American Electric Power

Project Scheduler Assc - Sr

American Electric Power • $63K — $128K *
Corpus Christi, TX 78415In-Person
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
4 days ago
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Qualifications

  • Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a related field (Accounting, Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Technology, or Project Management)
  • Two years of experience with a High School Diploma or no experience required with a qualified degree
  • Utility-specific operations knowledge and experience in work processes
  • Experience in project management, cost tracking analysis, and project budgets
  • Strong organizational, planning, and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Define activities, durations, and sequences to create project plans
  • Develop, maintain, and analyze project schedules using systems like Primavera or Smartsheet
  • Lead schedule review meetings and document action items
  • Communicate schedule status and risks to stakeholders
  • Engage with teams to create schedules and provide updates

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package supporting employee well-being
  • Opportunities for advancement across multiple grade levels
  • Collaboration with diverse stakeholders including teams and management
  • Professional development through exposure to AEP organizational standards
  • Potential for some travel and flexible scheduling options
Full Job Description
Job Posting End Date
06-07-2026
Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

This role will be responsible for coordinating team activities and supporting the Project Managers (PMs). With minimal supervision, perform role as scheduler and/or commodity tracker for major projects. Independently lead the effort to develop and analyze intermediate and complex scope of work schedules using the assigned system. Able to plan, schedule, integrate, baseline, update, maintain, and analyze scope of work schedules with minimal supervision or oversight. When applicable, maintain security, reporting, maintenance, and daily operation of systems and software and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for assigned scopes of work projects. Must be self-motivated, a good communicator, and team focused individual able to competently perform scheduling techniques and analyses on all scope of work aspects. Additional duties may include developing and implementing scope of work schedule status reports for the management team. The candidate must be able to interface with a variety of stakeholders including execution teams, contractors, suppliers, and AEP management.

Job Description

What You'll Do:
  • Define activities, durations, work sequences, and relationship logic to develop the scope of work plan and develop milestones to represent key decisions and deliverables that take place during execution.
  • Ensure all scope and deliverables are accounted for.
  • Develop, maintain, and analyze scope of work project schedules using the assigned system (Primavera, Smartsheet, etc.).
  • 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.
  • Understand 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.
  • Learn, use, and refine 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 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).


Note: This position is posted at multiple grade levels and offers a range of opportunities for advancement. The minimum qualifications outlined below apply to the Project Scheduler Assc level, with increased educational, skill, experience and certification requirements for higher level Project Schedulers.

What We're Looking For:
  • No experience required with a qualified Associate's or Bachelor's degree.
  • With a High School Diploma, a minimum of two (2) years' qualified experience.
  • Qualified degrees must be in a related field from an accredited university or college and could include Accounting, Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Technology, or Project Management.
  • Qualified experience includes utility specific operations knowledge/experience with a good working knowledge of work processes and procedures.
  • Experience should be in design, operations, planning, project management, cost tracking analysis, forecasting, and project budgets, working with accounting principles, and/or construction or maintenance of systems and/or equipment.


Other Requirements:
  • 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.
  • Team player with ability to work and collaborate well with others.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and ability to develop complex spreadsheets.
  • Some travel, including overnight, may be required.
  • Safely and effectively perform light physical duties at various work sites including home and AEP locations in varying conditions.
  • Ability to coordinate multiple scopes of work projects of variable complexity.
  • Understand and support the policies, values, principles, structure and behavior of AEP.
  • As applicable based on role and site, duties can involve construction site walkdown on unstable surfaces, climbing ladders, and awareness of hazardous site conditions, as applicable.


What You'll Get:

$63,500 - $128,500

In addition to a competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER (On-Site)

$63.5K - $128.5K / Year

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Compensation Data

Compensation Grade:

SP20-005

Compensation Range:

$63,496.00 - $109,543.00

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S - Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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American Electric Power generates, transmits, and distributes electricity, serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers nationwide. AEP serves millions of customers across 11 states. It operates in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, providing power to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. AEP generates electricity using diverse sources, including coal, natural gas, nuclear, and renewable energy like wind and solar. The company maintains a vast transmission network that delivers electricity from power plants to local distribution systems, ensuring a stable and reliable power supply. AEP is actively involved in renewable energy initiatives, investing in wind farms and solar facilities to diversify its energy portfolio and reduce its environmental impact. Additionally, the company engages in community outreach, supporting education, environmental conservation, and various social initiatives.

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Size
16,688 employees
Market Cap
$48.8 billion
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Net Income
$2.2 billion
Founded
1906
5 Year Trend
+0.5%
Revenue
$14.9 billion
NASDAQ
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