Senior Scheduler

Senior Scheduler

Join a boutique T&D leader delivering big-firm expertise with a personal touch. Own schedules for major 69-500kV projects using top tools like P6 and Power BI.

A boutique, high-caliber engineering and infrastructure partner, this firm delivers utility-grade technical excellence with the responsiveness and personal touch of a close-knit team. Known for its deep expertise in transmission, substation, and distribution projects, the company pairs senior multidisciplinary talent with an agile, hands-on approach-offering Fortune-500-level capability in a smaller, relationship-driven environment. Utilities rely on the firm for precise engineering, owner's-engineer support, and critical project execution delivered with unmatched attention, transparency, and care.

Scheduling & Planning

• Develop, maintain, and update integrated project schedules (IPS) for transmission, substation, and distribution projects from engineering through construction.
• Build baselines, conduct schedule health checks, and maintain logic-driven CPM schedules.
• Track progress, analyze variances, determine schedule impacts, and provide recovery recommendations.
• Facilitate weekly/monthly schedule review meetings with Project Managers, Construction Managers, Engineering, and client stakeholders.
• Incorporate permitting, outage coordination, procurement lead times, engineering deliverables, and construction sequencing.
• Support Earned Value Management (EVM), including SPI, CPI, forecasted completion dates, and risk analysis.

Coordination & Project Controls

• Interface with engineering leads (civil, structural, electrical), procurement, and field leadership to ensure schedule accuracy.
• Coordinate schedule inputs around outage windows, switching activities, and energized-work constraints.
• Collaborate with Project Controls on cost scheduling alignment, reporting, and forecasting.
• Provide schedule-driven insight to mitigate risks, resource overloads, and critical-path delays.

Reporting

• Generate weekly and monthly schedule reports, S-curves, manpower histograms, and critical path updates.
• Prepare executive dashboards and client-facing updates summarizing milestones, risks, and mitigation plans.

Required Software Expertise Scheduling & Planning Tools

• Primavera P6 (expert level - required)
• Microsoft Project
• Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis (preferred)
• Acumen Fuse / Acumen Risk (preferred)

Project Controls, Documentation & Analytics

• MS Excel (advanced) - pivot tables, lookups, formulas
• Power BI (reporting dashboards preferred)
• SharePoint, MS Teams, OneNote
• SAP / Oracle ERP (nice to have)

GIS & Utility-Specific Tools (Preferred)

• ESRI ArcGIS or utility GIS viewers
• Transmission line routing tools / plan-profile familiarity (nice to have)

Project Scopes You Will Support

• Transmission Line Projects: 69kV, 115kV, 138kV, 230kV, 345kV, 500kV, 765kV
• New build transmission corridors, reconductoring, fiber installation (OPGW/ADSS), structure replacements, access roads, and foundation packages.
• Substation Projects: 12kV-500kV AIS & GIS substations
• Greenfield substations, breaker replacements, transformer additions, relay upgrades, protection & control retrofits, and yard expansions.
• Distribution Projects: 4kV, 12kV, 25kV, 35kV feeder upgrades
• Undergrounding, pole replacements, overhead rebuilds, sectionalizing, and reliability improvement programs.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

A successful Senior Scheduler should have:

• 3-10+ years of scheduling experience in Utilities, EPC, Transmission & Distribution, Power Delivery, or related industries.
• Strong understanding of T&D construction sequencing, outage planning, and utility workflows.
• Deep knowledge of CPM methodology and schedule logic development.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, plan & profile sheets, structure lists, one-lines, and substation layout packages.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to support field and engineering teams.

Preferred Background

• Experience working with major IOUs, G&Ts, EPC firms, or utility contractors.
• Familiarity with NESC, utility standards, and energized work rules (preferred).
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Controls, or related field (preferred).

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from $120,000 to $170,000 USD annually.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development.
• Collaborative work environment within the Business Services industry.
• Work on impactful projects in the Energy & Natural Resources sector.

If you're ready to take the next step in your career as a Senior Scheduler in Columbus, we encourage you to apply today!