Planner/Scheduler

Overview

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a trusted engineering, construction and project management partner to industry and government. Differentiated by the quality of their people and their relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, they align their capabilities to their customers objectives to create a lasting positive impact. Since 1898, they helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Job Title: Planner/Scheduler

Location: Chandler, AZ, 85224

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Job Description

In this role, you will independently develop, maintain, and analyze integrated project schedules, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with project objectives. You will provide data-driven insights, identify risks and variances, and support decision-making through proactive schedule analysis and recommendations.

Major Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules in Primavera P6 (or equivalent), including scope definition, logic development, activity sequencing, and durations.
• Lead coordination with engineering, procurement, construction, and subcontractor teams to ensure schedule alignment with project milestones and execution strategy.
• Integrate subcontractor and vendor schedules into the overall project schedule, ensuring consistency and completeness.
• Monitor schedule performance, productivity, and progress against baseline plans, identifying trends and deviations.
• Perform schedule analysis, including critical path, float analysis, and schedule variance evaluation.
• Conduct schedule impact and what-if analysis to assess potential risks and delays.
• Collaborate with project teams to develop mitigation and recovery plans to address schedule risks.
• Prepare and maintain shrt-term lookahead schedules (e.g., 3-week or rolling lookahead) to support execution planning.
• Prepare and present weekly and monthly schedule reports, progress updates, and analysis to project stakeholders.
• Ensure schedule quality, logic integrity, and compliance with project controls procedures and standards.
• Participate in and contribute to schedule reviews, providing clear communication of schedule status, risks, and recommendations.

Education And Experience Requirements

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience.
• Industry experience, including Data Center, Semi-Conductor Fab, and Technology.

Required Knowledge And Skills

• Demonstrated experience in schedule development, maintenance, and analysis across EPC project phases.
• Ability to independently analyze schedule performance and provide actionable recommendations.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and identify risks and trends.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Office applications. Working knowledge of engineering, procurement, construction, and startup processes.
• Understanding of schedule integration and interface management across disciplines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present schedule information clearly.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and respond effectively to changing project needs

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.