Sr Construction Scheduler

Job Description:
Ready to put your project scheduler expertise to work on marquee infrastructure projects that will change the fabric of our community? Would you enjoy being involved on a wide variety of engineering tasks on large scale, complex projects? Parsons is now hiring a Project Scheduler for our rapidly expanding project in Boise, Idaho.
Parsons extensive experience in this field combined with your advanced project and engineering knowledge, will propel your career forward with opportunity to lead teams. We need our Project Control Engineers at this level to be fully qualified professionals with solid experience, enthusiastic to work in highly flexible, team oriented environment and who have exceptional communication, analytical and leadership skills. In this role you will develop, implement, and maintain cost control, and/or provide planning/scheduling function on one or more larger projects. You will be utilizing your technical expertise, and familiarity with company policies and procedures to complete complicated tasks independently.

Responsibilities:
• Provides guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult project control problems.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and forecasts current status against an established baseline schedule.
• Intimate familiarity with P6 and ability to administer OPC (next generation P6) content from third-party partners, manage Program Schedule Content, and establish guidelines for schedule control, including the development of the Basis of Schedule (BOS). Assesses the impact(s) of design or construction changes and schedule slippages.
• Reports status of schedule to appropriate project and Company management as well to the client.
• Understands and applies engineering, procurement, and construction terminology, concepts, and relationships.
• Develops and maintains critical path logic networks and bar charts utilizing this information.
• Customizes project control systems to meet specific project requirements.
• Accumulates historical data, such as performance experience, for use in maintaining a realistic basis for future planning and forecasting.
• May supervise and provide performance reviews for one or more lower level Project Control Specialists and/or support personnel.
• Provides input to Sr. Project Control Staff regarding staffing requirements.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
• Expertise in Progress Measurement using EVM, including quantity-based EVM within partner work environments and financially based EVM for the overall program.
• Leadership in planning/scheduling efforts, collaborating with partners to develop system-based schedules early in the project lifecycle.
• Support for internal Client reporting calendar and reporting requirements.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 10+ years of related work experience
• Requires basic engineering knowledge in electrical, mechanical, civil, or a related field
• Proficient PC skills including proficiency in various Project Controls software and Microsoft Office Suite
• Must have industrial manufacturing experience