Project Scheduler

Requisition Number: 3028

Position Title: Project Scheduler

External Description:

SUMMARY:  The primary duties of the Project Scheduler requires a highly energetic, detail oriented individual who will assist the Bid Manager(s), Project Manager(s), and Executive management with planning, scheduling and monitoring all aspects of major clinical trial management projects. The Scheduler will be responsible for, but not limited to the following duties.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support project management schedules for procurement of new projects
• Review and advise budgets required for sponsor provided project scheduling specifications
• Prepare baseline schedules and perform schedule analysis
• Regular schedule update analysis and time impact analysis, for WWCT and subcontractor schedules
• Coordinate and manage subcontractor schedules inputs and updates to master schedule
• Coordinate activity between Project Management, Operations, and Business Development
• Resource and cost loading, trending, forecasting, critical path control and analysis
• Lead the development of WBS and Activity Code Structures
• Develop and save template and schedules for future use(s)
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports on status and progress of project(s); This may include many off and on-line trackers of physical progress
• Monitor, forecast, and report project execution changes and determine impact on the project
• Integrate multiple projects into project master schedule
• Balanced time sheets between job cost and overhead cost
• Ensure Project Manager knows and understands job cost required for services requested
• Assist in corporate training of others. This could be on a one on one basis and/or large groups
• Develop, update, and maintain WWCT Project Scheduling Guide Book
• Develop and administer project specific scheduling specification
• Maintain, answer, and monitor “help line” phone calls and emails from WWCT users
• Attend and participate and project meeting(s)
• May include monthly progress meeting, key project kick off meetings, etc. The exact needs to be determined by the Project Manager
• Preparation of a comprehensive CPM project schedule which provides all levels of management accurate data for decision-making and forecasting
• Preparation and archive of accurate history data from completed projects
• Develop and maintain physical progress tracking tools specific to project needs
• Timely schedule updates are made and communicated to Project Team per management specifications
• Continuous analyses of cost and schedule impact and subcontractor schedules
• Detailed warnings of changes to be provided to Project Manager in a timely manner
• Able to communicate effectively at every level of the Project Team
• Must be able to facilitate impromptu meetings to address scheduling issues and/or concerns
• Delight and serve internal and external customers at all levels
• Grow the WWCT Scheduling and Controls capabilities to meet the company’s needs for today and tomorrow.

 

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal and listening skills
• Strong training skills for one on one and large group training
• Be willing to help in other areas of the business during slow times
• Ability to travel and work at job site locations
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work independently
• Energetic, diligent, customer-oriented

 

REQUIREMENTS:

• A four year degree in Engineering, Technology or related field of study
• A minimum of four (4) years’ experience in Project Controls with emphasis in Project Scheduling
• Experience in Microsoft Project, Planview or other major PPM solution
• Skill sets and proven performance equivalent to above
• English, written and spoken, advanced level

City:

State:

Employment Type: Regular

Community / Marketing Title: Project Scheduler

Company Profile:

We’re a global, mid-size CRO that pushes boundaries, innovates and invents — because the path to a cure for the world’s most persist diseases is not paved by those who play it safe, but by those who take pioneering, creative approaches, and implement them with quality and excellence. We are experts, bright thinkers, dreamers and doers and, together, we are changing the way the world experiences CROs, in the best possible way.

Location_formattedLocationLong: Belgrade, Vojvodina RS

CountryEEOText_Description: