Senior Scheduler

About the Company

ORCAS has been delivering specialized project controls for complex capital projects since 1988, not by growing the biggest team, but by building the best one. We're a place where your expertise is recognized, your growth is supported, and your work genuinely matters to the outcome of major projects. At ORCAS, you're not a headcount. You're a professional with a career worth investing in.

We support ongoing education, professional development, and the kind of collaborative environment where sharp people do their best work. We hold ourselves to high standards. Integrity, loyalty, and trust aren't just words here. If you share those values and want to work alongside people who take their craft seriously, we'd like to hear from you. Learn more at www.OrcasProjectControls.com

About the Role

We are looking for a Sr. Scheduler who can support multiple project schedules in Primavera P6. Construction experience in biotech or pharmaceutical capital projects is essential. This is a hybrid assignment in Southern California.

We are developing, managing, and optimizing schedules for a portfolio of projects. The scopes will include civil, structural, mechanical, process piping, plumbing, electrical, instrumentation, automation systems, commissioning & validation, regulatory, and product commercialization.

Responsibilities

• Develop baseline schedules with a quality critical path.
• Ensure schedules are developed in compliance with corporate and department requirements.
• Resource-load project schedules and optimize resource utilization.
• Perform schedule updates, variance analysis to baseline, and lookahead schedules.
• Prepare and provide schedule progress reports, trending charts and schedule analysis on a periodic basis.
• Monitor schedule deviations and variances and assist in developing alternate methods for corrective action.
• Maintain a record of scope changes, trends and variances that potentially affect schedule performance.
• Assess impacts to the critical path and near-critical activities and report to the project team.
• Analyze and process project change orders for schedule impacts.
• Produce detailed critical path network schedules for projects within a standard work breakdown structure.
• Analyze schedules submitted in various software packages, but primarily Primavera P6.
• Assure credibility of the information contained in the schedule.
• Review schedules with project team members on a regular basis to ensure that accurate and timely data is incorporated in the schedule.
• Analyze schedules from A/E firms and general contractors.
• Verify schedule integrity and evaluate logic and float paths.
• Evaluate activity sequences for constructability.
• Make recommendations to manage float and (re)-sequence activities (if required) to achieve project milestone dates and interim target completion dates.
• Work with conceptual estimating department in supporting funding requests with conceptual schedules.
• Versatile people skills, from the field foreman to leadership.
• Manage and directly support the schedule update process.
• Perform what-if schedule scenarios, advanced schedule analysis, and variance analysis reports.
• Summarize schedule status in a narrative and create status reports and presentations for management.
• Performs as the schedule lead and facilitates schedule meetings.
• Facilitate project scheduling meetings and/or interactive planning meetings as required by the project team.
• Produce schedule reports and analysis.
• Supports development of schedule-related processes, procedures, and training.
• Perform schedule risk analysis.
• Use risk analysis to anticipate conflicts between trades and define levels of uncertainty.

Qualifications

• Relevant Construction Experience 10 years and Primavera Experience 5 years.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Any certification from PMI or AACE is beneficial.

Required Skills

• Multiple large-scale complex project experiences, $500MM , with some cGMP biotech or pharmaceutical capital project experience.
• Greenfield and large capital project experience required (from design through commissioning).
• Advanced knowledge and experience in Primavera P6.
• Advanced knowledge in the construction of civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation systems.
• Experience with field planning and progressing.
• Construction claims experience preferred.
• Strong communication and presentation capabilities: written and verbal.
• Demonstrate a team spirit and strong dedication to success of the team.
• This is an onsite assignment with some hybrid. Frequent field visits required during construction.

Preferred Skills

• Construction claims experience preferred.

Benefits

Benefits include 401(k), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Paid time off, Professional development assistance.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices.