Job Description

Introduction

Provide planning and schedule management services to the Project Controls organization.

Apply project schedule management methodology, processes, tools, techniques, and information management systems to effectively manage the project schedule throughout the entire project life cycle. Perform advanced schedule development processes, schedule performance assessment and schedule analysis using schedule risk and value analysis; utilize effective schedule change control throughout the project life cycle phases. Develop and maintain the project schedule baseline. Develop effective schedule development and management strategy and specific schedule management plan, apply the schedule system architecture, create and apply the standard and project -specific estimate project cost, develop project budgets and cost performance baselines, collect, assess and analyze cost performance, and recommend cost corrective actions; perform project schedule and cost close-out for designated projects.

Perform initial schedule management planning and generate the initial project schedule using project initiation criteria. Progressively elaborate the project schedule using schedule planning and project planning processes. Generate the project schedule performance baseline. Status the project schedule baseline during project execution. Maintain the project schedule baseline using schedule monitoring and controlling processes and earned value management; applying preventive schedule management (threat/corrective action prevention). Close schedule activities and contractor schedules upon validated completion of project activity work.

Manage the development and progression of the project schedule throughout the project life cycle using advancing project management knowledge areas (quality management and risk management). Develop effective schedule development and management strategy and specific schedule management plan, apply the schedule system architecture, define risk-driven and risk configuration control: schedule activities, schedule logic, activity resource estimates, activity duration estimates, schedule network analysis, schedule analysis and expected monetary value and schedule value definition (planned value-PV). Perform schedule assessment and analysis, creating accurate estimated completion dates (ECDs). Generate schedule threat and opportunity management to establish best path forward options for the project management team.

Expand cost engineering and project management capability and competence using industry standards (AACE, PMI, Construction Management Industry, etc.) and best practice application to expand knowledge base and optimum application

Engage project stakeholders to establish and develop an accurate and optimum integrated project schedule and project schedule baseline. Effectively communicate and disseminate schedule management and reporting status and work performance information to the project management team, project team, and impacted product stakeholders for project objective management.

Provides scheduling expertise for Electric and Gas transmission and distribution projects and Generation projects ranging from $500k to $200M.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

* Applies progressive competence in estimating and scope development, scope management, and Work Breakdown Structure development, utilization, and management to effectively plan for work execution.
* Ensures that project work elements are organized and are reflected in terms of approved resource estimating for project scheduling. Continues to WALK PROJECTS DOWN to plan the work as well as status work performed and provide advancing risk management competence threat reduction and schedule opportunities for increasing schedule accuracy.
* Ensures schedule activity, logic, durations, resources, and integrated schedule network quality in accordance with project management industry standards.
* Utilizes schedule quality control metrics and apply schedule measurement inspections to drive effective schedule control.
* Applies progressive risk management competence to project scheduling to increase the precision and accuracy of the project schedule.
* Applies scope, planning, and execution risk management to the development of the project schedule and integrate schedule estimate uncertainty with project risk. Quantify risk response to more effectively forecast schedule performance
* Assists in contract commercial management, conduct contract performance assessment and reporting and initial contract performance analysis and contract schedule forecasting.
* Performs contract reviews relative schedule progress and milestone payments and contract change control.
* Applies core project cost management expertise.
* Applies core project schedule management expertise.
* Reviews and coordinates the management and utilization of project initiation, project planning, project controls guideline and project controls related standards, project controls management processes, job aids and tools.
* Integrates schedule management with core project controls (cost management, scope management) to drive core objective performance.
* Manages schedule effort.
* Tailors schedule management processes.
* Tailors / creates schedule management tools / techniques to advance schedule performance.
* Utilizes project management planning and schedule planning processes to validate contractor schedule estimates, forecasts, and milestone completion dates. Manage the Basis of Schedule Estimates.
* Develops / applies proficiency in project planning and risk management into the project (schedule) baselines.
* Evaluates schedule performance and schedule variance (SV) and establishes root causes for negative variances and positive variances and identifies required corrective actions.
* Applies schedule assessment and analysis tools and techniques and integrates scope planning to determine project corrective actions and preventive actions and incorporates path forward activities, logic, resource requirements, works arounds contingency plans, etc. into the project schedule.
* Works to implement schedule preventive action.
* Performs standard project and special project schedule reporting as required by the project stakeholders; compiles and produces schedule reports as required and directed.
* Applies a project integration mindset; integration of people, processes, tools, and techniques to achieve the project schedule objectives.
* Applies product life cycle costing competence.
* Becomes a repository to the project management team, Major Project managers, Director, and other relevant stakeholders for accurate project schedule and project management information for reviewing, assessing, analyzing, and change managing schedule management information and reporting.
* Engages project stakeholders to optimize schedule planning and schedule control.
* Applies proficiency in effective communication and assessing project stakeholders for their core and special schedule reporting, schedule assessment, and schedule analysis needs and provide those stakeholders with optimum communication, information, and reporting.
* The Project Scheduler manages in accordance with Industry standards, the NiSource Project Management Guidelines and Standards, and industry best practices.

Required Qualifications for Position

* Bachelors Degree Construction Management, Engineering, Engineering Technology or related field and two years experience as a project scheduler. Ability to read and interpret schedules, schedule software proficiency; database development proficiency. Additional qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.
* Integrated knowledge base in project scope-schedule-cost, and risk-quality management.
* Integrated comprehension and application of project management subsidiary guidelines, standards, processes, and job aids.
* Integrated proficiency in risk and quality management tools and techniques.
* Leads (situational leadership), inspires, motivates project stakeholders in concert with effective stakeholder management using cognitive ability, personal effectiveness, innovation, value based decision-making, integrated communication (soft and hard skills); conflict resolution, team work, team building. Developed knowledge base in project schedule development, schedule status and progress reporting and initial schedule monitoring and control processes.
* Comprehension of project planning and scheduling guidelines, standards, processes, and job aids.
* Proficiency in scheduling software (P6) and spreadsheet development, utilization, and controlled manipulation.
* Collaborates, applies cognitive ability, personal effectiveness, innovation, initial decision-making, communication soft skills; listening, articulating, writing, messaging, proactive stakeholder management.
* Produces accurate schedules and represents project progress for use by Project Management and the project team.
* Ability to collaborate with and communicate to all levels of personnel in the organization.
* Valid drivers license.

Preferred Additional Qualifications for Position

* Experience in large industrial Capital Project environments.

Disclaimer

This description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of the position.

Relocation assistance is available for this position.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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How To Apply

For immediate consideration, please apply on-line at careers.nisource.com before April 9th!

Inclusion & Diversity

Value inclusion within your day to day responsibilities by respecting others perspectives/convictions, engaging others opinions, creating a safe environment where people, ideas, and opinions are valued within your Team/Customers and external partners.

Respect and take into consideration diversity within your Team/Customers and external work partners by valuing different world views, challenges, and cultures that represent all walks of life and all backgrounds.

Treat others with respect and consideration. Actively participate in creating and contributing to a positive work environment.