Project Scheduler and Controller

Leidos

$82K — $149K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4-10 years of project scheduling experience required based on level
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or related discipline
  • Proficiency in scheduling software, particularly Primavera P6
  • Strong capability in planning, organization, direction, and tracking of project efforts
  • Ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage engineering and construction schedules for electric utility projects
  • Utilize earned value management techniques to align schedule and costs
  • Collaborate with various teams and stakeholders to ensure deliverables are met
  • Prepare weekly/monthly project control reports for review, including risk analysis
  • Interface regularly with clients to report on progress and risks
  • Assist project managers with dashboards and KPI tracking
  • Support project teams with material tracking

Benefits

  • Career development and growth opportunities
  • Access to Project Management Professional (PMP) training
  • Participation in formal mentorship programs
  • Technical upskilling opportunities
  • Leadership development training
  • Potential management opportunities
Full Job Description
Leidos Engineering is seeking an experienced Project Scheduler & Controller to join our Strategic Project Consulting team within our Power Delivery Solutions division. In this role, you will support a large electric utility client in the Pacific Northwestern US. This is an in-office position based out of either Portland, Bend or Medford, OR, depending on the location of the selected candidate. As the project controller, You'll play a key role in driving creative Project Management Solutions for Leidos' utility client, providing support to the PMO group for project scheduling and controls functions. The position will focus largely on construction scheduling, work planning, and project tracking. At times, the position will also need to be able to help with and maintain project forecasts and material tracking.

As a Leidos employee, you can look forward to a collaborative culture, as well as managers who will encourage career development and growth opportunities, including:
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Formal Mentorship programs
  • Developmental Leadership training
  • Technical Upskilling Opportunities
  • Management opportunities


Key Responsibilities willl include:
  • Developing, maintaining and driving engineering and construction schedules for various projects for public-owned and investor-owned electric utility client
  • Work with Project Management using earned value management techniques to ensure that schedule and costs are aligned, including the development of recovery plans, to stay within approved limits
  • Partner closely with Project Management, Engineering Leads, Managers, Construction teams, and other client stakeholders to track and execute client deliverables
  • Develop and produce schedule weekly/monthly project control reports for client and internal management review: which includes resource loading analysis and schedules, critical path items and risk analysis
  • Interfacing directly with the client on a daily basis to report progress, schedule and risks across a portfolio of electric utility projects
  • Assist the project manager with the creation and maintenance of comprehensive project dashboard reports and KPI tracking
  • Supporting project teams with material tracking


Required Qualifications:
  • Mid-Level: 4-7 years of relevant projet scheduling experience
  • Senior-Level: 7-10 years of relevant project scheduling experience (Pay ranges will be commensurate with candidate experience)
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance or a closely related discipline is required
  • Demonstrated experience working with scheduling software such as Primavera P6
  • Must have the capability to plan, organize, direct, and track technical efforts on project tasks
  • Ability to work effectively in a team environment
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Must be able to interact with customer representatives in an effective manner
  • Excellent organizational and problem solving skills and the ability to multi-task effectively


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Familiarity with electric power infrastructure projects and knowledge of business issues associated with power delivery services
  • Experience working with US electric utilites
  • Demonstrated success with a team approach to the consulting business


Original Posting:
June 4, 2026

Pay Range:
Pay Range $82,550.00 - $149,225.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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