What are the responsibilities and job description for the Planner/Scheduler Analyst position at RigUp?
Professional Summary The Planner/Scheduler Analyst plays a pivotal role in establishing, expanding, and maintaining detailed project schedules within the organization's project controls framework. Acting as a key subject matter expert, this position executes critical-path management, earned value analysis, and risk mitigation strategies to ensure successful project delivery. The ideal candidate brings a high level of technical proficiency in Primavera P6, strong analytical capabilities, and the strategic foresight needed to evaluate complex scenarios and guide cross-functional teams under dynamic constraints.
Core Responsibilities
- Develop and Maintain Schedules: Formulate, refine, and manage detailed master project schedules across multiple active initiatives, overseeing baseline controls and routine forecast distributions through structured change management procedures.
- Execute Earned Value Management: Drive earned value analysis and progress tracking by applying established rules of credit, integrating budget and resource loading to maintain baseline accuracy, and delivering detailed variance reporting for executive leadership.
- Interface with Stakeholders: Liaise directly with cross-functional project teams and key business partners to capture operational inputs, monitor critical-path activities, and alignment on project milestones.
- Structure Work Breakdown Models: Support the implementation and standardization of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) during initial project phases to facilitate budget execution, cost control, schedule alignment, and performance monitoring.
- Conduct Scenario Analysis: Construct detailed "what-if" schedule models outside the primary project plan to evaluate strategic options and provide actionable intelligence to leadership.
- Identify Risks and Mitigation Strategies: Monitor, report, and analyze potential schedule impacts and operational risks, facilitating effective recovery plans and mitigation frameworks as necessary.
- Drive Problem Solving and Continuous Improvement: Resolve complex operational challenges by leveraging a broad analytical perspective to identify innovative, high-impact solutions in compliance with organizational guidelines.
- Provide Leadership and Governance: Guide workflow distribution, evaluate technical deliverables for accuracy, and maintain strong collaboration across the broader project controls team while operating within broad strategic directives.
Required Qualifications
- Post-secondary degree or equivalent practical experience.
- Minimum of 1 year of hands-on experience using Primavera P6 software, or a minimum of 1 year of direct construction/project controls experience within the oil and gas sector.
- Demonstrated history of high performance, strong facilitation abilities, and collaborative leadership.
- Proven capability to manage competing priorities, tight deadlines, and complex technical requirements independently under pressure.
Preferred Qualifications
- Project Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) certification or equivalent credential.
- Advanced expertise in earned value management (EVM) methodology and baseline controls.
Employment Details
- Location: Duluth, MN
- Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday through Friday (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM)
- Employment Status: Regular Full-Time