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American Electric Power

Generates, transmits, and distributes electricity

Project Scheduler

Project ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNew Albany, OH, USA$74.6k - $93.2k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or GED and five years of qualified experience, a qualified associate's degree and three years of qualified experience, or a qualified bachelor's degree and one year of qualified experience are required.
  • Qualified degrees must be in a related field from an accredited university or college and may include Accounting, Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Technology, or Project Management.
  • Qualified experience includes utility-specific operations knowledge or experience and a working knowledge of work processes and procedures. Experience should be in design, operations, planning, project management, cost tracking analysis, forecasting, project budgets, accounting principles, and/or construction or maintenance of systems or equipment.
  • Demonstrate time-management, organizational, and planning abilities, accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to achieve goals.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
  • Immediate knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and the ability to develop complex spreadsheets are required.
  • Some travel, including overnight, may be required, and temporary relocation may rarely be required to complete work.
  • The candidate must be self-motivated, able to work under general supervision and independently, and able to competently perform current scheduling techniques and analyses across all scope-of-work aspects.
  • The candidate must be able to safely and effectively perform light physical duties at various work sites, including home and AEP locations, in varying conditions.
  • The candidate must understand and support AEP policies, values, principles, structure, and behavior.
  • For nuclear positions, work at nuclear power sites may involve hazardous areas and possible radiation exposure within NRC-prescribed limits.
  • As applicable to the role and site, duties may involve construction-site walkdowns on unstable surfaces, climbing ladders, and awareness of hazardous site conditions.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate scope of work for team activities and support Project Managers.
  • With some supervision, perform scheduler and/or commodity-tracker functions for major projects.
  • Develop, maintain, and analyze less complex scope-of-work schedules using the assigned system.
  • Develop and analyze scope-of-work schedules using assigned systems.
  • Provide integrated cost-loaded, resource-loaded, and logic-driven schedules, as applicable.
  • Perform schedule maintenance, collect progress data, develop and implement scope-of-work schedule/status reports, and provide consistent, accurate information to the scope-of-work execution team.
  • Define activities, durations, work sequences, and relationship logic to develop the scope-of-work plan, and develop milestones representing key decisions and deliverables during execution.
  • Ensure all scope and deliverables are accounted for.
  • Develop, maintain, and analyze scope-of-work project schedules using the assigned system, such as Primavera or SmartSheet.
  • Organize and lead schedule-review meetings with stakeholders and incorporate appropriate details.
  • Provide clear meeting minutes and action items, as required.
  • Engage the team and stakeholders to create schedules and provide schedule-analysis updates, alerting them to schedule risks and issues that could delay milestones.
  • Communicate schedule status to project stakeholders.
  • Understand AEP project-management organizational standards and assist in managing projects to those standards.
  • Adhere to the guidance and standards established by the AEP Project Management Governance Committee.
  • Work with the Administrator to assign security, profiles, and roles for new users.
  • Learn, use, and refine techniques and best practices to update progress, acquire information, baseline and maintain schedules, develop commodity curves, track metrics, and support project/outage teams.
  • Provide periodic summary-level status reports as requested.
  • Prepare and analyze metrics reports or Key Performance Indicators.

Desired Qualifications

  • Work well collaboratively as a team member.
  • The position may require some travel, including overnight, and temporary relocation may rarely be required.

About the Company

American Electric Power

Generates, transmits, and distributes electricity

American Electric Power (AEP) is a large U.S. electric utility that generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to more than five million customers across 11 states. It uses a mix of power sources—coal, natural gas, nuclear, and growing renewable energy—to run a wide network of transmission lines that deliver electricity from plants to homes and businesses. Revenue comes mainly from selling electricity, with rates regulated by state and federal authorities. AEP’s scale, its extensive transmission grid, and its mix of regulated services distinguish it from smaller utilities and pure energy producers. The company aims to provide reliable electric service, manage energy costs, and pursue a gradual shift toward cleaner energy while complying with regulatory requirements.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Columbus, OH
Founded
1906

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