Project Scheduler

We'd love to have you join our team as an Engineering Project Scheduler in our Covington, Louisiana office.

Company Overview:

Ampirical has been committed to improving and strengthening the power grid since the company's inception. Just as an ampere is the base unit for electric current, Ampirical takes pride in being on the leading edge of innovation and technology, allowing our industry to flow forward in a positive direction.

We show gratitude for our customers and uplift our team members who make it all happen. We embrace challenging - yet rewarding - work, and we invest in our people every step along the way.

Working at Ampirical is a career, not just a job. Please enjoy this video about our culture.

Job Summary:

Our Project Schedulers develop, maintain, and communicate resource loaded schedules. This position will be assigned to multiple project schedules as well as proposals and/or system process development responsibilities.

What we Offer:

We offer a competitive highly compensation & benefits package for all full-time employees. You can review all of the details of our benefits package here. Below are some highlights.

The salary range for this position is starting at $70,000 - Commensurate, depending on relevant experience, education, and qualifications. We also offer semi-annual profit-sharing bonuses based on company profits to share in the mutual success! In the past, these have ranged between 3.5% - 11.5% of annual salary.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision effective your 1st day of employment

• 401(k) with company match (immediate vesting)

• 120 hours (about 15 days) of paid time off (PTO)

• 10 paid holiday days

• Flexible work schedule (every other Friday off)

• Opportunity for advancement and career growth

• Employer-sponsored Life Insurance, short-term and long-term Disability Insurance

• Gym Membership Stipend

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Wellness Program

• Fertility Benefits

• Pet Insurance

Who You Are:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred

• 5+ years of experience as a planner/scheduler on engineering, procurement, and construction projects (EPC Projects)

• Demonstrated expertise in the use of modern planning and scheduling principles, methodologies, techniques, and tools

• Proficiency using Primavera P6

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel

• Utility experience strongly preferred

• Certification in Primavera preferred

• Project Management Institute (PMI) - Scheduling Professional (SP) certificate preferred

• Proficient in Microsoft Project preferred

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develops, monitors, and updates integrated project plans and schedules so that projects may be executed in the most efficient manner possible, both timewise and cost-wise. Prepares baseline schedules and schedule basis documents for approval by project teams.

• Reviews schedules with stakeholders on a regular basis to ensure that accurate and timely data is incorporated in the schedule, so that intelligent decisions may be to assure completion of the project(s) on a timely basis. Assures credibility of the information contained in the schedule.

• Assesses impacts to the critical path and near-critical activities and report to the project team. Monitors schedule deviations and variances and assist in the developing alternate methods for corrective action.

• Prepares and provides schedule progress reports, trending charts, and schedule analysis on a routine basis. Maintains a record of scope changes, trends and variances that potentially affect the performance of the schedule.

• Analyzes schedules from Clients, Vendors, Engineering Staff, and General Contractors. Verifies schedule integrity and evaluate logic and float paths. Evaluate activity sequences for constructability.

• Identifies areas of concerns and bring them to the attention of the project manager along with recommendations of mitigation.

• Facilitates project scheduling meetings and/or interactive planning meetings as required by the project team.

• Participates in project meetings and departmental staff meetings.

• Complies with company scheduling practices and procedures.

• At the completion of the project, maintains the project's historical information and compile a "lessons learned" for future use.

Ampirical is an Equal Opportunity Employer, meaning we do not discriminate based on the following characteristics in our hiring and employment practices: Age, sex, color, race, creed, national origin, religion or religious attire, marital status, pregnancy (child birth or related medical conditions), citizenship status or amnesty, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, sickle-cell trait, status as a tobacco user or non-user, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.