Project Scheduler/Planning & Controls Engineer

Overview

Hybrid
$130,000 - $160,000
Full Time

Skills

Critical Path Method
Primavera
Microsoft Office
Scheduling

Job Details

Job Description

Job Title: Project Scheduler / Planning & Controls Engineer Life
Sciences Project

Job Location: Indianapolis, Indiana - Hybrid

Compensation: Base Salary $130,000 $160,000 (negotiable)

- Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

- Retirement savings plan with company match.

- Professional development and training opportunities.

- Collaborative, supportive work culture with opportunities for
growth.

Eligibility/Clearance: ship required, this opportunity
supports a government contract.

Job Description:

Stelic is seeking a Project Scheduler / Planning & Controls Engineer to
support a major life sciences capital project in Indianapolis, Indiana.
This role is primarily remote, with travel required for 3-day site
visits every other week. The Scheduler will leverage Primavera P6 to
develop, maintain, and analyze cost- and resource-loaded Critical Path
Method (CPM) schedules
, providing critical oversight across design,
procurement, construction, commissioning, and validation activities. The
position requires strong collaboration with project managers,
superintendents, subcontractors, validation teams, and owners
representatives to ensure schedule accuracy and successful delivery of a
highly complex facility.

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

- Collect and validate schedule update data from project managers,
superintendents, subcontractors, validation leads, and owners
representatives, and incorporate approved updates into the schedule.

- Establish and maintain project schedule baselines in compliance with
contractual requirements, monitoring performance and identifying
variances.

- Build and manage cost- and resource-loaded schedules, update actuals
to support earned value, and generate standard reports including
critical activities, baseline deviations, earned value indices, and
cash flow.

- Prepare monthly reporting packages, including narratives and KPI
summaries for management and client review.

- Develop detailed CPM schedules from the ground up for proposals and
active projects.

- Perform network logic analysis to validate sequencing, float
accuracy, and critical path alignment.

- Conduct what-if and time-impact analyses to evaluate risks,
delays, and recovery options.

- Facilitate schedule coordination meetings with internal teams,
contractors, validation teams, and clients to ensure alignment and
accountability.

- Support planning sessions such as pull planning to align
construction, commissioning, and CQV requirements.

- Provide clear, data-driven schedule insights that support executive
decision-making and project delivery.

Requirements:

- Bachelor s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or
related field preferred.

- Proven experience scheduling large-scale life sciences,
pharmaceutical, or biotech projects.

- Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and strong skills in Microsoft
Office Suite.

- Expertise with cost- and resource-loaded schedules and earned value
systems.

- Strong understanding of construction sequencing, MEP integration,
commissioning, and CQV processes.

- Knowledge of schedule risk analysis, delay analysis, and recovery
planning.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to collaborate
with diverse stakeholders.

- Must be able to travel to Indianapolis, Indiana for 3-day site
visits every other week.

Education:

- Bachelor s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or
related field preferred.

Other:

This is a remote position with periodic travel to the project site in
Indianapolis, Indiana. Site visits will typically occur every other week
for three consecutive days and will involve office and active
construction environments, including field walks and coordination with
project teams.

Stelic is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to considering all
qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, age, disability, or other protected status.

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