Project Scheduler (Assc - Prin)

Description

• As applicable based on role and site, duties can involve construction site walkdown on unstable surfaces, climbing ladders, and awareness of hazardous site conditions, as applicable.
• Communicate schedule status to project stakeholders.
• Develop an understanding of the AEP project management organizational standards and assist in the management of projects to those standards.
• Engage scope of work team and stakeholders to create schedules and assist in and provide schedule analysis updates to project team, alerting them to schedule risks and issues that could delay milestones.
• Ensure all scope and deliverables are accounted for.
• Adhere to the guidance and standards put forth by the AEP Project Management Governance Committee.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze scope of work project schedules using the assigned system (Primavera, SmartSheet, etc.).
• Organize and provide support during schedule review meetings with all stakeholders and incorporate appropriate details.
• Ensure clear minutes and action items, as required.
• Assist in defining activities, durations, work sequences, and relationship logic to develop the scope of work plan and develop milestones to represent key decisions and deliverables that take place during execution.

Requirements

• Team player with ability to work and collaborate well with others.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and ability to develop complex spreadsheets.
• Ability to coordinate multiple scopes of work projects of variable complexity.
• Qualified degrees must be in a related field from an accredited university or college and could include Accounting, Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Technology, or Project Management.
• Experience should be in design, operations, planning, project management, cost tracking analysis, forecasting, and project budgets, working with accounting principles, and/or construction or maintenance of systems and/or equipment.
• Must be a self-motivated individual and able to work under general supervision, be independent, and competently perform current scheduling techniques and analyses on all aspects.
• With a High School Diploma, a minimum of two (2) years’ qualified experience.
• Demonstrate ability to manage time effectively and efficiently; show capacity for organizational and planning skills; as well as having an aptitude for accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to achieve goals.
• Qualified experience includes utility specific operations knowledge/experience with a good working knowledge of work processes and procedures.
• Safely and effectively perform light physical duties at various work sites including home and AEP locations in varying conditions.
• Understand and support the policies, values, principles, structure and behavior of AEP.
• No experience required with a qualified Associate's or Bachelor's degree.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance