Project Scheduler

Job Posting End Date

05-26-2025

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

This role will be responsible for coordinating scope of work team activities and supporting the Project Managers (PMs). with some supervision, perform functions of  as scheduler and/or commodity tracker for major projects. Develop, maintain & analyze less complex  scope of work schedules using the assigned system. Develop and analyze scope of work schedules using assigned systems. Provide integrated cost loaded, resource loaded, and logic driven schedules, as applicable. Perform schedule maintenance, collecting progress data, developing and implementing scope of work schedule/status reports, and providing consistent, accurate information to the scope of work execution team.

Job Description

The power of AEP comes from our valued team of unique employees….the best in the business!  We’re proud to be one of the largest electric energy companies in the U.S., powering over 5 million homes and businesses, spanning across 11 states.  We’re passionate about making an innovative difference in the communities we serve.  We’re powering the future – today!

Are you a skilled and motivated Project Scheduler seeking a new opportunity in the Charleston, WV vicinity?  Join our team where you’ll make an impact while contributing to the development and implementation of the systems and infrastructure needed to efficiently deliver energy services to our valued customers.

Project Scheduler Associate – Project Scheduler Principal

What You’ll Do

• Define activities, durations, work sequences, and relationship logic to develop the plan and develop milestones to represent key decisions and deliverables that take place during execution. Ensure all logic and activities support the level of detail required by the customer and meet internal department standards and guidance.
• Ensure all scope and deliverables are accounted for.
• Develop fully integrated system schedules (including resource loading and leveling) for complex and intermediate scope of work execution teams including detailed system schedules that utilize critical path methodology based on work scope from the work packages and planners work list.
• Organize and lead schedule review meetings with all stakeholders and incorporate appropriate details. Ensure clear minutes and action items, as required.  Engage team and stakeholders to create schedules and provide schedule analysis updates to team, alerting them to schedule risks and issues that could delay milestones.
• Communicate schedule status to project stakeholders.  Lead the administration of the AEP project management organizational standards and assist in the management of projects to those standards. Adhere to the guidance and standards put forth by the AEP Project Management Governance Committee.  Work with Administrator to assign security, profiles and roles for new users.
• Use sound techniques and best practices to update progress, acquire information, baseline schedules, maintain schedules, develop commodity curves, track metrics, and support project/outage teams on a routine basis.  Provide periodic summary level status reports as requested.
• Prepare and analyze metrics reports or KPIs.  Mentor and train junior level schedulers.  Perform/coordinate schedule and cost integration including SPI/CPI and setup/maintenance of associated data systems and processes on a project/outage basis.
• Recommend and develop What-If schedules such as compressed or crashed schedules, etc., as required to address problems that arise over the course of the scope of work and incorporate the necessary activity and logic changes into the schedule to provide minimum impact to the schedule.

What We’re Looking for:

Technical Expertise:

Demonstrate ability to manage time effectively and efficiently; show capacity for organizational and planning skills; as well as having an aptitude for accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to achieve goals.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and ability to develop complex spreadsheets.

Some travel, including overnight, may be required. On rare occasions, temporary relocation might be required to complete projects.

Leadership and Guidance:

Must be a self-motivated individual and able to work under general supervision, be independent, and competently perform current scheduling techniques and analyses on all scope of work aspects.

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