Planner / Scheduler
Axelon Services Corporation
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Budgeting, Change Requests/Orders, Cost Analysis, Cost Control, Cost Engineering, Cost Estimates, Cost Forecasting, Finance, Forecasting, Forensic Science, Maintain Compliance, Microsoft Project, Organizational Skills, Primavera, Project Close-Out, Project Control, Project Evaluation, Project Management Software, Project Schedule, Project Tracking, Project/Program Management, Regulatory Compliance, Reporting Skills, Resource Management, SAP, Sales, Schedule Development, Team Lead/Manager, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
POSTED
8 days ago
Summary:
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Working Schedule: 8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday
Travel: Possible domestic travel to meet with customers, depending on business needs
Responsibilities:
- Create and update project schedules using scheduling tools.
- Monitor project progress and address scheduling conflicts.
- Collaborate with teams to optimize resource allocation.
- Document scheduling activities and prepare detailed reports.
- Ensure compliance with scheduling standards and guidelines.
- Build tender integrated schedules and cost estimates.
- Support project managers to align project budgets to sold terms in appropriate systems.
- Maintain project schedule and cost forecast throughout the project.
- Analyze schedule and cost trends and provide forecasts to project teams.
- Maintain registers of potential schedule and cost risks, and actual and committed costs.
- Communicate schedule and cost status, forecasts, and risks to functional cost owners.
- Collaborate with third parties on project cost and schedules.
- Provide change order calculations to ensure schedule and cost estimates are accurate.
- Support project close out and claims.
- Lead the team of Project Cost Control analysts on larger projects.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business, or related field.
- Experience in scheduling or project management roles.
- Proficiency in scheduling tools (e.g., Primavera, MS Project).
- Strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Degree qualified in finance or engineering with financial training.
- 5 years of planning large turnkey projects.
- Experience providing cost control on large turnkey projects.
Preferred Skills:
- Excellent working experience with both planning and costing tools (Primavera P6, SAP).
- Working experience in the electrification industry.
- Knowledge of forensic analysis on large complex turnkey projects.
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