Position Overview:The Project Planner Scheduling Lead will be a member of our new Magnetics business headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. This is a rare opportunity to help develop and maintain program and project schedules for greenfield advanced manufacturing facilities that are shaping the future of American manufacturing. The ideal candidate is a hands-on contributor with experience managing schedules for capital projects. This role is responsible for creating, updating, analyzing, and reporting on schedule performance across a portfolio of engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities. The Project Scheduler will maintain the systems, tools, and processes required to monitor schedule progress, identify risks, and support proactive decision-making for project teams.
Position Responsibilities:- Develop, update, and maintain project and portfolio schedules for capital projects, including forecasting, tracking, and weekly status reporting.
- Work closely with project managers to establish baselines, align schedules with annual plans, and provide weekly forecast updates.
- Build and maintain schedule reporting templates that enable effective communication across project teams.
- Prepare detailed and summary schedules using Microsoft Project / Primavera P6 / Smartsheet / other scheduling platforms.
- Identify schedule risks related to engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities and assist project teams in mitigation planning.
- Support schedule compliance for partner and customer contractual requirements.
- Collaborate with capital projects, engineering, and procurement teams on project setup and master data maintenance.
- Track equipment installation and commissioning progress and provide schedule inputs needed for cost control and in-service date alignment.
- Participate in project closeout reviews to capture lessons learned and future improvements.
- Support development of capital project scheduling processes and procedures.
- Assist in the creation of portfolio-level dashboards.
- Occasional travel to subcontractor or vendor locations.
- Other duties as assigned.
Basic Qualifications:- Experience in scheduling for medium to large capex projects involving multiple internal and external stakeholders.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related technical field.
- 7 -10+ years of progressive schedule management experience.
- 5 - 7 years of industrial project experience.
- Proficiency in building and maintaining integrated schedules across complex workstreams.
Desired Qualities:- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to support and influence project stakeholders.
- Adaptable and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Proactive approach to schedule analysis and forecasting.
- Advanced Excel skills and strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and scheduling tools.
- Demonstrated ability to support project delivery on schedule and within scope
