Senior Project Controls and Scheduling - Planner/Scheduler

Description

You will apply technical expertise to develop and maintain integrated project schedules for engineering, procurement, and construction scopes of nuclear power generation projects, collaborating directly with project management, client management, and site personnel using Primavera P6 and other industry tools.

Key duties include implementing project controls, developing schedule requirements, performing critical‑path analysis, managing schedule contingency and risks, providing regular updates, supporting month‑end closing and phase‑gate processes, maintaining standardized file locations, producing look‑ahead and quality reports, assembling documentation, analyzing data for decision‑making, and regularly interfacing with project management; occasional travel to client offices may be required.

• Implement project controls tools and methodology.
• Develop and support schedule requirements per client procedures.
• Perform critical‑path analysis and recommend corrective actions.
• Manage schedule contingency and identify project risks with stakeholders.
• Provide regular project updates and report deviations from the baseline.
• Support month‑end closing and phase‑gate processes.
• Maintain standardized file locations for schedule documents.
• Produce look‑ahead, actuals, and schedule quality reports.
• Assemble supporting documentation for client requests.
• Analyze data and build reports for project monitoring and decision‑making.
• Interface with project management to monitor schedule performance.
• Travel to client offices for coordination meetings as needed.

Requirements

Essential qualifications are a post‑secondary degree, at least seven years of relevant project experience, strong proficiency with Primavera P6 (including resource loading), solid communication skills, and advanced MS Excel/Access capabilities; the company does not sponsor work authorization in the U.S.

Preferred experience includes engineering internships or co‑ops in project controls, AACE or PMI certifications (or progress toward them), and completion of equivalent training or proficiency testing.

• 7+ years of project experience, preferably in nuclear power.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 scheduling software, including resource loading.
• Post‑secondary graduate degree.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced MS Excel/Access expertise for interactive spreadsheets and databases.
• Engineering internship or co‑op experience in project controls (preferred).
• AACE CST or PMI equivalent certification, or progress toward advanced AACE/PMI credentials.
• Completed equivalent training or passed designated proficiency testing (preferred).

Benefits

This senior planner/scheduler role offers a hybrid work arrangement, requiring three days per week in the office and allowing two days of remote work.

Sargent & Lundy provides award‑winning, comprehensive benefits covering health, wellness, financial security, and work‑life balance, such as medical, dental, and vision plans, life and disability insurance, 401(k), paid time off, flexible work arrangements, tuition assistance, and various employee programs.

The compensation range for this position is $95,840 to $147,870, with eligibility for discretionary bonuses and a transparent total rewards package.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision health plans.
• Life, accident, and disability insurance coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions.
• Paid vacation, holidays, sick, parental, and bereavement leave.
• Flexible work arrangements and hybrid schedule.
• Tuition assistance, scholarship program, and licensure bonus.
• Employee discount program, charitable giving, backup daycare, FSA/HSA.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance