Plan Academy

Job description

Plan Academy is a growing consultancy & training agency that helps large-scale construction & engineering companies worldwide improve their project controls abilities.

Plan Academy is seeking a top-tier Senior Project Scheduler — someone in the top 3% of Primavera P6 professionals — to support a mission-critical manufacturing project for a major U.S. client. This remote contract role demands technical excellence, schedule compliance expertise, and deep experience with resource- and cost-loaded scheduling.

If you can walk into a complex project, take full control of the schedule, and confidently drive planning conversations with executives and engineers alike — we want to talk to you.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop, manage, and maintain detailed project execution schedules using Primavera P6 Professional
• Work closely with project managers, engineers, and key stakeholders to gather input and align on schedule updates.
• Be familiar with, and know how to adhere to common project scheduling specifications, including U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) standards
• Perform earned value analysis and provide accurate performance forecasting in Primavera P6
• Create high-level yet detailed project schedules from a cost or material estimates for projects in feasilbility stage
• Analyze project timelines and identify opportunities for improvement or risk mitigation.
• Track progress, update forecasts, and report on schedule performance.
• Ensure schedules reflect resource availability and evolving project priorities.
• Present clear schedule status updates and reports to stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Generate P6 reports using Power Bi and
• Be excited to work in a dynamic project environment on large scale manufacturing projects

What You Bring:

• 7+ years of Primavera P6 scheduling experience on large, complex industrial or manufacturing projects, especially
• Developing schedules from scratch through analyzing contracts & documents and by interviewing key SMEs on the project
• Demonstrated mastery of Primavera P6 — not just usage, but deep understanding of relationships, risks, calendars, constraints, and critical path mechanics
• Proven ability to manage schedules that are fully resource- and cost-loaded
• Hands-on experience applying Earned Value Management (EVM) in P6
• Familiarity with adhering to schedule specs
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field (preferred)
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to drive scheduling conversations across all levels of a project team
• Ability to work independently and lead scheduling in a remote environment

Contract Details:

• Onsite work in Pheonix, AZ
• 40 hours/week
• Monthly travel expenses reimbursed by the client
• Competitive hourly rate (commensurate with top-tier expertise)
• Starting date is flexible with client requirements