tesla Lithium Refinery Megaproject based in Robstown, Texas. You will work collaboratively to develop, status and maintain P6 schedules and build intuitive management reports while working cross-functionally with various internal and external stakeholders.

Day to Day

• Develop fully integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning logically tied, and resource loaded schedules
• Monitor, analyze and report the critical path and overall project performance
• Analyze and report on scheduling and project data with an innovative approach leading to actionable outcomes
• Create potential “what-if” scenario schedules showing viable alternative paths to achieve project objectives, accelerate or reduce schedule and cost risks
• Ensure scheduling tools are progressed and updated weekly with all stakeholders across multiple programs, while providing accurate and meaningful outputs
• Use clear and effective communication methods to escalate risks and communicate successes
• Assist with the creation of 3-week-look-ahead schedules for use by field teams
• Train and mentor colleagues on scheduling procedures and best practices to ensure consistent reporting

Must Haves

• 3+ years of experience on large commercial, industrial, mining, government, or oil & gas construction projects
• Direct scheduling experience with proficiency in Primavera P6 are required for this role
• Proficient Microsoft Excel skills
• Power BI experience preferred but not required
• Experience in Critical Path Methodology, Earned Value Management with a demonstrated history of successful schedule reporting, compression, and mitigation efforts
• Ability to work within a high-performance team with sometimes tight deadlines

Plusses

• Degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Business, or equivalent experience